Israel’s Rafah Plans, Greece and Turkey Boost Diplomacy, Cannes Festival Unveils New Films, and More

Israel’s newest military operation in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah stirs concerns of catastrophe for Palestinians in Gaza, and prompts the United States to condition its offensive military aid for the first time since the Israel-Hamas war broke out; Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meet in Ankara, Turkey, to continue their diplomatic efforts; the seventy-seventh Cannes Film Festival showcases new films ranging from niche to blockbuster; and Russian President Vladimir Putin orders tactical nuclear weapon drills as a signal to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
This episode was originally released by The World Next Week on May 9, 2024.
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[@ifyouonlyk6556]

Is that what you call Genocide? A military operation?

[@xenon6947]

Military operations is what Israel does and Illegal invasion and genocide is what Russia does. It’s called US rules based order.

[@jewels11189]

This is an excellent channel to inform people around the world about very important topics, which affect the general public.

[@muhammaDEsmustafa]

It's really not, an institute funded by war makers and lobbies is not a good source.