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Boss of World Economic Forum quits after links to Epstein revealed

Børge Brende admitted dining with the convicted sex offender on three occasions between 2018 and 2019

The Guardian - UK

World Economic Forum CEO Børge Brende Resigns after Questions Over Epstein Links

Børge Brende is leaving the World Economic Forum after scrutiny over past dinners with Jeffrey Epstein. An independent review found no new concerns.

The Fashion Central

The Epstein files keep toppling the powerful. The latest: the man who runs Davos.

The CEO of the World Economic Forum announced his resignation Thursday.

Axios

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World Economic Forum head Børge Brende steps down following pressure over Epstein links

World Economic Forum head Børge Brende says that he is stepping down after he faced pressure over contacts with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

The Independent UK

Head of World Economic Forum quits after backlash over Epstein meetings

It comes after Borge Brende acknowledged that he dined with Epstein on three occasions in 2018 and 2019.

Evening Standard

Davos forum chief Brende steps down after WEF probes Epstein links

The WEF opened an internal investigation after the US released new Epstein documents, complicating the succession race at the prestigious economic organization.

Euronews

WEF President under investigation after Jeffrey Epstein’s bizarre plot to turn Davos into a private club for the ultra-rich is exposed

His claims of not knowing Epstein are now shot to pieces.

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AI must augment rather than replace us or human workers are doomed

Tech could lose its social acceptance unless it makes people’s lives better – and trade unions want an urgent conversation

The Guardian - UK

Women lose 75 million years of healthy life annually – yet receive only 6% of health funding

Collectively, women lose approximately 75 million years of healthy life each year – equivalent to a week of health lost per woman annually, according to a new report.

Euronews

‘At the table or on the menu’: a turbulent Davos week with Trump’s circus in town

Dissenting voices were few and far between as the US president brought his smash-and-grab politics to the WEF

The Guardian - UK

AI luminaries at Davos clash over how close human-level intelligence really is

Anthropic’s Dario Amodei says it’s coming soon. DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis and former Meta chief scientist Yann LeCun think it’s a more distant prospect.

Fortune

Friday briefing: What the mood at Davos can tell us about a changing world order

In today’s newsletter: As global tensions rise, this year’s Davos gathering reveals a world struggling to adapt to shifting power dynamics and the erosion of old certainties

The Guardian - UK

Elon Musk predicts robot-majority future in first Davos appearance

The South Africa-born tech billionaire made his debut at the world's top political and economic summit in the Swiss Alps, telling the World Economic Forum that robots will outnumber people and AI will surpass human intelligence.

Euronews

Donald Trump Declares Himself a 'Dictator', Saying 'Sometimes You Need a Dictator'

At the 2026 WEF, Donald Trump called himself a dictator, saying 'sometimes you need a dictator'.

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Euronews

Trump claims China doesn’t use wind power - but the world’s largest wind farm is there

Trump used the WEF in Davos to double-down on his attacks against renewable energy. But was anything he said accurate?

The Guardian - UK

The ‘rules-based order’ Davos craves has bigger problems than Trump: it represents a world that no longer exists

The global economic system doesn’t even benefit its US and European creators any more, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott

Euronews

US seeks 'immediate negotiations' to acquire Greenland but 'won't use force', Trump tells Davos

Trump arrived in Davos by helicopter on Wednesday, entering a tense atmosphere as European and allied leaders pushed back against his demands for control of the Arctic island, part of the Kingdom of Denmark.

Fortune

Inside Davos' pricey power club: Why executives spend up to $1 million a year for access

Microsoft and McKinsey are among the U.S. companies spending up to $1 million each just to sponsor a Davos venue.

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Evening Standard

What is Davos 2026, who is attending and what is on the agenda?

Here is all you need to know about the annual event

Radio France Internationale

EU leaders to address Davos summit amid tension over Trump's Greenland plan

European leaders take centre stage at Davos on Tuesday, hoping to steady fraying transatlantic ties before US President Donald Trump arrives with fresh tariff threats aimed at the EU over Greenland.

The Guardian - UK

Europe condemns Trump’s ‘new colonialism’ as Greenland crisis grows

US president says there is ‘no going back’ on goal of controlling Arctic territory as Emmanuel Macron leads European resistance

The Independent UK

The Latest: Word Economic Forum opens in Davos for first time without founder

The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting attracts corporate executives, academics, philanthropists and media to the Swiss Alps town of Davos

The Guardian - UK

Davos: Reeves urges leaders to keep cool heads over tariff threat; Canada’s Carney stands with Greenland – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the World Economic Forum in Davos, where European Commission president says Europe must respond to geopolitical shocks

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says military innovation will ‘transform’ air defences

President says air force’s new system involves ‘mobile fire groups’ and interceptor drones as he warns of fresh Russian attacks ahead. What we know on day 1,427

Euronews

Putin's envoy to crash Davos amid Trump-Zelenskyy deal talks

The Kremlin's top negotiator and Putin's confidant Kirill Dmitriev is to meet Trump team at Davos this week, casting doubt on the anticipated US-Ukraine agreement.

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