🗣 What bombastic statements and controversies rocked the WEF gathering in Davos?

The annual gathering of the rich and powerful – and occasional entertainers like Zelensky – that is the World Economic Forum in Davos is now more known for its attendees making bombastic statements than for actually changing the world for the better. Here are a few highlights:

🇪🇸 Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez proposed to "end anonymity on social media" to tackle misinformation, hate speech, and cyber harassment.

🇦🇷 Argentina's President Javier Milei slammed "woke ideology" as a "cancer" the West needs to cure.

👨‍🌾 Antoine Hubert, CEO of alt food firm Ynsect, called to boost insect farming to feed the growing population, but didn't say if elites would be eating insects too.

🪖 NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte insisted that Ukraine’s backers must “change the trajectory” of the Ukrainian conflict as “the frontline is moving in the wrong direction – it is going eastwards,” when in fact Russian troops are currently driving Ukrainian forces westwards.

🇺🇳 UN Secretary General António Guterres warned that "our fossil fuel addiction is a Frankenstein monster," calling out companies backtracking on climate promises.

Controversies beyond the statements:

▪️Many attendees advocate for climate change action but travel to Davos in private jets, emitting carbon.

▪️In 2024, a former WEF employee sued the organization for discrimination against Black workers.

▪️According to a high-end escort, some WEF attendees think climate change only affects "third world countries" while "we in the North are fine."

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💥 3-story building collapses in Turkiye

Video from social media shows moments of a building collapsing in the Turkish city of Konya, trapping residents under the rubble.

Konya Governor Ibrahim Akın said there were at least 5 people inside, NTV reported.

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🔥 Trump visits California to address wildfires

After visiting hurricane-ravaged North Carolina, US President Donald Trump headed to California to survey the state's devastation and consider federal assistance.

He previously laid out two policy conditions for assistance to the state of California.

"I want two things. I want voter ID for the people of California, and they all want it right now. People want to have voter identification. You want to have proof of citizenship... And I want the water to be released, and they’re going to get a lot of help from the US," he said.

Social media footage shows the scene the US president observed during a helicopter tour of the Palisades fire.

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🔥‘We want our liberty back!’ – Romanians protest election meddling

"We don't want your mansions. We don't want your luxury cars. We don't want your idle lifestyle. We just want our liberty back!" protesters claim.

In December 2024, Romania’s Constitutional Court annulled the first-round presidential election results after independent candidate Calin Georgescu, known for his pro-Russia stance, won the majority of votes. The decision came just two days before the second round of voting.

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