The Latest Breaking News from Gaza

France on Monday said it "does not intend to answer favourably" to Donald Trump's invitation to join the "Board of Peace" set up to rebuild Gaza. In response, the US leader threatened 200 percent tariffs on French wine and champagne.

Israel has repeatedly accused UNRWA of providing cover for Hamas militants, claiming that some of its employees took part in the group's 7 October 2023 attack on Israel.

Also in this newsletter: controversy over Trump's Gaza Peace Board after France rejects invite, and how a vote of no confidence in Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen is falling flat as Greenland feud diverts attention.

A senior U.S. official said Davos attendees should prepare to be insulted.

US President Donald Trump has announced the formation of his “Board of Peace”, inaugurating the second phase of his 20-point peace plan for Gaza.

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

Flooding in Mozambique has displaced over 300,000 people, according to the Gaza province governor

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been invited to join Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza reconstruction, sparking controversy as the Ukraine war continues with mounting casualties.

Blair, Putin, Erdoğan, Orbán: the names of those invited to serve say it all. And it’s about so much more than Gaza, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The EU's executive arm, Russia, Belarus and Thailand say they've been asked to join U.S. President Donald Trump’s new Board of Peace that will supervise the next phase of the Gaza peace plan

Here are five of the biggest stories from around the world today. Trump official sends warning to Europe not to retaliate over Greenland Warning over ‘severe wear’ on Spain train tracks involved in fatal crash Trump invites Putin to join Gaza ‘Board of Peace’, Kremlin says Russia claims to have…