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Israeli FM Saar to attend Trump’s first Board of Peace meeting on Thursday, officials say

Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar speaks during a press conference at Czech Foreign Ministry headquarters in Prague, Czech Republic, January 20, 2026. REUTERS/David W Cerny
Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar speaks during a press conference at Czech Foreign Ministry headquarters in Prague, Czech Republic, January 20, 2026. REUTERS/David W Cerny

Medical activities halted at Gaza hospital after reports of gunmen, suspected weapons transfers

A Palestinian war-wounded man waits at the entrance, hoping to receive medical treatment, at a clinic run by medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), amid shortages of medical supplies, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, December 31, 2025. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed
A Palestinian war-wounded man waits at the entrance, hoping to receive medical treatment, at a clinic run by medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), amid shortages of medical supplies, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, December 31, 2025. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed

Trump’s Board of Peace said to have raised first pledges for Gaza

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a charter announcement for his Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts, alongside the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a charter announcement for his Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts, alongside the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

UN defends expert on Palestinian rights after European criticism

FILE PHOTO: The United Nations logo adorns a window at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 18, 2025. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: The United Nations logo adorns a window at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 18, 2025. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo

Trump plans to announce Gaza funding plan, troops at first Board of Peace meeting, US officials say

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a charter announcement for his Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts, alongside the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a charter announcement for his Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts, alongside the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Pakistan PM to attend Trump peace board's first meeting, says foreign office

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrives to attend a plenary session of the International Forum dedicated to the International Year of Peace and Trust, the International Day of Neutrality, and the 30th anniversary of Turkmenistan's neutrality status, at the Congress Centre in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan December 12, 2025. Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool via REUTERS
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrives to attend a plenary session of the International Forum dedicated to the International Year of Peace and Trust, the International Day of Neutrality, and the 30th anniversary of Turkmenistan's neutrality status, at the Congress Centre in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan December 12, 2025. Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool via REUTERS

Movies can change the world, but not politically, says Berlin Film Festival juror Wim Wenders

Jury President Wim Wenders poses during a photo call, ahead of the opening of the 76th Berlinale International Film Festival, in Berlin, Germany, February 12, 2026. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt
Jury President Wim Wenders poses during a photo call, ahead of the opening of the 76th Berlinale International Film Festival, in Berlin, Germany, February 12, 2026. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt

Israel has joined Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’, Prime Minister Netanyahu says

U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 29, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 29, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

France calls on UN rights rapporteur on Palestinian territories to resign

United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory, Francesca Albanese listens to a journalist during an interview ahead of the conference on "A Cartography of Genocide: Israel's Conduct in Gaza since October 2023", an investigative project on Israeli-Palestinian conflict, at the Roma Tre University, in Rome, Italy, October 6, 2025. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory, Francesca Albanese listens to a journalist during an interview ahead of the conference on "A Cartography of Genocide: Israel's Conduct in Gaza since October 2023", an investigative project on Israeli-Palestinian conflict, at the Roma Tre University, in Rome, Italy, October 6, 2025. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

US firm in Gaza aid programme, criticised by UN, in talks for new role

A general view shows destruction in Gaza, as seen from Israel's border with Gaza, Israel, November 18, 2025. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
A general view shows destruction in Gaza, as seen from Israel's border with Gaza, Israel, November 18, 2025. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

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