U.S. President Donald Trump could still lead his proposed "Board of Peace," which he suggested could supplant the United Nations, after he leaves the White House, a U.S. official said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/21/world/politics/trump-board-peace-term/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #us #donaldtrump #emmanuelmacron

The Trump administration is asking countries that want a permanent spot on his new Board of Peace to contribute at least $1 billion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/18/world/politics/trump-gaza-peace-board-fee/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #gaza #israel #israelhamaswar #us #donaldtrump #middleeast

The Trump administration is asking countries that want a permanent spot on his new Board of Peace to contribute at least $1 billion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/18/world/politics/trump-gaza-peace-board-fee/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #gaza #israel #israelhamaswar #us #donaldtrump #middleeast

Israel is grappling with a dramatic increase in post-traumatic stress disorder and suicide among its troops after its two-year assault on Gaza, precipitated by the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on southern Israel. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/16/world/israel-soldiers-ptsd-suicide/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #israel #israelhamaswar #middleeast #mentalhealth #suicide

U.S. President Donald Trump announced the formation of a Gaza "board of peace," a key phase two element of a U.S.-backed plan to end the war in the Palestinian territory. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/16/world/trump-gaza-peace-board/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #donaldtrump #israel #gaza #hamas #israelhamaswar #palestinians #middleeast

Israel’s foreign ministry said Tuesday it is severing ties with three international organizations, including two agencies of the United Nations, following the United States’ withdrawal from 66 global bodies last week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/14/world/politics/israel-ties-global-org-us-withdrawal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas #benjaminnetanyahu #us #unrwa

Japan will send personnel to the Civil-Military Coordination Center, established to monitor the implementation of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/12/japan/politics/japan-personnel-gaza/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #toshimitsumotegi #gaza #israel #palestinians #israelhamaswar

At a hospital in Gaza, patients fear they will be left without care if Israel bans Doctors Without Borders (MSF) from March. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/11/world/gaza-hospital-msf-israel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #doctorswithoutborders #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians

Israeli forces killed at least 11 Palestinians in separate strikes in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, hours after the military said it had hit the site of a failed militant rocket launch. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/09/world/politics/israel-strike-gaza-ceasefire-fragile/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #israelhamaswar #israel #gaza #palestinians

Israeli forces killed at least 11 Palestinians in separate strikes in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, hours after the military said it had hit the site of a failed militant rocket launch. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/09/world/politics/israel-strike-gaza-ceasefire-fragile/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #israelhamaswar #israel #gaza #palestinians

The Israeli military launched strikes on southern and eastern Lebanon, Lebanese state media reported, after warning it would hit what it called Hezbollah and Hamas targets in four villages. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/06/world/israel-hezbollah-hamas-lebanon/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas #lebanon #hezbollah

New Year's Eve revelers will toast the end of 2025 on Wednesday, waving goodbye to 12 months packed with Trump tariffs, a Gaza truce and vain hopes for peace in Ukraine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/31/world/2025-trump-truces-turmoil/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #2026winterolympics #russiaukrainewar #space #israelhamaswar #australia #massshootings

U.S. President Donald Trump warned Iran of fresh strikes and said Hamas would have “hell to pay” if it fails to disarm in Gaza, presenting a united front with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/30/world/trump-netanyahu-iran-hamas/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #donaldtrump #benjaminnetanyahu #us #israel #hamas #israelhamaswar #middleeast #gaza #iran

In so many acute conflicts, from the Middle East and Sudan to Ukraine, we know it will take countries working together in partnership to overcome our shared challenges rather than letting them divide and defeat us. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/25/world/building-peace-together/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #uk #us #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #russia #sudan #gaza #israelhamaswar #warcrimes #peacekeeping

Christmas celebrations were in full swing again in Bethlehem in the West Bank, as a fragile truce holds in Gaza. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/25/world/bethlehem-christmas-gaza-war/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #christmas #middleeast #palestinians #israel #westbank #israelhamaswar

Pakistan’s most powerful military chief in decades faces the toughest test of his newly amassed powers as Washington pushes Islamabad to contribute troops to the Gaza stabilization force. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/17/asia-pacific/pakistan-asim-munir-trump-gaza/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #pakistan #israel #gaza #asimmunir #donaldtrump #middleeast #israelhamaswar

The International Criminal Court on Monday rejected a challenge from Israel, which had argued that the court’s investigation into alleged crimes committed in the Gaza Strip was invalid. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/16/world/politics/icc-israel-war-crimes-probe/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas #benjaminnetanyahu #icc

Israel's assassination of a senior Hamas commander threatens the Gaza ceasefire, the chief negotiator of the militant group said, calling on U.S. President Donald Trump to demand Israel comply with the truce's terms. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/15/world/hamas-israel-commander-ceasefire/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas

U.S. intelligence officials temporarily suspended sharing some key information with Israel during U.S. President Joe Biden's administration over concerns about its conduct of the war in Gaza. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/13/world/biden-israel-intel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #us #israel #israelhamaswar #middleeast #joebiden

Gazans have turned to ripping out iron rods from the rubble to use to prop up tents or sell to scratch out a living in an enclave that will take years to recover from war. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/12/world/gaza-steel-rods-living/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #israelhamaswar #palestinians #gaza