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​India's Home Minister Amit Shah and India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh present a garland to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters celebrate the Bihar state assembly election results, at the party headquarters in New Delhi, India, November 14, 2025.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: India’s Modi has excellent election day, US agrees to cut Swiss tariffs, 12-year manhunt for Assad ally ends, & More

​A 3D-printed miniature model of US President Donald Trump in front of the Swiss flag in an illustration taken on July 23, 2025.
Analysis

Swiss miss: Is Trump bashing Bern over Beijing?

On Thursday, US President Donald Trump announced 39% tariffs on Switzerland – the fourth-highest rate of all the duties that the American leader has imposed since April. Bern’s relationship with Beijing might have something to do with this.

KAJ performing Bara Bada Bastu for Sweden at the First Semi-Final in St. Jakobshalle
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At Eurovision 2025: Glitter, geopolitics, and a sauna diss track

Europe’s glitter-soaked, pyrotechnic-powered, music competition fever dream – otherwise known as the Eurovision Song Contest – takes place Saturday in Basel, Switzerland at 9pm CEST (3pm ET). It’s part talent show, part geopolitical popularity contest, and fully unhinged fun.

Why neither the US nor China is the world’s strongest country
Global Stage Interviews

Why neither the US nor China is the world’s strongest country

What is the strongest country in the world? Parag Khanna, bestselling author and CEO of the data analytics company AlphaGeo, argues that the answer isn’t as obvious as the United States or China.

​Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 21, 2025.
GZERO AI

Day Two: The view for AI from Davos

It’s Day Two in Davos, and those of us here woke up to the flurry of executive orders from President Donald Trump, many of which were expected but still create complications for dialogues here focused on climate financing and cooperation on AI and tech policy.

​Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivers a speech during United Nations Security Council at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, United Sates of America on September 24, 2024.
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Zelensky snubs China’s peace push, Trump vows to end war “very quickly”

Switzerland’s foreign ministry expressed support for the peace plan China and Brazil are pushing to end Russia’s war in Ukraine on Sunday, but it’s a non-starter for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who said he “cannot understand the logic of Switzerland’s decision.”

Municipality workers remove debris from the streets after flooding in Sheikh Jalal district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan May 12, 2024.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: Devastating floods, COVID reporter released, Catalonia votes, Swiss contestant wins Eurovision

Graphic Truth: Who's who at Davos
Graphic Truth

Graphic Truth: Who's who at Davos

This year, political leaders were vastly outnumbered by CEOs.

A pinch of the Davos "secret sauce"?
Analysis

A pinch of the Davos "secret sauce"?

The 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum will begin in Davos, Switzerland, tomorrow, bringing together 2,800 of the world’s most powerful people, including 60 or so heads of state and government.

Skyline view of Davos, Switz., with the St. Johann church in the foreground.
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WEF’s worst global threats: Can we weather the storm?

If it’s light reading you’re after, you might want to skip the latest WEF Global Risks Perception Survey, which tries to identify and rank the hobgoblins that threaten our collective well-being.