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Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace is concerning for Israeli security - opinion

Israel risks being sidelined as Trump forms a controversial “Board of Peace” with potentially biased members.

US President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. participate in a roundtable on rural health, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, January 16, 2026.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses delegates during a high-level meeting of heads of state on a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians at United Nations headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 22, 2025.

US believes its personal power matters more than international law, UN chief Guterres says

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney gestures as he speaks during a press conference at Ritan Park, in Beijing, China, January 16, 2026

Canada's PM agrees to Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza 'in principle,' details being worked out

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers the State of the European Union address to the European Parliament, in Strasbourg, France, September 10, 2025

Restoring democracy in Venezuela must respect its people's will, EU countries say


Israel and Lebanon are engaged in war, all but in name - editorial

Nobody will remember that for eight months, Israel was being attacked daily by Hezbollah while being told by the US and the EU to hold tight and not make things worse.

Israeli soldiers from the Golani brigade take part in a military drill in the Golan Heights, northern Israel, May 22, 2024

Jordan, Egypt say Israel must abide by UN Security Council resolution on Gaza

The joint press conference took place shortly after an international conference discussing humanitarian response to Gaza concluded in Jordan.

 Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi attend a joint press conference at the "Call for Action: Urgent Humanitarian Response for Gaza" conference, at the Dead Sea, Jordan June 11, 2024.

US hopeful after Hamas says ready to negotiate hostage deal

Hamas accepted the UN Security Council ceasefire resolution and is ready to negotiate over the details, senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri told Reuters on Tuesday.

US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, in Israel to discuss furthering a ceasefire deal proposal, June 11, 2024

UNSC approves resolution backing hostage deal in 14-0 vote, Hamas agrees to work with mediators

The UN Security Council approved a resolution supporting Biden's three-phase hostage deal, with Hamas ready to work with mediators despite not formally accepting the deal yet.

 THE UN Security Council meets, last month, prior to voting on a resolution demanding an immediate Gaza ceasefire for Ramadan leading to a permanent sustainable ceasefire and for the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages. The resolution passed.

Russia, China wrangle with US over UN resolution on Gaza ceasefire plan

Biden laid out a three-phase ceasefire plan for the Gaza Strip a week ago that he described as an Israeli initiative.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, New York, US, September 22, 2023

US lays out hostage deal details in expanded UNSC resolution

“We have this rare opportunity to reach an immediate ceasefire that ultimately could lead to an end to this war," Matthew Miller told reporters.

 Members of the United Nations Security Council vote on a resolution on non-proliferation during a meeting on the maintenance of International Peace and Security Nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., May 20, 2024.

EU, IAEA to go after Iran for first time in 18 months despite US opposition

The US government is reportedly opposed to confronting Iran at this stage because of a mix of concern that Tehran might escalate the situation into a crisis.

 People rally against Iranian regime during a European Union (EU) Foreign Affairs council in Brussels, Belgium January 23, 2023.

France says conditions for recognizing Palestine as state not met yet - foreign minister

The US believes a Palestinian state should be achieved through negotiations and not unilateral recognition, and has the power of veto at the United Nations.

 PA HEAD Mahmoud Abbas meets with French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne in Ramallah, this week. Last month, Abbas marked the 19th anniversary of his four-year term in office, the writer notes.

Ukraine examines N.Korean missile debris amid fears of Moscow-Pyongyang axis

In addition to providing North Korea with an opportunity to test missiles, Russia has taken steps that will make it harder for the United Nations to monitor sanctions imposed on Pyongyang in 2006.

 A tactical guided missile is launched, according to state media, at an undisclosed location in North Korea, in this photo released January 17, 2022 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

UN General Assembly vote on a Palestinian statehood may affect US funding

The UN General Assembly may vote on recognizing Palestinians as full members, likely gaining approval despite concerns, affecting US funding and statehood.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, New York, US, September 22, 2023