News Wrap: World leaders weigh whether to join Trump's 'Board of Peace' for Gaza
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🗓️ 19 January 2026
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| 0:00.0 | Also today, a number of world leaders are weighing whether to join President Trump's new, so-called Board of Peace. |
| 0:07.0 | That includes Russian President Vladimir Putin, with the Kremlin saying it's, quote, studying the details of the offer. |
| 0:13.0 | The European Commission says that President Ursula von der Leyen was invited, but no word on whether she's accepted. |
| 0:20.0 | And there are reports that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was among those invited. |
| 0:25.5 | That is significant because President Trump says the board will be tasked with overseeing |
| 0:29.6 | the next phase of the Gaza peace plan. |
| 0:32.3 | Speaking to Israeli lawmakers today, Netanyahu said he objects to the makeup of the board, which could also include |
| 0:38.6 | Turkey and Qatar, who have been critical of Israel's actions in Gaza. |
| 0:42.5 | We have a certain disagreement with our friends in the United States regarding the |
| 0:48.5 | composition of the advisory council that will accompany the processes in Gaza. |
| 0:52.7 | Now there is a disagreement, and I'm laying it here on the stage, on the podium. |
| 0:56.7 | U.S. officials reportedly planned to charge $1 billion for those wanting a permanent seat on the board. |
| 1:02.9 | Last week, the White House announced the seven members of what it's calling the founding executive board. |
| 1:08.0 | They include Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, |
| 1:12.3 | and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, among others. Gunmen in Nigeria have abducted |
| 1:18.3 | more than 150 worshippers from three separate churches. The attacks took place on Sunday |
| 1:24.3 | in the northwestern Kaduna state, while services and a mass were underway. |
| 1:29.3 | A Nigerian lawmaker told the Associated Press that 168 people were still missing today. |
| 1:35.4 | No group has taken responsibility. The region has seen a surge in such kidnappings as armed gangs |
| 1:41.1 | target villages, schools, and places of worship. President Trump and some U.S. lawmakers have claimed this amounts to what they call a Christian |
| 1:49.0 | genocide which Nigeria's government has rejected. |
| 1:53.0 | Police in Spain say the death toll from a train collision on Sunday has risen to 40 and |
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