The tech titan epitomises the country’s new class of self-made billionaires

Ex-Condé Nast tsar talks about royal ties and being ‘rather better’ at theology than Archbishop of Canterbury

Former Soviet army officer on the biggest political intrigue since Watergate

Over pork ribs in New York, he talks about his taste for works made with gunpowder — and why the Russians have cancelled his firework performance in Red Square

Over trout in Washington, the economist discusses his fears over US post-crisis banking

Over Deep South dishes, the former US attorney-general talks about standing up for justice and why it is time for women to speak out

Over rabbit in Havana, Cuba’s best-known writer talks about the Castros, censorship and the bittersweet realities of his country

The arthouse star on politics, people-watching and why she has ‘unlimited self-confidence’

Over sea bass in Ibiza, the EDM legend explains how making money was his rebellion

She battled her mother, a country and a religion to put female sexuality on the page. Now 86, the great Irish writer warns: ‘For all my affability, I am also cold’

His feud with the president has left him stuck in exile, but he still says he’s ‘the doctor to treat the sick elephant’

Over Cornish crab, she argues that connoisseurs are out — and London is not the only place that matters

The tennis champion triumphs again over a spicy Mexican lunch in Manhattan

Over salmon and ‘sauce de Moog’ in Berlin, the Belarusian writer talks about nostalgia for the Soviet era and giving a voice to the voiceless

Over cakes in Dublin, he talks about the GOP, the left, and why Trump is ‘actually quite smart’

The writer discusses the Tudors and why Prince Charles would be an ‘interesting’ king

Once one of the world’s most controversial leaders, the 91-year-old is spending his retirement trying to overthrow his successors

The art dealer talks disapproving parents, ‘Shanghai Deco’ and bridging east and west

The great-grandson of Henry on why we’re not ready for a post-car world yet

One of the world’s most powerful executives on the new challenges for social networks and the sudden death of her husband

Over osso buco, the author explains why ‘Big Hairy Audacious Goals’ are key to greatness in business

Over scallops in Paris, the actress talks about tragedy on screen and off, and the need to ignore politics

One of the world’s most famous — and outspoken — millennials talks about Trump’s America and life beyond the show that made her famous

The literary sensation talks about his radical reinvention and growing up thinking vegetables were for ‘pussies’