US President Donald Trump withdrew an invitation to Canada to join his Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts on Thursday.”Please let this Letter serve to represent that the Board of Peace is withdrawing its invitation to…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Canada withdrawn from Board of Peace, Spain declines invite
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Spain will not join Trump’s Board of Peace, PM says
MADRID, Jan 23 (Reuters) – 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…
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Iran continues internet blackout, UN HRC to meet
Internet service is still down in Iran on Friday, despite claims by Iranian officials that it would be restored.Hossein Afshin, Iranian Vice President for Science, Technology, and Knowledge-Based Economy, stated in an interview on Monday that…
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TikTok finalizes deal to create US entity and retrain algorithm, avoiding ban
TikTok has finalized a deal to create a new American version, avoiding the looming threat of a ban in the United States that has been in discussion for years on the platform now used by more than 200 million Americans.
The video social…
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Trump says 'armada' heading toward Iran: 'maybe we won't have to use it'; Officials confirm warships en route to mideast
U.S. officials said an aircraft carrier and several destroyers will arrive in the Middle East in the coming days, with additional air-defense systems under consideration. Warships began moving from the Asia-Pacific after the Iranian regime’s…
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Activists raise Iran protest crackdown death toll to over 5,000; Trump: ‘Armada’ headed to region
The death toll from Iran’s bloody crackdown on nationwide protests reached at least 5,002 people killed Friday, activists said, warning many more still were feared dead as the most-comprehensive internet blackout in the country crossed…
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Trump revokes Canada’s invitation to join Board of Peace
By Jasper Ward and Ismail Shakil
WASHINGTON/OTTAWA, Jan 22 (Reuters) – 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…
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Mamdani rejects comptroller’s plan to invest in Israel bonds, hardening fault line
NEW YORK — Investments in Israeli government bonds have emerged as a significant fault line between New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the city’s comptroller, Mark Levine.
Levine and Mamdani have long held opposing positions on the…
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Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi calls for unified anti-regime protests
Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi announced six demands of the international community and the Iranian diaspora to support protesters and activists within Iran, in a post on his official X/Twitter on Thursday evening.”All activities, whether…
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UN to take over al-Hol camp for IS families in Syria after unrest
The United Nations (UN) says it will take over management of a camp in north-eastern Syria holding holding thousands of people with alleged links to the jihadist group Islamic State (IS).
It comes after Kurdish-led forces that had been running the…
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