Leading business and political figures attending the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, have discussed and debated topics such as technology, tariffs, climate change, Ukraine, Gaza an

The Council of Europe's Secretary General, Alain Berset, discussed how Switzerland is implementing the recent climate ruling during a meeting with J

Alain Berset, a former Swiss president who heads ... on hopes that Trump could foster peace in the Middle East. "The world is undergoing an energy transition that is unstoppable.”

We are closing our live coverage of the 2025 Word Economic Forum in Davos. Goodbye. Al Hassaina Mosque on December 3, 2021, and the mosque after its destruction in an Israeli strike during the war, in Gaza City, January 22, 2025. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem/Mahmoud Al-Basos

The comments by Christine Lagarde alluding to a U.S.-European Union rift offered a fitting final note at the World Economic Forum’s weeklong meeting. Trump’s return to the White House on ...

A day-long event filled with MIT speakers, including Sally Kornbluth and Sir Tim Berners-Lee, touched on AI sustainability and US-China competition.

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has served as a platform to address global challenges, yet 83% of its original delegates were men.

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Smaller firms struggle to get the finance they need to become greener – but new partnerships between governments and banks could be part of the solution.