The world's political and business leaders have converged on the Swiss resort town of Davos to discuss global challenges. Leaders from China, Ukraine and Germany are taking the stage on day one. Follow DW for more.

Multiple casualties were feared after a barrier broke at a Hindu religious festival, the Maha Kumbh Mela, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, The Hindu newspaper reported, citing news agency Press Trust of India (PTI).

The chairman of the World Holocaust Remembrance Center has accused Elon Musk of insulting victims of Nazism after the billionaire told a German far-right political party that the country needed to “move beyond” the “guilt” of the past.

Paris and Berlin are currently at odds on several files including trade agreements and what approach to take on China.

“Our energy supply for this winter is secure,” Germany’s chancellor declared as government and business leaders gathered at the World Economic Forum. Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, now based in ...

The World Economic Forum, colloquially called "Davos" after the location at which it's hosted in the Swiss mountains, is a yearly meeting of elites.

It means that we are in a polarized, fragmented world where we see less cooperation than in the past, and more competition. There is more focus on national interest. That is a challenge, as many of the biggest problems we face need global solutions.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz expresses optimism for continued cooperation with new US President Donald Trump, saying EU-US cooperation is essential for world peace and security - Anadolu Ajansı

President Donald Trump has given everyone at Davos something to talk about with his actions on the first day of his second term.

Youngest World Economic Forum’s Global shaper from New Delhi, Ishan Pratap Singh, has yet again become the youngest curator in the world to represent

U.S. President Donald Trump's return to the White House represents a grave threat to Europe's security, economy and clean-energy transition.

Evangelos Marinakis, Angeliki Frangou and Kenneth Rogoff raised the core problem facing Europe vis-a-vis China, Trump’s policies and the challenges posed by AI in their discussion at “The World Ahead