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February 24, 2026 3:47 PM

UN General Assembly chief calls for US to pay fees in full

The head of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday urged top contributor the United States to pay its fees in full after Washington made only a partial payment to the global body, amounting to less than 5% of the total amount owed. The United States has paid about $160 million of the more than $4 billion it owes to the U.N., a United Nations spokesperson said last week, after Reuters reported that an initial payment was pending. United Nations Secretary-General has warned the body face...

February 19, 2026 6:23 PM

Trump to preside over first meeting of Board of Peace with many Gaza questions unresolved

U.S. President Donald Trump will preside over the first meeting of his Board of Peace on Thursday with unresolved questions on the future of Gaza hanging over an event expected to include representatives from more than 45 nations. The disarmament of Hamas militants and accompanying withdrawal of Israeli troops, the size of the reconstruction fund and the flow of humanitarian aid to the war-battered populace of Gaza are among the major questions likely to test the effectiveness of the board in t...

January 23, 2026 2:18 PM

Spain will not join Trump’s Board of Peace, PM says

Spain will not take part in the Board of Peace initiative launched by U.S. President Donald Trump to tackle global conflicts, saying the decision was consistent with its belief in multilateralism and the United Nations system. "We appreciate the invitation, but we decline," Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told reporters late on Thursday after an EU summit in Brussels. Washington says the body will help broker and monitor ceasefires, organise security arrangements and coordinate rebuilding...

January 23, 2026 8:53 AM

Trump revokes Canada’s invitation to join Board of Peace

U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew on Thursday an invitation for Canada to join his Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts. Trump's aboutface follows Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, where he openly decried powerful nations using economic integration as weapons and tariffs as leverage. "Please let this Letter serve to represent that the Board of Peace is withdrawing its invitation to you regarding Canada’s joining, wh...

January 22, 2026 4:17 PM

Trump launches Board of Peace that some fear rivals UN

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday launched his Board of Peace, originally intended to help end the Gaza war but which he now sees having a wider role that Europe and some others fear will rival or undermine the United Nations. Trump appeared to touch on those concerns in his opening remarks at a signing ceremony for the board, saying the new board would work with the U.N. as he listed other major diplomatic issues around the region and worldwide. "Well, this is a very exciting day, long ...

January 20, 2026 2:39 PM

Trump threatens 200% tariffs on French wines to get Macron on Board of Peace

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to hit French wines and champagnes with 200% tariffs in an apparent effort to cajole French President Emmanuel Macron into joining his Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts. Trump's initiative, which would start by addressing Gaza and then expand to deal with other conflicts, raises questions about the role of the United Nations and a source close to Macron said the French president intended to decline the invitation to join. When ...

January 19, 2026 10:39 AM

Trump invites India to join proposed ‘Board of Peace’ on Gaza conflict

U.S. President Donald Trump has invited India to join his “Board of Peace” initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts, according to a White House statement on Sunday, which was shared in a post on X by Washington’s ambassador to New Delhi, Sergio Gor. In the letter addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Trump said, “It is my Great Honor to invite you, as Prime Minister of the Republic of India, to join me in a critically historic and Magnificent effort to solidif...

September 30, 2025 9:59 AM

US proposal for ‘temporary’ Gaza governance includes Tony Blair, Trump

A peace plan released by the White House on Monday to end Israel's war in Gaza included surprise roles in a post-war Gaza for two familiar political figures: former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and U.S. President Donald Trump. Here are details of the proposed interim governance structure of the coastal territory: WHAT DOES THE PLAN SAY ON INTERIM GOVERNANCE? The proposal says: "Gaza will be governed under the temporary transitional governance of a technocratic, apolitical Palestinian committe...