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Davos 2024: Business elite gives verdict on Trump; Ukraine encouraged by commitments
This was CNBC's live blog tracking developments at the World Economic Forum .
Trump chaos vs Bidening time in a broken America
Many Americans feel broken and people are split on immigration and very divisive issues like gender or abortion and go for former president Donald Trump.
Japan's Sumitomo and Rakuten to join Ukraine recovery projects
TOKYO -- Sumitomo Corp. and Rakuten Group are among roughly 20 Japanese companies and government organizations that will take part in projects to rebuild Ukraine's communications and energy infrastructure battered by the Russian war, Nikkei has learned.
U.S. Treasury meets with banks in Hong Kong on Russia sanctions
HONG KONG -- U.S. Treasury officials pressed Chinese and foreign banks in Hong Kong this week to comply with new Biden administration sanctions on Russia's military industry as part of a global effort to turn up the heat on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.
South Korea, U.S. and Japan condemn Pyongyang over Russian arms trade
SEOUL (Reuters) -- The nuclear envoys of South Korea, the United States and Japan condemned North Korea for its recent missile tests, arms trade with Russia and increasingly hostile rhetoric at a meeting in Seoul on Thursday.
Taiwan is a 'powerful affirmation of democracy,' Blinken tells Davos
DAVOS, Switzerland -- Taiwan is "a powerful affirmation of democracy," U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told the World Economic Forum's annual conference here Wednesday, saying the self-governing island plays a crucial role as a "remarkable contributor to the global commons."
Why Ukraine’s cock-a-hoop on downing two Russian aircraft
In recent days, the Ukrainian military claims to have destroyed or irretrievably damaged two Russian aircraft over the contested ground of Zaporizhzhia oblast.