As President Trump continued his quest for Greenland, Prime Minister Mark Carney said great powers were unrestrained and urged medium-size countries to band together.

Undoubtedly, I choose Ukraine in this case, rather than the economic forum,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said, explaining his decision to remain in the war-scarred capital.

Katy Perry joined Justin Trudeau at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. See the photo of them holding hands there.

A press release from Whitmer's office described the World Economic Forum event as a gathering of leaders to "shape the future of the global economy."

LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is in Switzerland to participate in the annual World Economic Forum. It is her second trip to Davos for the gathering of global political and business elite. She also attended in 2023 as part of an investment mission.

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.

Corporate chiefs and government leaders including U.S. President Donald Trump are arriving in Davos, Switzerland, this week, joining an elite annual meeting that promotes dialogue and economic progress -- even as a domineering tone from Washington has upended the global order and billionaires have reaped trillions in new wealth as the poor lag behind.

At its 56th annual meeting in Davos, the World Economic Forum will wrestle with war, economics, artificial intelligence and other pressing issues.