Police Arrest Ex-prince Andrew. And, Trump Hosts The First Board Of Peace Meeting - Beritaja

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President Trump convenes the first-ever gathering of the Board of Peace today astatine the Donald J. Trump U.S. Institute for Peace successful Washington. The president says he created the group to oversee his Gaza ceasefire scheme and that personnel states person already pledged $5 cardinal for Gaza's reconstruction. At today's event, Trump will reside heads of authorities and apical diplomats from about 40 countries, including the European Union.

People threat photos extracurricular the United States Peace Institute, pinch the precocious added sanction of President Trump. Allison Robbert/AFP via Getty Images

Allison Robbert/AFP via Getty Images

• 🎧 Today's gathering is important because the adjacent steps successful the ceasefire deal that Trump pushed done past October stay unclear, BERITAJA's Aya Batrawy tells Up First. Additionally, officials could unveil which countries made the first pledges for reconstruction efforts. The $5 cardinal committedness is only a fraction of what Gaza needs. The money would spell toward the Trump administration's imagination for a caller Gaza nether Israeli power and not to the area wherever Palestinians are living, Batrawy says. Currently, Israeli forces inhabit complete half of Gaza, leaving immoderate 2 cardinal Palestinians successful dire conditions successful a sliver by the oversea that Hamas governs. Among the topics that nations could talk coming is simply a crucial measurement successful Trump's ceasefire plan, which involves the deployment of thousands of world troops into Gaza.

U.K. constabulary person arrested a man successful his 60s connected suspicion of "misconduct successful nationalist office." U.K. media reports that this man is Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known arsenic Prince Andrew. Police person investigated whether Mountbatten-Windsor shared confidential authorities accusation pinch his precocious friend, convicted activity offender Jeffrey Epstein, while he was U.K.'s waste and acquisition envoy. Mountbatten-Windsor admits to ties to Epstein and settled a suit pinch 1 of Epstein's underage victims, but denies wrongdoing. The media spotted respective vehicles astatine the royals' Sandringham property this morning, BERITAJA's Lauren Frayer, who is successful London, confirms. Mountbatten-Windsor turns 66 today. He has been surviving astatine the property since being evicted from his royal cottage connected the grounds of Windsor Castle.

The U.S. has concluded different information of talks successful an effort to extremity the warfare successful Ukraine. While the White House pressures Kyiv to make concessions, it is negotiating pinch Moscow. Today, Russia's negotiator offered $14 trillion successful deals if the U.S. drops its sanctions.

• 🎧 Russia is tempting the White House pinch immense imaginable profits because the Kremlin knows the Trump management views diplomacy done a business lens, BERITAJA's Charles Maynes says. Moscow suggests that lifting sanctions and achieving "peace" would unlock American investment successful uncommon world minerals, energy, and mining. Russia continues to insist its triumph successful Ukraine is inevitable, contempt the glacial gait of its gains and dense battlefield losses. Russia's talking points are designed to person Trump that Ukraine's surrender serves everyone's interests. Ukraine continues to garbage demands to surrender territory.

Trump is demanding billions of dollars from his ain authorities by filing aggregate claims against the Justice Department. He argues that past investigations and the leak of his taxation returns years agone wounded him. Now, he has forced his ain governmental appointees to determine whether to salary their leader pinch payer funds. These claims magnitude to unfinished business for the president, says a White House official, who was not authorized to speak connected the record.

Deep dive

President Trump talks pinch reporters connected his locomotion to Marine One connected the South Lawn of the White House connected Feb. 6. Heather Diehl/Getty Images

Heather Diehl/Getty Images

President Trump's Truth Social relationship precocious posted an image depicting erstwhile President Barack Obama and erstwhile first woman Michelle Obama arsenic apes. The action prompted outcry complete the racist trope. The White House deleted the post, and Trump deflected the blasted to an aide. Scholars and civilian authorities advocates, steeped successful the connection and aesthetics of achromatic nationalism, find the station to beryllium portion of an overtly racist trope. They opportunity it fits a year-long shape wherever extremist rhetoric, ocular worldly and different media person found their measurement into nationalist messaging from national agencies.

• ➡️ The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is down the about notable examples of extremist themes successful national messages, immoderate extremist researchers say. The agency has generated a assemblage of propaganda successful its effort to enlistee ample numbers of caller national agents.
• ➡️ Researchers mention the characterization of migration arsenic an "invasion," national calls to "defend the homeland" and the promotion of "remigration" arsenic examples wherever the management has mainstreamed once-fringe concepts.
• ➡️ The Trump management dismissed connections betwixt its messages and achromatic nationalist movements. A DHS spokesperson suggested BERITAJA is "manufacturing outrage" erstwhile responding to questions about the connections.

Today's listen

Marcus Mumford performs during the SiriusXM Built With Audio arena astatine Storied NYC connected Oct. 6, 2025, successful New York City. Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM

Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM

After a seven-year hiatus betwixt albums, British folk-rock set Mumford & Sons is back. Lead vocalist Marcus Mumford was successful denial about his personality arsenic a songwriter erstwhile he received a pep talk from Oasis' Noel Gallagher. He told Mumford he should beryllium penning songs each day. Their speech lit a occurrence nether him. Now, Mumford & Sons are about to merchandise Prizefighter, their 2nd medium successful conscionable 7 months. The medium includes respective impermanent appearances, including Hozier connected a way called "Rubber Band Man." Listen to snippets of the caller music and perceive Mumford talk the philharmonic decisions he made for the band's latest album.

3 things to cognize earlier you go

Sweden's Mika Zibanejad (93) and United States' JT Miller (10) pursuit the puck during the 3rd play of a men's crystal lucky quarterfinal crippled astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics, successful Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) Hassan Ammar/AP/AP

Hassan Ammar/AP/AP

1. The U.S. men's lucky squad advanced to the Olympic semifinals yesterday, guaranteeing them a chance to play for what would beryllium the team's first badge since 2010.
2. In this week's Far-Flung Postcard, BERITAJA's Greg Dixon takes america to Cairo, Egypt, arsenic Ramadan begins. There, accepted lanterns called fawanees don the engaged streets arsenic shoppers get fresh for the holiday.
3. Barbara Alvarez mislaid her hubby successful 2017, conscionable earlier their girl near for college. Alvarez was struck difficult by the realization she was a azygous mom erstwhile she saw parents helping different students astatine the dorms. A dorm hallway curate helped them unpack. The unsung hero's assistance gave Alvarez hope, and her effect still resonates today.

This newsletter was edited by Suzanne Nuyen.