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Davos (Switzerland) (AFP) – At his first-ever appearance at the World Economic forum in Davos, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says he sees his humanoid robots hitting the market next year. In front of a packed conference hall, Musk says to the audience: “Who wouldn’t want a robot to watch over your kids, take care of your pet?” He also predicts that “five years from now, AI will be smarter than all of humanity collectively.”

Copenhagen (AFP) – “There is now a wish to negotiate a solution” from the American side on Greenland, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen says. “It should be possible to find a solution,” he adds, “but this requires that calm now be restored to this process.” The comments come a day after US President Trump backed off from his threats to seize Greenland.

Kajuru (Nigeria) (AFP) – Residents of northern Nigeria’s Kaduna state say kidnappers surrounded their village, beating up people, as more than 170 Christian worshippers were abducted from churches during Sunday services. The kidnapping by gangs known as “bandits” marks the latest in a wave of mass abductions targeting both Christians and Muslims in Nigeria. “They took them from church on Sunday around 10am in the morning,” says the mother of a kidnapped victim.

Davos (Switzerland) (AFP) – Robots parade and dance through the streets of Davos, Switzerland, during the World Economic Forum conference and ahead of the Davos Tech Summit, a technology event scheduled to take place for the first time in early July.

Chequers (United Kingdom) (AFP) – “It has been quite a difficult time for us”, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen tells her British counterpart Keir Starmer at his country residence, Chequers. The pair meet after US President Donald Trump announced a framework for a permanent deal over Greenland, backing off from his threat to seize the territory from Denmark.

Davos (Switzerland) (AFP) – US President Donald Trump declares that Hamas has “to give up their weapons” under the Gaza ceasefire deal or “it’s going to be the end of them,” as he addresses his newly created Board of Peace. “Iran does want to talk, and we’ll talk,” he adds at the World Economic Forum in Davos, citing the US’s bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities in 2025.

Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – Trucks unload waste in a landfill in the centre of Gaza City, where tons of rubbish are piling up, seeping into a camp for displaced people nearby. “This waste now constitutes a ticking bomb for the population, leading to a rapid and widespread outbreak of disease,” says a Gaza municipality spokesperson, stating that the accumulation of waste is due to the fact that the main landfill is situated outside the Yellow Line.

Davos (Switzerland) (AFP) – Talks to end the war in Ukraine have made “a lot of progress” and are “down to one issue” between Kyiv and Moscow, says US special envoy Steve Witkoff ahead of a trip to Russia. “We have discussed iterations of that issue, and that means it’s solvable. So if both sides want to solve this, we’re going to get it solved,” Witkoff says at a Ukrainian event on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Mount Maunganui (New Zealand) (AFP) – Images of a landslide that smashed into a campsite in rain-swept northern New Zealand, leaving multiple people missing under tonnes of mud at the foot of extinct volcano Mount Maunganui. IMAGES

Karachi (AFP) – The death toll from a mall fire in Pakistan’s biggest city rose to at least 55 people, as emergency workers scour the building’s charred remains for more victims. A government committee has launched an investigation, but the cause of the inferno was not immediately clear.

Khan Yunis (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – An Israeli air strike killed AFP freelancer Abd Raouf Shaat and two other journalists in Gaza, the territory’s civil defence agency said, while the military said it struck “suspects” operating a drone. Shaat had contributed regularly to AFP as a photo and video journalist. The other journalists killed in the strike are Mohammed Salah Qashta and Anas Ghneim.

Davos (Switzerland) (AFP) – President Donald Trump demands immediate talks on acquiring Greenland in a hardline speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, but says that while the United States possesses “unstoppable force” it will not use it to take the Arctic island from Denmark.