PEN America Cancels World Voices Festival Amid Israel Gaza Criticism
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PEN America, facing criticism over its response to the Mideast war, gathers for annual gala
PEN America gathered Thursday night for its annual gala, a high-profile event raised even higher because some wondered if it would be held at allABC News - Entertainment -
Israel Sending More Troops to Rafah Amid Warnings of Famine in Gaza
Fighting in Rafah has closed off a vital border crossing in southern Gaza, forced hundreds of thousands to flee and cut off humanitarian aid.The New York Times - World - Israel -
Friendly fire kills 5 Israeli soldiers amid intense fighting in Gaza
Incident illustrates heightened risks during battles against Hamas in devastated northern areas of enclaveFinancial Times - Business - Israel -
UN defends Gaza casualty tally amid Israeli anger
A recent drop in UN estimates of killed Palestinian women and children brought Israeli criticism.BBC News - Top stories - Israel -
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South Africa seeks halt to Israel's Gaza offensive
It says Israel must be forced to stop its operation in Rafah, in a fresh bid to the UN's top court.BBC News - Top stories - Israel -
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Divisions in Israel's war cabinet over future of Gaza
NBC News International Correspondent Raf Sanchez reports from Tel Aviv on the growing rift inside Israel’s war cabinet about what the government in Gaza will look like after the war.NBC News - Politics - Israel -
Israel Recovers Three Dead Hostages From Gaza
The Israeli military said it had recovered the bodies based on intelligence from interrogating militants, renewing the focus on the hostage issue.The Wall Street Journal - World - Israel -
Devastation in Gaza as Israel wages war on Hamas
An Israeli airstrike on a refugee camp in central Gaza has killed at least 35 people, including seven children, according to hospital officials. Meanwhile, Israeli war cabinet divisions are spilling into the open. Follow live updates.CNN - Top stories - Israel -
2027 Women's World Cup: Brazil named host, bringing the tournament to South America for the first time
Brazil's bid beat out a joint effort from Belgium, Germany and the NetherlandsCBS Sports - Sports -
Brazil picked by FIFA to get soccer's 2027 Women's World Cup, a first for South America
Brazil will host the 2027 Women’s World Cup after a vote of FIFA’s full membership chose the South American bid over a joint proposal from Belgium, Netherlands and GermanyABC News - Sports -
Israel-Gaza war live: no genocide taking place in Gaza, Israel tells UN’s top court
Israel is appearing at international court of justice after South Africa asked it to urgently order end to assault on Rafah. Yemen’s Houthis said they downed a US MQ9 drone on Thursday evening over the south-eastern province of Maareb, the group’s ...The Guardian - World - Israel -
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Fighting across Gaza intensifies as Israel's military continues southern push
Battles are raging in northern and southern Gaza as Israel's military closes in on the southernmost city of Rafah, where thousands of Palestinians sought refuge after being displaced. CBS News' Imtiaz Tyab breaks down the latest in the ...CBS News - Top stories - Israel -
Hezbollah introduces new weapons and tactics against Israel as war in Gaza drags on
Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group is introducing new tactics and weapons against Israel as the war in Gaza drags on and Israeli troops enter parts of the southern city of RafahABC News - World - Israel -
Israel says IDF finds bodies of 3 hostages in Gaza
Israeli officials say the bodies of Shani Louk, Amit Buskila and Itshak Gelernter have been recovered in Gaza. The three were seized during Hamas' Oct. 7 attacks in Israel. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab reports.CBS News - Top stories - Israel -
Israel recovers another slain hostage; pushes into new parts of northern Gaza
CAIRO/JERUSALEM — Israeli troops and tanks pushed on Saturday into parts of a congested northern Gaza Strip district that they had previously skirted in the more than seven-month-old war, killing and wounding dozens of Palestinians, medics and ...NBC News - Top stories - Israel -
Israel war cabinet minister vows to quit if there is no post-war plan for Gaza
Recent weeks have seen an increasingly public rift over how Gaza should be governed after the war.BBC News - Top stories - Israel -
Israel war cabinet minister threatens to quit over Gaza plan
Benny Gantz, a top member of Israel’s war cabinet and a rival of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is warning he will resign if the prime minister does not change course in Gaza.NBC News - Politics - Israel -
South Africa tells UN world court Israel's 'genocide has continued at pace and has reached a new and horrific stage'
South Africa tells UN world court Israel's 'genocide has continued at pace and has reached a new and horrific stage'ABC News - World -
Israel-Gaza war live: Hamas ‘rejects’ any military presence in Gaza as aid begins to arrive along US-made pier
The US military has begun moving aid ashore in Gaza, as the UN says truck convoys by land remain the most efficient way of getting aid in. Israel on Friday attacked South Africa’s case against it in the international court of justice as an ...The Guardian - World - Israel -
The Latest | Israel says it will send more troops to Rafah, as fighting also rages in Gaza's north
Israel’s defense minister says the military will send more troops into Rafah, a city along Gaza’s southern border with Egypt, as fighting also rages in northern Gaza, where Hamas has regroupedABC News - World - Israel -
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At least 20 U.S. medics trapped in Gaza after Israel closes Rafah crossing
A group of American doctors who are stuck in Gaza say they were scheduled to leave Monday, but were told there was no longer a safe way out. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab reports.CBS News - Top stories - Israel -
Islamic Jihad leader killed in West Bank and 70 targets hit in Gaza, says Israel
IDF says ‘senior terrorist operative’ Islam Khamayseh was killed in strike on the city of Jenin. Israel says its jets have struck 70 targets across Gaza in the past 24 hours, while an airstrike in Jenin killed a “significant” Islamic Jihad figure ...The Guardian - World - Israel -
Israel-Gaza live updates: GOP Rep. Stefanik to visit Knesset, denounce Biden
More than six months after Hamas terrorists invaded Israel on Oct. 7, the Israeli military continues its bombardment of the neighboring Gaza Strip.ABC News - Top stories - Joe Biden -
Israel's Netanyahu faces growing pressure over Gaza plan from his own war Cabinet
Pressure is mounting on Benjamin Netanyahu to change course in the seven-month war on Hamas, after a key member of his war Cabinet threatened to quit on Saturday, adding to weeks of foreign criticism.NBC News - Top stories - Israel -
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Actors' Voices Stolen by AI Company, Lawsuit Claims
Two voiceover actors claim Lovo, a San Francisco AIstartup, tricked them into providing voice samples, then used them without permission.Inc. - Business -
The Israeli military said it had recovered the bodies of three Israeli hostages from the Gaza Strip as Israel's leadership presses a military offensive in Rafah.
The Israeli military said it had recovered the bodies of three Israeli hostages from the Gaza Strip as Israel’s leadership presses a military offensive in Rafah.The Wall Street Journal - World - Israel -
Netanyahu rival Benny Gantz says he’ll quit Israel’s war Cabinet on June 8 unless new Gaza plan devised
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Benny Gantz, a member of Israel’s three-man war Cabinet, has threatened to resign from the government if it doesn’t adopt a new plan for the war in Gaza, a move that would leave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu more ...NBC News - Top stories - Israel -
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Cannes Film Festival: Red Carpet Roundup
The best fashion from an event with a lot of photo ops.The New York Times - Lifestyle -
Voice Actors Sue Company Whose AI Sounds Like Them
Two voice actors say an A.I. company created clones of their voices without their permission. Now they’re suing. The company denies it did anything wrong.The New York Times - Top stories -
Ubisoft meets FY24 sales targets but cancels The Division Heartland
Ubisoft’s latest financial report shows it’s on track to meet targets, but The Division Heartland has been cancelled to save on costs.VentureBeat - Tech -
Voice Actors Sue Company Whose AI Sounds Like Them
Two voice actors say an A.I. company created clones of their voices without their permission. Now they’re suing. The company denies it did anything wrong.The New York Times - Tech -
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GTA Parent Company Explains Why It Just Canceled Games
Take-Two president Karl Slatoff has discussed the company's recent decision to cancel games as part of a wider restructuring effort that also included layoffs. . During an earnings briefing, Slatoff observed that, across the video game industry, ...GameSpot - Tech -
Biden's Voldemortian theory of privilege: The president whose voice must not be heard
It appears that Joe Biden is "he who must not be heard."The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden