The World Economic Forum is meeting in Davos. Here’s how it works
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Thousands of high-level participants from business, government and beyond are converging in the Swiss town of Davos for the World Economic Forum's annual meeting.
Nearly 3,000 high-level participants from business, government and beyond, including Prime Minister Mark Carney, plus untold numbers of activists, journalists and outside observers are converging in the Swiss town of Davos for the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting.
Here’s a look at the latest edition of the elite affair in the Alpine snows:
The forum is a think tank and event organizer based in Geneva whose main event — the annual meeting — debuted in 1971 in Davos, a ski-resort town of about 10,000 people at a height of about 1,500 meters (nearly 5,000 feet) in the Alps of eastern Switzerland.
The first edition, hosted by forum founder Klaus Schwab, featured a gathering of business executives.
Since then, the meeting has swelled into a catch-all conference on issues as diverse as economic disparity, climate change, technology, and global cooperation — as well as competition and conflict.
More than 200 sessions will tackle a wide array of issues.
Organizers says a record of nearly 400 top political leaders, including more than 60 heads of state and government, and nearly 850 chairs and chief executives of many of the world’s leading companies.
Headlining the lineup is U.S. President Donald Trump, who’s set to deliver a speech on Wednesday, and several Cabinet ministers and top advisers including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and special envoy Steve Witkoff.
Billy Long's reported comment came amid Trump's rhetoric about a U.S. takeover of Iceland's neighbour Greenland, as well as his past quips about making Canada the '51st state.'
Denmark's prime minister says the country is standing firm in its commitment to 'prevent' a threatened U.S. takeover of Greenland after a meeting with American leaders.
It was an unexpected finish to a mission that began in August and left the orbiting International Space Station with only one American and two Russians on board.
Troops from several European countries are arriving in Greenland in a show of support for Denmark following an unsuccessful meeting with the United States.
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado’s meeting at the White House comes less than three weeks after Maduro was seized by U.S. forces.
Greenland is an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark, which is a member of the U.S.-led NATO. Last week, Trump hinted at potential action.
The mission, which comes at the request of Denmark, aims to explore possible military contributions to bolster the security of the region, a German defence ministry statement said.
The U.S. State Department said the move would apply to countries whose nationals are deemed likely to require public assistance while living in the United States.
The United States said it was withdrawing some personnel from key bases in the Middle East as a precaution given heightened regional tensions.
A new poll suggests almost a third of Canadians say the United States might attempt "direct action" to take control of Canada, with a fifth of Americans agreeing.
The advisory points to the arrest and detention by Iranian authorities of several individuals 'including foreign and dual nationals.'
It's been a long-term request of the premier as he looks to keep Ontario's struggling, fledgling electric vehicle industry intact.
The two-page bill would authorize Trump to 'take such steps as may be necessary' to annex Greenland and fast-track making the territory the 51st state.