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.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday vowed to "defend free trade as the basis of our prosperity", a day after US President Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs and taxes on trade partners. "We will defend free trade as the basis of our prosperity,

Chancellor Olaf Scholz voiced cautious optimism on Tuesday on the potential for German-U.S. relations under President Donald Trump, citing good first talks with his administration, but stressed the importance of "cool heads" in the face of uncertainty.

As President Donald Trump’s return to the White House hogged the world’s attention this week, a photo of a half-empty auditorium in Davos, Switzerland, circulated online, leading critics to declare the annual gathering of global political and business leaders “dead.”

U.S. President Donald Trump told global business leaders on Thursday they should manufacture products in the United States to avoid import tariffs and enjoy low tax rates.

The European Union is working on a proposal for bloc-wide purchase incentives for electric vehicles to support the bloc’s struggling automakers, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Tuesday.

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,

Elon Musk has been accused by Olaf Scholz of “supporting extreme Right positions” after he performed a gesture that some likened to a Nazi salute at an inauguration event...

Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed cautious optimism regarding German-U.S. relations under President Trump, following positive discussions. Emphasizing the importance of sustained alliance and self-reliance for Europe,

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BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 21. We need a European arms industry which is able to develop major projects together as it is already done in the field of battle tanks and fighter jets, Olaf Scholz, Federal Chancellor of Germany, said in his special address during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Trend reports.

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) -Chancellor Olaf Scholz voiced cautious optimism ... that way," Scholz said in a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. "My first good conversations ...