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(L) US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff looks on as he delivers a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. The summit of the group of Ukraine supporters dubbed the "Coalition of the Willing" is the latest of several meetings planned for the new year as diplomatic efforts to end Europe's deadliest conflict since World War II have gained pace in recent weeks. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP via Getty Images) / (R) President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on the South Lawn before boarding Marine One at the White House on January 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. The President is expected to travel to Florida where he will remain for the weekend. (Photo by Tom Brenner/Getty Images)

Trump launches second phase of U.S.-brokered Israel-Hamas peace plan, creates new ‘Board of Peace’

President Donald Trump, alongside Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, announced the launch of the second phase of the U.S.-backed Hamas–Israel peace plan, shifting from a ceasefire toward a postwar governance, while raising questions over whether the first phase’s disarmament conditions were met.

US President Donald Trump (R) meets with New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on November 21, 2025. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

Mamdani and Trump have first face-to-face meeting: ‘The better he does, the happier I am’

President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani had their first face-to-face meeting at the White House.

U.S. President Donald Trump, joined by lawmakers and members of his administration, delivers remarks during a dinner with leaders of Central Asian countries in the East Room of the White House on November 6, 2025, in Washington, DC. Trump hosted presidents Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan, Serdar Berdimuhamedow of Turkmenistan, Sadyr Japarov of Kyrgyzstan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan and Emomali Rahmon of Tajikistan. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) / President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (C), joined by President of the Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev (2nd-R), and President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedow attend a dinner hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump for leaders of Central Asian countries in the East Room of the White House on November 6, 2025, in Washington, DC. President Trump hosted the leaders to discuss regional peace and critical mineral resource trade. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) / Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance at the Prime Minister's Office on October 22, 2025 in Jerusalem, Israel. Vance is meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in ongoing efforts to maintain the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. (Photo by Nathan Howard - Pool/Getty Images)

Trump: More nations interested in joining Abraham Accords after Kazakhstan

President Donald Trump announced that Kazakhstan will join the Abraham Accords, the bilateral peace agreements first brokered by the U.S. during Trump’s first term as president, with more to follow.

SOUTHERN ISRAEL, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 29: Israeli tanks stand near the border with the Gaza Strip as seen from a position on the Israeli side of the border on October 29, 2025 in Southern Israel, Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered "immediate, powerful" strikes on Gaza Tuesday, after his office accused Hamas of violating the terms of the ceasefire agreement for returning remains that Israel says do not belong to any of the 13 unaccounted for hostages. The announcement of strikes followed reports of fighting in Rafah near the "yellow line" demarcating territory under IDF control in Gaza, according to the US-brokered ceasefire agreement that came into affect on October 10. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

Trump assures ‘Nothing’ will jeopardize Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal following violence flare-up: ‘Hamas is a very small part of peace in the Middle East’

President Donald Trump recently declared that “nothing” will jeopardize the ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel, asserting that it “is not going to be jeopardized” — despite recent Israeli air-strikes and the murder of an IDF soldier.

US Vice President JD Vance (L) meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the prime minister's office in Jerusalem on October 22, 2025. Vance on October 22 cautioned there were challenges ahead both in terms of disarming Hamas and rebuild Gaza as part of a US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian militant movement. (Photo by Nathan HOWARD / POOL / AFP) (Photo by NATHAN HOWARD/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

JD Vance visits Netanyahu to build on ceasefire deal in ‘days of destiny’

Vice President JD Vance is on a three-day trip to Israel with Second Lady Usha Vance to meet with Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu.

CONCORD, NC - SEPTEMBER 24: U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks at ConcordPadgett Regional Airport on September 24, 2025 in Concord, North Carolina. Vance spoke about tax cuts and support for law enforcement. (Photo by Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images)

Vance says U.S. is not sending troops to Israel or Gaza: ‘We are on the cusp of true peace in the Middle East’

Vice President JD Vance proclaimed that the United States is not sending any troops to Israel or Gaza, despite reports indicating that 200 American troops were being deployed to Israel to assist in ensuring the ceasefire holds.