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A look at Trump's Board of Peace and who has been invited

A look at Trump's Board of Peace and who has been invited

The Board of Peace led by US President Donald Trump was originally envisioned as a small group of world leaders overseeing the Gaza ceasefire plan. Since then, the Trump administration's ambitions have ballooned into a more sprawling concept, with Trump extending invitations to dozens of nations an

Assassin of Japan’s former PM Abe sentenced to life in prison

Assassin of Japan’s former PM Abe sentenced to life in prison

A man accused of fatally shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday, three and a half years after the incident that stunned the nation. Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, was arrested on the spot in July 2022 after fatally firing at Abe with a homemade gun w

Gaza families ordered to relocate in first truce evacuation

Gaza families ordered to relocate in first truce evacuation

Israeli forces ordered dozens of Palestinian families in the southern Gaza Strip to leave their homes in the first forced evacuation since October's ceasefire, as residents and Hamas said on Tuesday the military was expanding the area it controls. Residents of Bani Suhaila, east of Khan Younis, sa

Netanyahu to join Trump’s Board of Peace

Netanyahu to join Trump’s Board of Peace

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday he had agreed to join US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, after his office earlier criticised the makeup of the board’s executive committee. The board, chaired by Trump, was originally envisioned as a small group of world

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