“When America booms, the entire World Booms,” Trump declares at unveiling of ‘Board of Peace’

By Alagbe Shenayon On Jan 22, 2026

Yet despite that, Trump referred to Hamas as made up of those who “were born with rifles in their hands,” again threatening aggression if it refuses a peace deal.

“They have to give up their weapons, and if they don’t do that, it’s going to be the end of them,” he said.

Trump says “Board of Peace” has started and “running beautifully”

President Donald Trump announced the “Board of Peace” has started work already and “it’s running beautifully.”

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“We have a great group of people and incredible young people that are leading it from within,” he said during the announcement of the board in Davos.

The unveiled members include none of the United States’ European allies, but Trump said of the collected group, “I like, actually, this group. I like every single one of them. Can you believe it?” and added “Usually I have two or three that I don’t like. I don’t find them up here.”

I wants “Board of Peace” to work alongside the UN – Trump

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he wants his new “Board of Peace” to work “in conjunction” with the United Nations, even as he criticized the UN for failing to live up to its potential.

“Once this board is completely formed, we can do pretty much whatever we want to do, and we’ll do it in conjunction with the United Nations,” he said in Davos. “I’ve always said the United Nations has got tremendous potential. Has not used it, but there’s tremendous potential.”

Trump had previously suggested that the “Board of Peace,” which he formed chiefly to help rebuild Gaza, “might” eventually replace the UN. But on Thursday he said he wanted the two to work in combination, contending it could result in “something very, very unique for the world.”

Still, he had harsh words for the UN’s current performance, claiming it had played little role in mediating conflicts that Trump counts among the so-called wars he believes he’s ended.

“On the eight wars that I ended, I never spoke to the United Nations, not any of them,” Trump said. “They tried, I guess, and some of them, but they didn’t try hard enough.”

NATO chief expects NATO allies to step up Arctic security this year under framework deal agreed with Trump

NATO chief Mark Rutte said the framework of a deal he discussed with President Donald Trump calls for NATO allies to increase their Arctic security measures, and expects results this year.

“We will come together in NATO with our senior commanders to work out what is necessary,” Rutte told Reuters at the World Economic Forum. “I have no doubt we can do this quite fast. Certainly, I would hope for 2026, I hope even early in 2026.”

He added that this push for Arctic security would not divert resources away from Ukraine.

Rutte also said that he and Trump did not discuss mining rare earth minerals in Greenland during the meeting which resulted in the US President backing away from his threat to impose tariffs on European nations who opposed his ambitions.

Earlier today in Davos, Rutte said he and Trump had discussed how NATO nations could “collectively make sure the Arctic stays safe (and) that the Russians and the Chinese stay out.”

Rutte also previously said Denmark’s sovereignty over Greenland wasn’t discussed during his conversation with Trump, and a NATO spokesperson said he did not propose any “compromise” to Danish sovereignty in the talks.

[CNN]