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    Gaza’s future or Trump’s favour: what is the Board of Peace trying to secure? – video

    A group of largely authoritarian world leaders and a few observers joined Donald Trump in Washington for the inaugural meeting of the newly established Board of Peace. Guardian Europe reporter Jakub Krupa looks at who attended the organisation’s first meeting and what it means for the future world order. The body was created to implement the US president’s vision for Gaza’s future after the territory was destroyed by Israel, but Trump has widened its scope, calling it ‘the most consequential international body in history’Troops for Gaza and money top agenda as Trump’s Board of Peace meetsAuthoritarians, strongmen and dictators: who is on Trump’s Board of Peace? Continue reading… More

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    Whistles are a symbol of resistance amid Trump’s ICE crackdown. Some say they hurt more than they help

    The instrument has strengthened community ties, but some organizers say whistles can create panic or confusionOver the past year, whistles have become a symbol of the collective resistance of ordinary people standing up to federal immigration enforcement. As the Trump administration expands its immigration crackdown to cities and towns across the US, people are relying on whistles to warn their neighbors about the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.But not all activists agree on their efficacy. Some organizers, including those in rural areas of the US, say that whistles can heighten panic in the communities they serve. Others say they can create unnecessary confusion for children, the elderly and those with disabilities.
    When a few grassroots organizations across the country, from Washington state to Maryland, posted on social media about their decision to keep whistles out of their activism, a debate exploded online. But scholars of social movements say that tactical adaptability is a healthy part of organizing, as coalitions emerge, coalesce and continue to transform to meet the needs on the ground. Continue reading… More

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    Corruption is no longer envelopes of cash – now it is about who is being shielded and who is being sacrificed | Kenneth Mohammed

    Trump has attacked judges and weakened global safeguards. Someone needs to stand up to the US and stop the erosion of democracyIn an era of overlapping crises, corruption is no longer a side issue – it is a structural threat to achieving international equality and even freedom itself. Each year, Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index, a league table of 182 countries, is greeted with predictable theatrics: praise where it flatters power, condemnation where it can be weaponised, and hollow promises of reform that quietly expire once attention moves on. Instead of a moment of reckoning, it is ignored by those with the power to act.As this newspaper reported, last week’s table showed a “worrying trend” of backsliding and a picture of “democratic institutions being eroded by political donations, cash for access and state targeting of campaigners and journalists”. Continue reading… More

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    Jesse Jackson’s political legacy in the Trump era – podcast

    On Tuesday, we learned that the US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson had died at the age of 84. Tributes flooded in from political figures across the aisle for the Baptist minister who twice ran for the Democratic presidential nomination.This week, the Guardian’s Jenna Amatulli speaks to George Chidi about how Jackson transformed the Democratic party and empowered minority communities at the ballot box, and what Jackson might have thought about the party today as it takes on Donald TrumpArchive: ABC, AP, CBS, Sky News, PBS Newshour Continue reading… More

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    Trump says he will order the release of Pentagon files on aliens and UFOs

    The president’s announcement came after predecessor Barack Obama went viral last week for saying aliens are ‘real’Donald Trump has announced he is directing the defense department and other agencies to release whatever files they have on the search for alien life.In a post on his social media platform, Trump said that he will ask the defense secretary and others “to begin the process of identifying and releasing Government files related to alien and extraterrestrial life, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), and unidentified flying objects (UFOs).” Continue reading… More

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    Trump responds to Obama’s viral interview, saying he will ask Pentagon to release files on UFOs and extraterrestrials – as it happened

    This live blog is now closed.Trump news at a glance: president weighs ordering ‘bad things’ against Iran as nuclear deal sits in limboDonald Trump will start his day in Washington for the Board of Peace meeting at the White House.He’ll then travel to Rome, Georgia, as part of his tour of the country to tout the administration’s affordability message. He’ll meet with local businesses there, and deliver remarks at 4pm ET. Continue reading… More

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    Trump labor secretary’s husband barred from department over sexual assault allegations, reports say

    Shawn DeRemer, husband of Lori Chavez-DeRemer, reportedly accused by at least two female staff membersThe husband of Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Donald Trump’s labor secretary, has reportedly been barred from the labor department’s headquarters in Washington after at least two female staff members accused him of sexually assaulting them, the New York Times, Politico and the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.The allegations against Shawn DeRemer come as Chavez-DeRemer is under fire over allegations of misconduct. Continue reading… More

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    Trump news at a glance: president weighs ordering ‘bad things’ against Iran as nuclear deal sits in limbo

    Experts say there are already sufficient US military assets in the Middle East to begin aerial bombing – key US politics stories from Thursday 19 February at a glanceDonald Trump has said it will be clear within “probably 10 days” whether he can reach a nuclear deal with Iran, as the US military buildup in the Middle East intensifies.The US president, speaking at the inaugural meeting of his Board of Peace in Washington DC, insisted Iran could not have a nuclear weapon and emphasised that “bad things will happen” if the country continued “to threaten regional stability”. Continue reading… More