Authors withdraw from PEN America Literary Awards in protest against stance on Gaza

Several Google employees fired, arrested after ‘Googlers Against Genocide’ sit-in protests LONDON: A number of Google employees have lost their jobs and nine have been arrested following protests against the tech giant’s $1.2bn Project Nimbus contract with the Israeli military. The demonstrations, organized by Googlers Against Genocide and associated with the group No Tech for … Read more

800 US, EU officials pen letter slamming West’s stance on Gaza

LONDON: A group of about 800 officials spanning the US, UK and EU have signed a public letter condemning the support of their governments for Israel’s war in Gaza. It is the first time that officials from across Western countries have coalesced to criticize the levels of support their governments have given toward Israel, supporters … Read more

Kolkata’s last ‘pen hospital’ keeps bygone era of fine writing alive

Overwhelming majority of 153 UN member states call for immediate ceasefire in Gaza NEW YORK CITY: An extremely crowded meeting of the UN General Assembly echoed to the sound of applause on Tuesday after an overwhelming majority of 153 member nations voted in favor of a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Only … Read more