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Who has joined Trump’s board of peace – and what power will it have?

Trump seems to envision the ‘board of peace’ with a far broader scope beyond Gaza

The Independent UK

Should Australia join Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’? Here are 5 key points to consider

US President Donald Trump has announced the formation of his “Board of Peace”, inaugurating the second phase of his 20-point peace plan for Gaza.

The Conversation

Is Trump trying to replace the United Nations with his own ‘board of peace’?

COMMENT: With the Kremlin claiming that Putin has been invited to join Trump’s ‘board of peace’ alongside Tony Blair, chief international correspondent Bel Trew asks what the US president is up to

The Independent UK

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‘Insanity!’: Jaws on floor as Trump invites Putin to join Gaza ‘Board of Peace’

Ah yes, the famously peace-loving Vladimir Putin.

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Israel objects to White House’s pick of leaders for ‘board of peace’

Country says some appointments to the group, which will oversee the administration and reconstruction of Gaza, are ‘contrary to its policy’

The Guardian - UK

Israel appears concerned over membership of Trump’s committee to rebuild Gaza

The board includes former prime minister Sir Tony Blair.

The Independent UK

Netanyahu, Putin and the Pope: Who has been invited to Trump’s Gaza ‘Board of Peace’?

Russian president Vladimir Putin and the Pope considering invitations to join

The Independent UK

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As Trump's deadline for a cap on credit card rates looms, banks have only questions and no answers

President Donald Trump has demanded a 10% cap on credit card interest rates by January 20

The Independent UK

Egypt and Sudan welcome Trump's offer to mediate Nile River dam dispute

Egypt and Sudan welcome President Trump's offer to resume U.S. mediation with Ethiopia over the Nile River water dispute

The Independent UK

Tony Blair ‘honoured’ to be part of Donald Trump’s efforts to rebuild Gaza

The former prime minister was listed alongside high-profile Trump administration officials.

The Independent UK

White House releases names of board members tasked with temporary governance of Gaza

The White House has released the names of some of members of various boards who will play a role in guiding Gaza through the next steps of the ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel, brokered by Trump in October.

Euronews

Trump appoints Blair, Kushner and Rubio to Gaza ‘board of peace’

White House says seven-strong board, chaired by Trump, will steer Gaza through next phase of reconstruction

The Guardian - US

Tony Blair says he is ‘honoured’ to be on Trump’s Gaza ‘Board of Peace’

Blair’s inclusion on the list of board members may be controversial, as he remains a divisive figure in the Middle East following 2003 invasion of Iraq

The Independent UK

Tony Blair 'honoured' after appointment to Donald Trump's ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza

Former Prime Minister named alongside high-profile Trump administration officials as a founding member of board to lead long-term peace efforts in the Middle East

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Data suggests Labour would be making a mistake if it ousted Keir Starmer after May elections

British electoral politics in the 1980s were dominated by Margaret Thatcher, the prime minister for the whole of that decade. Similarly, Tony Blair dominated elections when he was in Downing Street from 1997 to 2007. In sharp contrast, the decade from 2015 to 2025 saw no fewer than six prime…

The Independent UK

What’s next for Gaza as US announces phase two of ceasefire?

IN FOCUS: The Trump administration is pushing on with its plan for peace in Gaza, even as key questions remain, writes James C. Reynolds

The Guardian - UK

The world of today looks bad, but take hope: we’ve been here before and got through it – and we will again

As I write my last regular column for the Guardian, my thoughts turn to the lessons and hope we can take from history, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer expected to accept place on Trump’s board to run Gaza

Former Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair was previously considered for the board, but was denied full membership following objections from Middle Eastern state leaders

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‘Complete shambles’: Exasperated Labour MPs lash out at Starmer over digital ID U-turn

Former Labour home secretary David Blunkett says scheme was doomed to ‘run into the sand’ because PM ‘failed to make the case’ for it

The Independent UK

The UK is watering down plans for mandatory digital ID cards after a backlash

The British government has scaled back plans for mandatory digital ID cards, initially proposed as a way of helping control immigration

The Independent UK

Starmer’s digital ID U-turn shows a prime minister in survival mode

NEWS ANALYSIS: By watering down his plans to make digital ID compulsory in yet another policy U-turn, the prime minister is showing that he’s lost control of his government’s agenda, writes political editor David Maddox

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer offered place on Trump’s Gaza ‘peace board’

Prime minister is yet to receive a formal invitation, but the Guardian has been told that Starmer is expected to accept

The Conversation

Is Keir Starmer’s silence on Venezuela a mistake? What history tells us

It is unlikely that within the first few days of a great global event – one moreover triggered by its closest ally launching a coup and kidnapping a head of state – a British government has said so little. It took 16 hours for it to say anything at all,…

The Independent UK

UK considered military overthrow of ‘depressingly healthy’ Robert Mugabe

Declassified records show the Foreign Office advised Tony Blair’s government on options for dealing with the former Zimbabwean president

The Guardian - UK

My big night out: I finished the 1990s with fireworks, a funfair, flirting – and furious hope for the future

It was the end of a fabulous decade, when spontaneous, unpredictable parties seemed not just possible but typical. A new millennium was dawning. What could possibly go wrong?

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