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The board would be chaired for life by Trump and would start by addressing the Gaza conflict, then expand to deal with other conflicts

The truce comes after days of fighting as the army advanced into Kurdish-held territories in the northeast.

Von der Leyen, who met with Lula before heading to Asuncion for the signing, said the deal would create the largest free trade zone in the world.

Prominent EU countries have warned that a US military seizure of a territory in Nato could collapse the military alliance that Washington leads

Trump has not ruled out the use of force to take Greenland, saying it is vital to US security

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine said on Saturday he had escaped a police and army raid on his house.

A Chinese reconnaissance drone briefly flew over the Taiwan-controlled Pratas Islands at the top end of the South China Sea on Saturday, in what Taiwan’s defence ministry called a “provocative and irresponsible” move.

A Ukrainian delegation is en route to the US for talks on security guarantees and a post-war recovery package, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday, expressing hope the documents could be signed on the sidelines of the WEF in Davos.

Iran’s crackdown on dissidents is shaping up as one of the toughest security tests yet for Elon Musk’s Starlink, which has served as a lifeline against state-imposed internet blackouts since its deployment during the war in Ukraine.

Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said on Friday she was confident that the remnants of what she called Venezuela’s “criminal regime” would eventually be dismantled and there would be an orderly transition to free elections, but cautioned that the ro

A landmark global treaty to safeguard biodiversity in the high seas came into effect on Saturday, providing countries with a legally binding framework to tackle threats such as overfishing and meet a target to protect 30% of the ocean environment by 2030.

US President Donald Trump offered on Friday to mediate a dispute over Nile River waters between Egypt and Ethiopia.

A Utah judge on Friday heard arguments from a lawyer for the alleged killer of conservative activist Charlie Kirk to dismiss the entire prosecution team over an alleged conflict of interest.

More than 3,000 people have died in Iran’s nationwide protests, rights activists said on Saturday, while a “slight rise” in internet activity was reported in the country after an eight-day blackout.

Walmart announced a series of executive changes on Friday as John Furner prepares to take over as CEO of the world’s largest retailer on February 1, replacing Doug McMillon.