Trump pledges $10 billion for Board of Peace in inaugural meeting on Gaza – Axios

  1. Trump pledges $10 billion for Board of Peace in inaugural meeting on Gaza  Axios
  2. 5 takeaways from Trump’s Board of Peace launch event  The Hill
  3. France says surprised by European Commission presence at Board of Peace  Reuters
  4. With a Golden Gavel and a Threat to Iran, Trump Launches His Board of Peace  The New York Times
  5. Trump gets his Board of Peace, even as bigger countries steer clear  Politico
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Venezuela Approves Amnesty for Political Prisoners, but Many Won’t Benefit – The Wall Street Journal

  1. Venezuela Approves Amnesty for Political Prisoners, but Many Won’t Benefit  The Wall Street Journal
  2. More than 1,500 Venezuelan political prisoners apply for amnesty  BBC
  3. Venezuela has received more than 1,550 requests under amnesty law  Reuters
  4. Venezuela passed a law to free political prisoners after US pressure. Here’s why some welcome it cautiously  CNN
  5. Venezuela Passes Amnesty Bill Denounced by Some as ‘Unjust’  The New York Times
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Trump’s Board of Peace painted a rosy picture of Gaza’s future. On the ground, there is only despair – Associated Press News

  1. Trump's Board of Peace painted a rosy picture of Gaza's future. On the ground, there is only despair  Associated Press News
  2. France says surprised by European Commission presence at Board of Peace  Reuters
  3. Opinion | Trump’s 'Board of Peace' is a grim joke  MS NOW
  4. Trump gets his Board of Peace, even as bigger countries steer clear  Politico
  5. Trump's Ambitious Gaza Vision Is About to Hit the Gaping Chasm of Reality  Haaretz
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Exclusive | U.S. Intelligence Says at Least 15,000 at Large After ISIS Detention Camp Collapses in Syria – The Wall Street Journal

  1. Exclusive | U.S. Intelligence Says at Least 15,000 at Large After ISIS Detention Camp Collapses in Syria  The Wall Street Journal
  2. Power Shift in Syria Upends an Archipelago for ISIS Prisoners  The New York Times
  3. Some 15,000 at large after security collapses at Syrian detention camp holding ISIS family members  i24NEWS
  4. What is happening to Syria’s IS camps and their former residents?  The Guardian
  5. Few people left at Syrian detention camp that held ISIS families after thousands flee  The Times of Israel
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Amnesty: Iran sentences 30 to death, including minors – The Jerusalem Post

  1. Amnesty: Iran sentences 30 to death, including minors  The Jerusalem Post
  2. Iran: Children among 30 people at risk of the death penalty amid expedited grossly unfair trials connected to uprising  Amnesty International
  3. Tehran accused of mass arrests, torture and executions after protests  Euronews.com
  4. UNICEF calls for release of children detained during Iran protests  UN News
  5. UN Expert: Afghan Citizens Among Those Killed and Detained in Iran Protests  KabulNow
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Officials race to contain virus outbreak after 72 captive tigers die in Thailand

Dozens of the animals in Chiang Mai region first began to show signs of illness earlier this month

A highly contagious virus is believed to have caused the deaths of 72 captive tigers in northern Thailand this month, with officials racing to contain the outbreak.

Teams are urgently disinfecting enclosures and preparing to vaccinate surviving animals.

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