Davos LIVE Updates: US President Donald Trump's third visit to Davos as president comes as US allies worry about his ambition to take over Greenland.
US President Donald Trump descended on Davos on Wednesday for a tense showdown with world leaders, as allies push back on his global order-shaking bid to seize control of Greenland.
Rifaat al-Assad, the brother of the late Syrian President Hafez al-Assad known by critics as the "butcher of Hama" for crushing an Islamist uprising in the city in 1982 before unsuccessfully challenging for power and going into exile, died on Tuesday
Prince Harry appeared in the witness box at London's High Court to start giving evidence in his privacy lawsuit against the Daily Mail's publisher, the royal's second such appearance in three years.
Billionaires Elon Musk and Sam Altman are at loggerheads again after claims linked OpenAI's chatbot, ChatGPT, to multiple deaths.
The first known case of tool use in cattle, a behaviour long thought to be beyond the cognitive abilities of cows, has been studied, at least ten years after it was first observed.
Greenland is dominating the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, and this is what Russia is aiming for since Ukraine is a higher priority for Moscow than the semi-autonomous territory.
Software engineers need to upskill in areas like prompt engineering, AI systems integration, and cloud tooling to remain relevant.
US President Donald Trump wants to buy Greenland as he says it is the only way for the United States to secure its defence.
US President Donald Trump's government has asked countries to pay up to $1 billion for a permanent spot on his "Board of Peace" aimed at resolving conflicts, according to its charter seen by AFP.
The widow of Iran's former shah, Farah Pahlavi, told AFP there was "no turning back" after a wave of protests against the country's clerical authorities, saying she is convinced the Iranian people will emerge the "victors".
Long vilified for opposing independence and barred from electoral politics for over a decade, Bangladesh's biggest Islamist party is reinventing itself and attracting new support ahead of parliamentary polls next month.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that Greenland was not a "natural part of Denmark."
When her husband ordered her to cancel the order and return the machine, she refused, sparking his violent reaction.
Mark Carney, Canada's Prime Minister, used his address at the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos to deliver a watershed moment in global diplomacy.
During his second term, Trump has signed off of his social media post with the catchphrase "thank you for your attention to this matter" 242 times, according to data compiled by Roll Call Factba.se.
Spain on Wednesday sent a strong political and economic signal in support of India's rising global role, with Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares describing India as a "reliable country".
Veteran Associated Press videographer Pierre-Richard Luxama was filming a tactical police unit patrolling Haiti's capital Monday when some of the gang members who control almost the entire city attacked.
Our planet has experienced dramatic climate shifts throughout its history, oscillating between freezing "icehouse" periods and warm "greenhouse" states.
Nearly 400 people who say they are "a person of wealth" signed an open letter calling for global leaders to increase taxes on the superrich.
The world’s largest island sits in the Arctic Circle and is strategically and economically valuable.
The Court of Justice of the EU will determine if the accord with South America is compatible with the bloc's policy.
SDF chief Abdi urged US-led coalition to 'bear responsibilities' for securing facilities coming under gov't control.
Trump has angered European leaders with his Greenland ambitions and tariffs-for-all-who-oppose approach.
Immigration crackdowns, protests, and escalating global chaos have defined the second Trump administration.
Armed attackers abducted over 170 people from three churches in northern Nigeria.
Syria’s army has taken control of a large part of the country that had been under the Kurdish-led SDF.
World leaders, rattled by Trump's latest gambit in Greenland, look to present united front at World Economic Forum.
US envoy Witkoff to meet Putin on Thursday, the Kremlin confirms, as signing of $800bn Ukraine deal is put on hold.
Hague-based agency for fighting international and organised crime says it has dealt 'massive blow' to narco traffickers.
US President Donald Trump is at the World Economic Forum where he says he'll have 'many meetings' on Greenland.
AI’s rapid expansion is placing growing pressure on water supplies and public health.
UN condemns Israel’s demolition of UNRWA HQ in occupied East Jerusalem
The man who killed Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022 has been sentenced to life in prison.
The intervention exposes how great-power geopolitics have hollowed out the UN Charter system.
Head of UN agency for Palestinian refugees says demolition in East Jerusalem is 'blatant breach of international law'.
US allies reacted to President Donald Trump’s threats to take over Greenland on Tuesday.
Analysts believe overtures from the Syrian government to the Kurdish minority have come a little late.
Artillery fire, gunship attack, demolitions in war-battered Gaza as PM Netanyahu accepts US 'peace board' position.
Petition signed by 40,000 relays concerns over risk of seismic activity in vicinity of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant.
The Syrian government has announced a four-day ceasefire with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces.
LA Lakers star had one of his most impactful games of the season to propel his side to a comeback win against Denver.
Bangladesh given one day to decide whether it will play in India or face forfeiture, allowing Scotland to replace it.
Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka win in straight sets in third round action at Melbourne Park.
War of words between Trump and Iranian officials escalates as Washington moves aircraft carrier.