US EditionMacron tells Davos of a 'shift towards a world without rules'
Macron condemned US tariff threats and urged EU strategic autonomy, highlighting rising global instability and the misuse of economic pressure against European interests.
- On Tuesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, French President Emmanuel Macron wore aviator-style sunglasses while delivering his speech, shown in live WEF images behind reflective shades.
- French media reported the redness was caused by a burst blood vessel in one eye, and Macron told troops at the Istres air base earlier this month, `It is, of course, something completely harmless.`
- Macron opened a meeting on Monday saying `Apologies for the shades, but I have to wear them for a while` and cited a mild eye condition after wearing sunglasses several times this week.
- Photos and screen grabs from the WEF live feed went viral on Tuesday, prompting questions about Macron's health and optics as he urged stronger European autonomy amid tensions after President Donald Trump leaked private messages and Macron declined to meet him.
- His Davos remarks tied his appearance to calls for stronger European autonomy and warned international law was being trampled amid more than 60 wars in 2024.
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The World Economic Forum is about power, money and geopolitics. But a photo of Emmanuel Macron with pilot glasses dominates the debate. And in a small French luxury brand, all sales channels collapse.
It is already one of the unusual images of a year that has begun from startle to shock: the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, addressing the audience of the World Economic Forum of Davos with sunglasses. Specifically, a model that resumes a classic silhouette, the aviator's gaff, this time with blue mirror crystals. With them, the top president of one of the great European powers raised his tone against the drift of the Donald T…
Emmanuel Macron is making a sensation at the moment. The President of the Republic has a little health concern with the eye and therefore wears aviator glasses. A welcome publicity for the brand in question.
I'm here, monsignor: after Trump's speech, Zelensky urgently flies to Davos: EADaily
EADaily, January 21st, 2026. Although initially the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, did not plan to participate in the World Economic Forum in Davos, after the speech of US President Donald Trump, who mentioned him in his speech, he will urgently fly there. It is reported by Axios with reference to a Ukrainian official.
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