Even when Donald Trump wasn't in the room or even the main theme, the US president kept coming up again Wednesday at the gabfest of global elites in the Swiss resort of Davos.

The world’s political and business elite present in Davos on Wednesday faced an uncompromising address from UN chief António Guterres as he rounded on a lack of multilateral collaboration in an “increasingly rudderless world” at risk from two existential dangers: climate change and unregulated Artificial Intelligence (AI).

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos S

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The world's political and business elite present in Davos on Wednesday faced an uncompromising address from UN chief António Guterres as he rounded on

DAVOS, Switzerland - Iran must make a first step towards improving relations with countries in the region and the United States by making it clear it does not aim to develop nuclear weapons, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday.

During the meeting, the two leaders discussed the overall situation in Iraq, with a particular focus on the ongoing issues between the federal government and the Kurdistan Region.

The UN Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. He urged governments and corporate leaders to 'stay on the right side of history' on climate action.

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday met United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres in Switzerland. During the meeting on the sidelines of World Economic Forum summit being held in Davos,

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani on Wednesday held another round of meetings with top officials from various countries on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday sought support from foreign friends to bring back billions of dollars stolen from the country as he spent a busy day at the World Economic Forum in Davos,