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.

“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.

Germany’s opposition leader has vowed to bar people from entering the country without proper papers and to step up deportations if he is elected as chancellor next month.

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

Trump addressed the World Economic Forum, talking about his election win ... David McHugh reported from Frankfurt, Germany. David Keyton contributed to this report from Davos.

Follow The Hindu’s updates of Day 2 of the World Economic Forum 2025, in Davos, Switzerland, on January 21, 2025

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

Supporters like Argentina President Milei are expressing their enthusiasm, while Ukraine’s Zelenskyy is looking to the new US president with optimism. In contrast, targets of Trump’s policies, such as German Chancellor Olaf Scholz,