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World Economic Forum 2026 and the Board of Peace.
Sameen Nadeem & Amna Zara
January 25, 2026 • Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes
Good afternoon,
The world's elite converged on Davos this week for the World Economic Forum, and Trump announced his Board of Peace for Gaza. Plus, other top updates from around the globe.
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🌍 What in the World
🇺🇲 A Minneapolis man was shot and killed by a Border Patrol agent, marking the third shooting by federal officers in the city this month. Tensions in the area peaked as authorities used tear gas and flash bangs to disperse an angry crowd confronting agents after the shooting. Live updates here and here.
🌪️ A major winter storm is starting to spread heavy snow across a large portion of the US, impacting flights, daily lives, and emergency operations. The storm’s reach is expected to extend across hundreds of miles, bringing multiple weather hazards to different regions as it unfolds. Live updates here.
🤝 Negotiators from Russia, Ukraine, and the US concluded their two-day meeting in Abu Dhabi on Saturday without announcing any results in their efforts to end the war. Meanwhile, Russian air attacks targeted Kyiv and Kharkiv, killing at least one person and injuring dozens of others. Details here.
🇯🇵 Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has dissolved parliament in advance of a snap election scheduled for February 8.
🇺🇲 The US has officially walked away from the World Health Organization after 80 years of membership.
📈 Gold pushed past $4,900 per ounce for the first time on Thursday, powered by ongoing geopolitical tensions, while spot silver surged to a record high of $96.58/oz, and spot platinum rose 4.6% to a record high of $2,601.03.
🇵🇰 Home ground
🖊️ Pakistan on Wednesday announced its decision to join Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’, supporting the implementation of a Gaza peace plan anchored in a United Nations Security Council resolution. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and other world leaders signed the charter for the Board on Thursday after approval by the federal cabinet, amidst an outcry by the opposition in the National Assembly.
Here’s everything you need to know about Trump's 'Board of Peace'.
🚒 The death toll of Karachi’s Gul Plaza blaze crossed 70 on Friday as rescuers found more remains from the rubble of the gutted shopping centre. The deadly inferno had erupted on the night of January 17 at the mall and took nearly two days to be fully extinguished. Meanwhile, at least three people were killed in a cylinder fire at a hotel in Lahore’s Gulberg on Saturday, according to rescue officials.
🌾 79 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) between Pakistani and Chinese companies were signed at the Pakistan–China Agriculture Investment Conference in Islamabad, with an estimated investment value of $4.5 billion, signaling Chinese investors' confidence in Pakistan’s agriculture and food sectors.
🌨️ At least nine members of a family were killed in a snow avalanche in Chitral on Friday, as heavy snowfall, avalanches, and landslides brought life to a standstill across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Azad Kashmir.