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Who’s on Trump’s Board of Peace and who has said no

JERUSALEM (AP) — More than 20 countries have said they will join U.S. President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, while a few European nations have declined their invitations. Many have not yet responded to Trump’s invites.

Chaired by Trump, the board was originally envisioned as a small group of world leaders overseeing the Gaza ceasefire plan. But the Trump administration’s ambitions have expanded, with Trump extending invitations to dozens of nations and hinting at the board’s future role as conflict mediator. That appears to pose a challenge to the United Nations and its most powerful body, the 15-member Security Council.

Trump last week told reporters “we’re going to have, I think, over 50” countries join.

Here is a list by The Associated Press with countries that say they are joining the board, those that say they are not joining so far and the undecided.

Countries that say they will join

— Argentina

— Albania

— Armenia

— Azerbaijan

— Bahrain

— Belarus

— Bulgaria

— Cambodia

— Egypt

— El Salvador

— Hungary

— Indonesia

— Jordan

— Kazakhstan

— Kuwait

— Kosovo

— Morocco

— Mongolia

— Pakistan

— Paraguay

— Qatar

— Saudi Arabia

— Turkey

— United Arab Emirates

— Uzbekistan

— Vietnam

Countries that will not join, at least for now

— Canada: Trump revoked Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s invitation

— France

— Germany

— Greece

— Italy

— Norway

— Slovenia

— Sweden

— The United Kingdom

— Ukraine

Countries invited but noncommittal:

— China

— Croatia

— Cyprus

— India

— The European Union’s executive arm

— Russia

— Singapore

Australian watchdog files legal action against Telegram, saying it failed to remove violent content

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s online safety watchdog has filed legal action against messaging app Telegram, saying the platform failed to remove extremist content including videos of white supremacist mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and the New Zealand city of Christchurch as well as Islamic State group beheadings. The United Arab Emirates-based app, which reports having 1 billion users worldwide, faces a fine of up to 54.6 million Australian dollars ($38 million) if convicted in the Australian Federal Court for “alleged failure to detect and remove pro-terror material,” eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said Thursday. The civil action is a test of Australia's 2021 law requiring tech platforms to work to keep illegal and pro-terrorism material off their networks. Telegram denied the claims. “We reject these allegations and will contest them in court,” a spokesperson said in a written statement sent on Telegram.
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