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‘I don’t like young, handsome men’ Trump insists before he torches ‘attractive’ AOC in rambling Peace Board speech

Trump’s speech to his Board of Peace, a group of mostly autocratic leaders, included threats on Iran and yet more complaints about not being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize ... and bizarrely ended with the Village People’s YMCA

The Independent UK

Trump ditched the World Health Organization. His new plan will cost three times as much, report says

Public health experts have said leaving the health organization will hamstring global cooperation on fighting disease

The Independent UK

Troops for Gaza and money top agenda as Trump’s Board of Peace meets

US president vows multinational force and billions of dollars as autocrats and rightwing allies gather in DC

The Guardian - UK

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Israeli settlers kill 19-year-old Palestinian-American, officials and witnesses say

The Palestinian Health Ministry and a witness say that Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank shot and killed a Palestinian-American in an attack on a village

The Independent UK

RSF siege of El Fasher in Sudan has ‘hallmarks of genocide’, UN mission finds

Report details harrowing 18-month occupation of North Darfur capital, showing destruction aimed at ethnic communities

The Guardian - UK

Sexual violence in the Ukraine war: Seven women break their silence at the Berlinale

They survived Russian imprisonment, torture and sexual violence. In "Traces", seven Ukrainian women tell their story - and transform pain into strength. A documentary about war crimes, dignity and the fight for justice.

Euronews

Trump’s diplomatic blitz exposes a misunderstanding of peacemaking

The inaugural meeting of Donald Trump’s board of peace in Washington on February 19 caps a busy week for US diplomacy – though, not necessarily for the country’s professional diplomats. These people have been largely sidelined in the close-knit circle of the US president’s personal envoys, his former real-estate business…

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'Someday, I won't be here': Trump says Board of Peace will oversee UN, will ensure it runs properly

America will boost the United Nations. President Donald Trump revealed plans to support the global body financially and ensure its proper functioning. This initiative is part of his peace plan for Gaza. Trump believes the UN has great potential and aims to help it achieve it. He also mentioned past…

The Times of India

Forget the Board of Peace, Trump may be closer than thought to attacking Iran

Tehran may claim it will not negotiate under duress, but that is precisely what it is being required to do

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Former prince Andrew arrested at Sandringham estate

Police assessing if Mountbatten-Windsor shared sensitive information with Jeffrey Epstein. Plus: how plastic production has doubled

The Guardian - UK

UN probe finds 'hallmarks of genocide' in Sudan's El-Fasher

The UN's independent fact-finding mission on Sudan said Thursday the paramilitary siege and capture of El-Fasher bore "the hallmarks of genocide".

Radio France Internationale

Trump officials plan to build 5,000-person military base in Gaza, files show

Exclusive: approximately 350-acre compound planned as base for multinational force, according to records reviewed by the Guardian

The Guardian - US

Trump responds to Obama’s viral interview, saying he will ask Pentagon to release files on UFOs and extraterrestrials – as it happened

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The Guardian - US

PM Modi’s Nameplate Highlights ‘Bharat’ at Global AI Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday addressed the plenary session of the India AI Impact Summit 2026, calling on the global community to transform the current technological disruption into humanity’s greatest opportunity.

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The Guardian - AU

What is Trump’s Board of Peace and who is involved?

The Trump-run group is viewed as an alternative to the United Nations, but democratic allies such as the UK, Canada, France and Germany are notably uninvolved

The Guardian - AU

Alleged Australian IS fighters transferred from Syria to Iraq where they could face death penalty

Dfat says it is aware Australians are among 5,704 detainees transferred out of Syrian prisons and into Iraqi custody

Radio France Internationale

UN hits out at Trump's ‘Board of Peace’ ahead of inaugural meeting in Washington

Members of the United Nations Security Council have sent out a clear message ahead of US President Donald Trump’s inaugural Board of Peace gathering – the fragile Gaza ceasefire must become permanent, and unilateral moves in the West Bank risk closing the door on a two-state solution.

The Independent UK

‘I fear for my daughter’s future’: Families in Zimbabwe struggle to survive a year after Trump’s aid cuts

ON THE GROUND: One year after Donald Trump’s aid cuts, villagers and farmers in Zimbabwe’s parched Mwenezi district – hit hard by the climate crisis – are being forced to make some tough decisions to survive. Tawanda Karombo reports

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The Independent UK

UN experts say destruction by Sudan's rebels in el-Fasher in October bears 'hallmarks of genocide'

U.N.-backed investigators say Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces have carried out a campaign in el-Fasher that shows hallmarks of genocide against non-Arab communities

Euronews

Radical renovation: Abandoned Nicosia airport set to become a museum to unite Cypriot communities

Nicosia airport, abandoned and unused for more than 50 years in the Cypriot buffer zone, is on the verge of becoming a museum thanks to a group of Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots who have teamed for a transformational project.

Euronews

UN Security Council warns Israeli West Bank plans threaten Gaza truce

The security council's meeting came on the eve of US President Donald Trump’s first Board of Peace gathering to discuss the future of the Palestinian territories.

Euronews

Putin tells Cuban FM Russia will not accept recent US sanctions against Havana

Speaking with Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez in Moscow, Putin reminded his guest that Russia “will not accept anything of the sort” when discussing the sanctions against the country.

The Guardian - UK

Bill Gates cancels keynote speech in India amid questions over Epstein ties

Billionaire Microsoft co-founder pulls out of India’s AI Impact Summit to ‘ensure the focus’ remains on event’s ‘key priorities’

The Guardian - UK

Gaza death toll for first 16 months of war far higher than reported, says peer-reviewed study

Lancet Global Health research suggests more than 75,000 killed in period, 25,000 more than announced at the time

The Independent UK

How one displaced family in Gaza is observing Ramadan's first day under a fragile ceasefire deal

Ramadan has begun in Gaza under a fragile ceasefire deal, but many say the joyous spirit of the month has disappeared

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