The former Norwegian foreign minister has stepped down as head of the WEF over connections with Jeffrey Epstein amid the new batch of files released by the DOJ.

The president and CEO of the World Economic Forum (WEF), Borge Brende, has announced he is stepping down, expressing regret over how he handled his relationship with U.S. sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein ...

Borge Brende, the chief executive and president of the World Economic Forum, said on Thursday that he would resign, after an independent investigation by the group into his ties to the convicted sex ...

Børge Brende was Norway’s foreign minister before he became head of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Geneva. On Thursday he resigned his highly paid post following revelations of his earlier contact ...

Brende, who became president of the WEF in 2017, announced his decision in a statement following disclosures from the US Justice Department ...

Børge Brende had earlier said that he was 'completely unaware' of Epstein's criminal actions and that he never would have met him 'had I known' ...

Iran has nowhere near the same capabilities, and is even more vulnerable after last year’s war launched by Israel and recent anti-government protests. But it could still inflict pain on American ...

Following pressure from contacts, World Economic Forum head Borge Brende is stepping down over his connection to late ...

Borge Brende, the president and CEO of the World Economic Forum, announced on Thursday that he is stepping down, weeks after the forum launched an independent review into his relationship with the lat ...

World Economic Forum chief executive Børge Brende is stepping down from his position after it emerged he had ties with ...

Brende has previously said he was unaware of Epstein’s criminal past when they first met in 2018 and later regretted not ...

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