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In Davos, Trump Unveils His 'Board of Peace'

He says it will be 'something very, very unique for the world'

(Newser) - President Trump used the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to unveil a proposed "Board of Peace" for Gaza, bringing leaders from more than a dozen countries onstage Thursday, though many top American allies aren't participating in the board. Speaking at a ceremony to sign the board's...

Macron's Shades Were Huge Boost for Eyewear Firm

Demand exploded after images of French president wearing aviators at Davos went viral

(Newser) - Emmanuel Macron's sunglasses just handed a small Italian eyewear company a very big day on the market. Shares of iVision Tech, which owns French luxury brand Henry Jullien, jumped nearly 28% on Thursday after the French president's appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos—while wearing aviator-style...

Davos Event Shuts Out Newsom After He Criticizes Trump

White House and State Department pressured organizers, post says

(Newser) - After traveling to Switzerland for the World Economic Forum, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he was stopped at the American front door. The Democrat accused the Trump administration of keeping him out of an event at USA House, the official American pavilion at the event in Davos, shortly after he...

EU: Trump Threats Violate Trade Deal With US
EU: US Trade Deal Is Off
Jan 21, 2026 11:20 AM CST

EU: US Trade Deal Is Off

Lawmakers say tariffs meant to pressure Greenland deal violate the pact

(Newser) - The United States' trade deal with the European Union is now on ice—with Greenland at the center of the freeze. The European Parliament has halted approval of the trade deal struck in July after President Trump floated tariffs of 10% to 25% on European countries opposed to his push...

Trump Says He Won't Try to Take Greenland by Force
Trump: Say No on Greenland
and 'We Will Remember'
the rundown
Jan 21, 2026 9:12 AM CST

Trump: Say No on Greenland and 'We Will Remember'

President speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos

(Newser) - President Trump has finally taken the idea of using military force in Greenland off the table. In his remarks to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Politico and the New York Times report Trump said, "We probably won't get anything unless I decide to use excessive strength...

Hundreds of Millionaires Call for Higher Taxes on Super-Rich

They warn extreme wealth threatens democracy, stability, public services

(Newser) - Hundreds of people who've already made it are asking governments to make them pay more. In an open letter timed to the World Economic Forum in Davos, close to 400 millionaires and billionaires from two dozen countries urged world leaders to hike taxes on the ultra-wealthy, arguing extreme fortunes...

France Wants NATO War Games in Greenland

Macron asserted that Europe 'would not give in to bullies'

(Newser) - France just floated a new response to President Trump's Greenland pressure: bring in NATO war games. On Wednesday, President Emmanuel Macron's office said France wants the alliance to stage a military exercise on the vast Arctic island and is prepared to take part. The proposal came as Trump...

Carney at Davos: World's 'Old Order Is Not Coming Back'

He says the world is 'in the midst of a rupture, not a transition'

(Newser) - Canada's prime minister went to Davos and warned about the "breaking of the world order, the end of a pleasant fiction and the beginning of a brutal reality where the geopolitics of the great powers is not subject to any constraint." Speaking at the World Economic Forum,...

Billionaires' Wealth Has Shot Up 81% in 5 Years
Billionaires' Wealth Has
Shot Up 81% in 5 Years
new report
Jan 20, 2026 6:05 AM CST

Billionaires' Wealth Has Shot Up 81% in 5 Years

Fortunes grew 16% last year alone, according to Oxfam charity report

(Newser) - Billionaires are entering 2026 wealthier and more numerous than ever, even as global poverty progress stalls, according to a new Oxfam report timed to the World Economic Forum in Davos. The charity says billionaire wealth hit a record $18.3 trillion last year, climbing 16% or $2.5 trillion, with...

Jamie Dimon Is Blunt on Trump's Tariffs: 'Get Over It'

JPMorgan Chase CEO says they're good for national security

(Newser) - Put JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon in the camp that's just fine with President Trump's potential tariffs. Speaking from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Dimon had this to say to CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin: "If it's a little inflationary, but it's good...

Posh Swiss Ski Shop Not Renting to Jews

Davos shop condemned for sign saying 'our Jewish brothers' not welcome to rent after 'incidents'

(Newser) - Switzerland's main Jewish organization on Monday denounced an antisemitic sign put up at a local ski shop near Davos, barring Jews from renting equipment. Police in the eastern Graubuenden region opened an investigation for possible criminal violation of Swiss law banning discrimination and incitement to hatred, reports the AP...

Swiss: Israeli President Hit With Criminal Complaints Post-Davos

It's not clear what the complaints against Isaac Herzog entail as war in Gaza continues

(Newser) - Friday is the final day of the World Economic Forum's annual get-together , but for one world leader, his visit to Davos has led to a criminal complaint, or complaints, against him. Reuters reports that Israeli President Isaac Herzog was in the Swiss city on Thursday, there to speak about...

Anti-Poverty Group: We're Entering a 'Decade of Division'

Oxfam says we could see the world's first trillionaire within 10 years

(Newser) - The world could have its first trillionaire within a decade, anti-poverty organization Oxfam International said Monday in its annual assessment of global inequalities timed to the gathering of political and business elites at the Swiss ski resort of Davos. Oxfam, which for years has been trying to highlight the growing...

Ukraine Does Not Like Kissinger's Advice

The former secretary of state said Ukraine needs to cede land to Russia

(Newser) - Henry Kissinger thinks Ukraine should cede land to Russia to end the war, but a Ukrainian official suggests the 98-year-old former diplomat is living in the wrong century. "I think Mr. Kissinger still lives in the 20th century and we are in the 21st century, and we are not...

Mnuchin on Greta's Fossil Fuels Comment: Go to College

Treasury secretary takes a jab at Swedish climate activist at Davos

(Newser) - The person from the Trump administration usually criticizing Greta Thunberg is President Trump himself . On Thursday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, however, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin decided to get in on the action with a jab against the 17-year-old Swedish climate activist. The talk had turned to...

At Davos, Trump Talks Up America's 'Blue-Collar Boom'

President also had a lot to say about impeachment trial

(Newser) - On the first day of President Trump's impeachment trial, Republican senators stymied Democrats' attempts to bring additional evidence and witnesses, but on the witness topic, Trump says he actually wants to see those like chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and former national security adviser John Bolton brought in to...

Report: Russian Spies Posed as Plumbers in Davos

Though Russia raises some questions about the report

(Newser) - It sounds like the plot of a movie: Police in Davos, Switzerland, believe Russian spies attempted to infiltrate this week's World Economic Forum by posing as plumbers, according to a local report and the Financial Times . Suspicion first arose when police questioned two Russian men back in August, after...

Greta's Davos Warning: 8 Years to Save the Planet

She asks world leaders what they will tell their children when catastrophe strikes

(Newser) - When Greta Thunberg addressed world leaders at the Davos World Economic Forum last year, she memorably told them that "your house is on fire," notes Rolling Stone . This year? "Our house is still on fire," she declared, adding that "your inaction is fueling the flames...

In Davos Speech, Trump Rejects 'Prophets of Doom'

President decries climate 'alarmists'

(Newser) - President Trump addressed the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday and said "predictions of apocalypse" from "prophets of doom" should be rejected, reports the BBC . Trump spent most of his speech touting the US economy, but he briefly took aim at climate activists. "These alarmists always...

Greta at Rally: 'You Have Not Seen Anything Yet'

Teen climate activist addresses Swiss rally ahead of Davos summit

(Newser) - Greta Thunberg gained an international following when she condemned world leaders at the UN last year over inaction on climate change. She's apparently ready for more. “To the world leaders and those in power, I would like to say that you have not seen anything yet," the...

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