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

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).
 
Mentioned on the Podcast
 
Ali Abbasi, The Apprentice 
 
“Anyone Who’s on the Ground in Gaza is in ‘Danger,’ WFP Chief McCain Says,” NBC News
 
Jacques Audilard, Emilia Perez
 
Christina Bouri and Diana Roy, “Few Options for Gazans as Israel Enters Rafah,” CFR.org
 
Francis Ford Coppola, Megalopolis 
 
David Cronenberg, The Shrouds 
 
“Emmanuel Macron In His Own Words,” Economist
 
Yorgos Lanthimos, Kinds of Kindness 
 
George Miller, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga  
 
War in Gaza Update: The Rafah Incursion and Negotiations Over Hostage Release and Ceasefire, Council on Foreign Relations
 
“Why Lithuania is Considering Sending Soldiers to Ukraine,” Financial Times
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