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Trump's Board of Peace is Israel's new frontline in Gaza

As Trump divides the world to those with him and those against him, it is enough to look at his disagreements with European countries to get the impression that Gaza and Palestine are marginal issues for the U.S. president, and that Israel's influence is limited

Trump to launch Board of Peace that some fear rivals UN

By Steve Holland DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 22 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will on Thursday launch his Board of Peace, originally intended to help end the devastating Gaza war but which he now sees having a wider role that Europe and some others fear will rival or

Israel launches wave of fresh strikes on Lebanon

Israel launched fresh strikes on what it said were Hezbollah targets in south Lebanon after raids earlier Wednesday killed two people, the latest violence despite a year-old ceasefire with the militant group. The state-run National News Agency said Israeli warplanes launched

Where are Islamic State detainees in Syria?

AMMAN, Jan 21 (Reuters) - The rapid collapse of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in the northeast of the country this week triggered uncertainty over the security of around a dozen prisons and detention camps that they had been guarding, where more than 10,000 Islamic

Iran protest crackdown latest developments

President Donald Trump has warned that Iran would be wiped "off the face of this earth" if Tehran ever succeeded in assassinating the US leader. Arch foes Iran and the United States in recent days have threatened broadscale wars if the leaders of either country are killed. It