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  US President Donald Trump today convenes the inaugural meeting of his newly established “Board of Peace,” an ambitious international body initially created to oversee post-conflict reconstruction in Gaza but now positioned with broader global aspirations. The gathering, hosted at the renamed Donald J. Trump United States Institute of Peace in Washington, brings together representatives from more than two dozen countries—many of them authoritarian-leaning allies or partners in the Middle East—following a ceasefire in Gaza that took effect in late 2025 under a US-brokered 20-point plan endorsed by UN Security Council Resolution 2803. Trump, who serves as the board's chairman indefinitely (with veto power and life membership per its charter), is expected to announce pledges exceeding $5 billion from member states for Gaza's humanitarian aid and reconstruction efforts. Additional commitments include personnel for an International Stabilization Force and training for a new Palesti...

 Trump has long expressed interest in purchasing Greenland (first in 2019, dismissed as "absurd" by Denmark). In recent weeks leading to Davos, he intensified rhetoric via Truth Social, posting a doctored image of himself planting a U.S. flag on Greenland with a sign reading "GREENLAND - US TERRITORY EST. 2026." He threatened tariffs on eight EU countries (not specified in reports, but implied to pressure Denmark/EU). At Davos, Trump told reporters he was open to discussions but downplayed pushback, saying, "I don't think they're going to push back too much." EU's Response : In her WEF address, von der Leyen warned that Trump's actions risk "plunging U.S. ties with the European Union into a downward spiral," emphasizing that Greenland's sovereignty is "non-negotiable." She pledged an "unflinching, united, and proportional" response, including "full solidarity" with Greenland and Denmark. This coul...