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Sydney writers’ festival chair resigns amid debate over Israel-Palestine programming | Sydney writers’ festival newsthirst.

The chair of the Sydney writers’ festival board has resigned over concerns about the festival’s balancing of views on matters such as the Israel-Gaza war, saying “freedom of expression cannot and should not be used as a justification to accept language and conversations that compromise the festival”. The festival board confirmed Kathy Shand’s resignation on…

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Karla Sofía Gascón to attend Oscars despite tweet controversy | Karla Sofía Gascón newsthirst.

The Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón is reportedly set to attend this Sunday’s Oscars after controversy over bigoted tweets. The Spanish actor, who is nominated for best actress, had been removed from the campaign trail by Netflix after resurfaced tweets led to a backlash. According to Variety, the streamer will now be paying for…

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ICC urged to investigate Biden for ‘aiding and abetting’ Gaza war crimes | Joe Biden newsthirst.

A US-based nonprofit organization has urged the international criminal court to investigate former president Joe Biden and two of his cabinet members for complicity in war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza. The request, submitted by the Democracy for the Arab World Now (Dawn) last month but made public by the group on Monday,…

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Beeban Kidron joins calls against PM’s AI tsar over tech-firm interests | Artificial intelligence (AI) newsthirst.

Beeban Kidron, the film director who is campaigning against government plans to overhaul copyright rules for AI companies, has become the latest high-profile figure to complain about the role being played by the prime minister’s AI tsar, Matt Clifford. Lady Kidron, an award-winning film director whose work includes Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, said…

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Pope Francis sees ‘slight improvement’ but remains in critical condition | Pope Francis newsthirst.

Pope Francis, who is in hospital with pneumonia and “mild” kidney failure, remains in a critical condition although there was a “slight improvement” on Monday, the Vatican said. The pontiff, 88, has not had any further asthma-style attacks and “some laboratory tests have improved”, the Vatican said in a statement on Monday evening. The “mild…

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Elon Musk demand that federal workers document what they do causes chaos | Trump administration newsthirst.

Labor unions and advocacy groups have asked a federal court to prevent retaliation against government employees, after Elon Musk issued an ultimatum demanding they detail in bullet points what they do at their jobs or face dismissal. The weekend email sent to millions of employees was the latest salvo in Musk’s campaign, authorized by Donald…

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Judge blocks Musk agency access to millions of Americans’ personal data | Trump administration newsthirst.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked Elon Musk’s so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) from accessing the sensitive personal information of millions of Americans, dealing a quick blow to the second Trump administration’s controversial government downsizing goals. According to court filings on Monday, US district judge Deborah Boardman ruled that the Department of Education and…

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Business secretary says he did not misrepresent legal career amid calls for investigation | Jonathan Reynolds newsthirst.

Jonathan Reynolds has apologised for referring to himself as a solicitor in parliament but denied ever “misrepresenting” himself professionally amid calls by the Conservative party for an investigation. The UK business secretary, who is in India to restart free trade talks, said he had spoken to the Solicitors’ Regulation Authority (SRA) last week after it…

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