At Davos, Talk of Climate Change Retreats to the Sidelines
The annual gathering of top business leaders and policymakers used to be a center of the global climate movement. Things are much more complicated now.
Day: January 22, 2026
Trump makes big announcement on global event bid
President Donald Trump on Thursday made a big announcement about an upcoming global event and who he picked to help lead it.He posted the following on his Truth Social platform: “Today, I am announcing the United States’ intention to bid for the World…
In fiery Davos speech, Zelensky blasts EU’s lack of “political will”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday blasted the EU’s lack of “political will” in countering Russian leader Vladimir Putin, during a fiery address criticising some of Kyiv’s top allies at the World Economic Forum.
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Trump administration tells agencies to compile data on money sent to Democratic states
President Donald Trump’s budget office is telling government agencies to compile data on federal money sent to a group of 14 mostly Democratic-controlled states and the District of Columbia.
Is Europe ready to boycott the 2026 FIFA World Cup over Trump’s threats to Greenland?
Five months before kickoff, the 2026 World Cup is being pulled into geopolitics, as Donald Trump’s rhetoric over Greenland strains US–Europe relations. While no European federation has committed to a boycott, politicians and football officials are open…
LiveKit, which offers tools for building voice, video, and physical AI models, including for ChatGPT’s voice mode, raised a $100M Series C at a $1B valuation (Dina Bass/Bloomberg)
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LiveKit, which offers tools for building voice, video, and physical AI models, including for ChatGPT’s voice mode, raised a $100M Series C at a $1B valuation — Funding round led by Index Ventures values compan…
Zelenskyy urges Europe to act as a global power
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in Davos, urged Europe to show more courage and unity.
French leader says European pressure forced Trump to back down as the EU reconsiders ties
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said that European pressure forced U.S. President Donald Trump to back down from his threats to take control of Greenland, as EU leaders gathered to chart a new course in transatlantic relations.
UK supported French operation to board sanctioned Russian tanker, minister says
The French Navy was assisted by the UK to board a sanctioned Russian oil tanker, named the Grinch,
Trump sues JPMorgan and CEO Dimon over alleged ‘debanking’
The $5bn lawsuit alleges JPMorgan abruptly closed multiple accounts in 2021 cutting off Trump & his firms from financing