(FILES) Microsoft founder Bill Gates attends a dinner hosted by US President Donald Trump with tech leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on September 4, 2025. Billionaire Bill Gates is to testify on June 10 before a congressional committee investigating the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, a source close to the matter told AFP on April 7, 2026. The Microsoft co-founder is among the prominent names appearing in documents released by the US Justice Department that revealed close friendships, illicit financial dealings and private photos with convicted sex offender Epstein. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates talks during the Gates Foundation's first global Goalkeepers event in the Nordics, which is being held in Stockholm, Sweden, on January 22, 2026. Billionaire Bill Gates is to testify on June 10 before a congressional committee investigating the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, a source close to the matter told AFP on April 7, 2026. The Microsoft co-founder is among the prominent names appearing in documents released by the US Justice Department that revealed close friendships, illicit financial dealings and private photos with convicted sex offender Epstein. (Photo by Stefan JERREVANG / TT News Agency / AFP via Getty Images) / Sweden OUT

A digital display shows the price of petrol at a Shell petrol station in Dortmund, western Germany on April 7, 2026. Oil and natural gas prices have surged since the end of February 2026, when the United States and Israel began attacking Iran, plunging the Middle East into turmoil. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP via Getty Images)

A photo shows a former petrol station with old petrol prices in Dortmund on April 7, 2026. Oil and natural gas prices have surged since the end of February 2026, when the United States and Israel began attacking Iran, plunging the Middle East into turmoil. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP via Getty Images)

A photo shows a former petrol station with old petrol prices in Dortmund on April 7, 2026. Oil and natural gas prices have surged since the end of February 2026, when the United States and Israel began attacking Iran, plunging the Middle East into turmoil. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP via Getty Images)

A photo shows a former petrol station with old petrol prices in Dortmund on April 7, 2026. Oil and natural gas prices have surged since the end of February 2026, when the United States and Israel began attacking Iran, plunging the Middle East into turmoil. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP via Getty Images)

A photo shows a former petrol station with old petrol prices in Dortmund on April 7, 2026. Oil and natural gas prices have surged since the end of February 2026, when the United States and Israel began attacking Iran, plunging the Middle East into turmoil. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP via Getty Images)

A photo shows a former petrol station with old petrol prices in Dortmund on April 7, 2026. Oil and natural gas prices have surged since the end of February 2026, when the United States and Israel began attacking Iran, plunging the Middle East into turmoil. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP via Getty Images)