3 h. ago Trump wants to hold a ceremony to recognize his ‘peace board’ during the Davos economic gathering this week

President has described it as ‘the most impressive and consequential Board ever assembled’, but many world leaders are skeptical of its $1bn membership fee and domination by Trump allies

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4 h. ago UK to reimburse visa fees for top tech and science firms in push for growth

The Chancellor will pitch Britain as a haven of ‘stability’ as she meets business chiefs at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday.

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10 h. ago Donald Trump needs helpers for his appalling neocolonialist project. What else is this ‘board of peace’? | Owen Jones

Blair, Putin, Erdoğan, Orbán: the names of those invited to serve say it all. And it's about so much more than GazaThe fate of the Palestinian people offers a warning about the future of humanity. When I recently visited the West Bank, Palestinians kept impressing the same point on me: Israel has turned their land into a laboratory. The technology of oppression that it has deployed – including in its genocide in Gaza – ranges from hi-tech surveillance to military drones and AI on the battlefield. These technologies have been exported to oppressive states across the world. And it doesn’t stop there.This brings us to Donald Trump’s “board of peace”, now set to rule Gaza. In the sleepy Oxfordshire village of Sutton Courtenay, where George Orwell lies buried, the ground itself ought to be shaking. This isn’t peace. It’s naked neocolonialism.Owen Jones is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Is Trump trying to replace the United Nations with his own Board of Peace?

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

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14 h. ago Davos: What to know about World Economic Forum meeting amid Trump threats

A record of nearly 400 top political leaders are attending this year’s event

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15 h. ago In Davos, the rich talk about ‘global threats’. Here’s why they’re silent about the biggest of them all | Ingrid Robeyns

Economic inequality is at the heart of all humanity’s major problems, but the wealthiest refuse to confront a system that benefits themThis week, hundreds of government leaders, heads of state, and business executives are gathering at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. They will be discussing solutions to the world’s biggest risks and problems.But everything suggests that, once more, what will not be addressed at their meeting is the biggest threat to humanity and the planet: neoliberal capitalism.Ingrid Robeyns is an economist and philosopher, and holds the chair in ethics of institutions at Utrecht University. Her most recent book is Limitarianism: The Case Against Extreme Wealth Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Panicking EU leaders to hold emergency Greenland summit after Trump's trade war threat: Live updates

EU leaders will hold an emergency summit on Greenland following US President Donald Trump's threats to impose new tariffs on EU countries.

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16 h. ago What to know about the annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos

Nearly 3,000 high-level participants from business, government and beyond plus untold numbers of activists, journalists and observers are converging on the Swiss town of Davos for the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting

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17 h. ago Keir Starmer FAILS to endorse Donald Trump's 'Board of Peace' for Gaza as Britain frets about $1billion cost of membership... while Vladimir Putin is also now invited to join

The Prime Minister told a press conference in Downing Street he was 'talking to allies' about the terms of signing up to the US President's initiative.

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17 h. ago Kremlin says Putin has been invited to join Trump’s Gaza ‘board of peace’

Putin shows no signs of ending Ukraine war and claim adds weight to accusation Trump favours Russian presidentThe Kremlin has announced that Vladimir Putin has been invited to join Donald Trump’s “board of peace”, set up last week with the intention that it would oversee a ceasefire in Gaza.The Kremlin spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, told journalists on Monday that Russia was seeking to “clarify all the nuances” of the offer with Washington, before giving its response. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Vladimir Putin invited to join Donald Trump's 'Board of Peace'

Donald Trump has invited Vladimi Putin to join a "Peace Council" for Gaza, it is understood

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17 h. ago Billionaires’ wealth hits new peak as their clout grows, Oxfam warns Davos

Oxfam urged governments to impose higher taxes on extreme wealth and strengthen firewalls between money and politics

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17 h. ago Trump has invited Putin to join ‘Board of Peace’, Kremlin says

Russian president’s spokesperson says Moscow is ‘studying all details of the offer’ to join board overseeing Gaza

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18 h. ago Kremlin claims Putin was invited to join Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza

Trump has invited the leaders of several countries to be part of the executive board, with members asked to pay a $1 billion fee after three years

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19 h. ago FTSE 100 Live 19 January: Markets lower amid tariffs threat, WH Smith surges

The FTSE 100 index is under pressure after Donald Trump threatened fresh tariffs on eight European countries including the UK.

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20 h. ago FTSE 100 Live 19 January: Gold higher and index down amid Greenland tariffs threat

The FTSE 100 index is under pressure after Donald Trump threatened fresh tariffs on eight European countries including the UK.

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30 h. ago Keir Starmer to hold Downing Street press conference after Donald Trump tariff threats

It came after the erratic US President Donald Trump warned he will slap 10% tariffs on countries including the UK for opposing his desired takeover of Greenland

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39 h. ago Trump ‘to ask countries in Gaza Board of Peace to pay $1bn to keep membership’

Netanyahu rejected the terms of the board after its first members were announced

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39 h. ago EU diplomats to hold crisis talks over Trump Greenland tariff ‘blackmail’

Emmanuel Macron to urge EU to use its powerful anti-coercion instrument if US goes ahead with tariffsEurope live – latest updatesSenior European diplomats are due to hold crisis talks after Donald Trump said he was targeting eight European nations with tariffs over their support for Greenland.Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, said Trump’s tariffs were a mistake, and the Dutch foreign minister, David van Weel, described the US president’s threats to allies as “blackmail”, as reaction from European leaders continued to pile up. Continue reading...

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40 h. ago Tony Blair denies any role in setting $1 BILLION price tag for joining Trump's new 'UN replacement' board of peace... so will the UK pay up?

Tony Blair has been appointed to the 'founding executive board' of the US president's fledgling board of peace.

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