Nearly 3,000 high-level participants from business, government and beyond are converging on the Swiss town of Davos for the annual meeting.

European leaders take the stage on Tuesday ahead of Donald Trump at the gathering of global elites in Davos, as the U.S. president dangles tariff threats in a bid to pressure the EU over Greenland.

The World Economic Forum has opened its annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. US President Donald Trump is scheduled to attend the forum in person for the first time in six years.

Representatives for the World Economic Forum, which kicks off today in Switzerland, have confirmed to Bloomberg that Danish officials will not be attending despite being invited, as tensions over U.S. interest in acquiring Greenland intensify.

Switzerland is implementing a far-reaching security-policy shift, marked by massive increases in military spending, the erosion of neutrality and closer integration with NATO, all justified by exaggerated claims of external threats.

Ms Agnes Callamard urged governments to show more “courage” and to “say no”. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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