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World Economic Forum CEO Borge Brende quits after sex offender Jeffrey Epstein ties scrutinised
February 26, 2026 7:51 pm
WEF CEO Borge Brende resigns after scrutiny over his past interactions with Jeffrey Epstein, with the Forum appointing an interim successor.
Tech bosses at Davos bet on AI jobs despite layoff reality
January 24, 2026 1:33 pm
WEF executives say AI will create new jobs even as unions warn firms may use it to justify planned layoffs.
World Economic Forum has become Western Geopolitical Forum. And China is filling the gap
January 24, 2026 7:41 am
As the Davos discourse is turning increasingly irrelevant for them, more and more countries in the Global South are opting for the Chinese-led forums that hold focused discussions on economy, trade, and related issues
‘Canada thrives because we are Canadian’: Mark Carney responds to Donald Trump’s jibe at World Economic Forum
January 23, 2026 7:40 pm
Carney said in a time of rising populism and ethnic nationalism, Canada can show how diversity is a strength, not a weakness.
At Davos, speeches by Trump and Carney frame a demise. But there’s another perspective that got lost
January 23, 2026 7:17 am
India, and other countries that have often been at the receiving end of a “rules-based order” they had little role in shaping, is more complex. Pulling people out of poverty and ensuring they have opportunity is, for many in the Global South, the place where values and realism coincide and collide
Ukraine, US and Russia to meet in UEA on Friday, says Volodymyr Zelenskyy
January 22, 2026 8:45 pm
Following his meeting with US President Donald Trump, Zelenskyy said documents for a deal to end the war in Ukraine are “nearly, nearly ready.”
From ‘ending Ukraine-Russia war soon’ to unveiling ‘Board of Peace’: Key highlights of Donald Trump’s speech
January 22, 2026 5:55 pm
Trump suggested that the Board of Peace, which will be headed by him, has global ambitions.
From ‘ungrateful’ to ‘stupid’: Trump’s 5 insults to world leaders in his Davos speech
January 22, 2026 1:19 pm
The speech, in typical Trumpian fashion, was full of self-praise and insults on his opponents, including countries, heads of state, and organisations.
Top quotes from Donald Trump’s speech at World Economic Forum
January 21, 2026 8:36 pm
Trump reiterated his demand for control of Greenland, arguing that “no nation or group of nations is in any position to be able to secure Greenland, other than the United States.”
AI will change banking and reduce jobs, JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon warns at Davos
January 21, 2026 7:30 pm
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says AI will boost efficiency, reshape banking, and lead to fewer jobs in the coming years.
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM PHOTOS
Braving snowfall, climate activists protest against World Economic Forum in Davos
January 17, 2023 5:08 pm
The agenda of the annual WEF meeting includes climate change, where business leaders from major energy firms are attending the meet
Leaders call for stakeholder responsibility at WEF annual meet
January 25, 2020 8:12 am
The World Economic Forum (WEF) also said the annual meeting, which aimed to bring all stakeholders together to shape a cohesive and sustainable world, was climate-neutral for the fourth consecutive year, with a host of new initiatives to boost resource efficiency and further reduce emissions.
Top Frames: Orthodox believers mark Epiphany with icy plunge, Taliban suicide attack in Kabul
January 23, 2016 6:10 pm
Orthodox believers mark Epiphany on January 19 by immersing themselves in icy waters regardless of the weather. Afghan policemen stand guard at the site of a suicide bomb attack in an area near the Russian embassy in Kabul.
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM VIDEOS
FM Jaitley at World Economic Forum
January 23, 2016 3:30 pm
Switzerland, Jan 23 (ANI): Finance Minister, Arun Jaitely, on Saturday attended the World Economic Forum in Switzerland. Finance Minister Jaitley said that there are a set of structural reforms which are in progress and there are a large number of steps which the Government of India has taken over the last year-and-a-half. He further added that India's co-operative federalism has transformed to competitive federalism, and that's really a good news for India.
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