Amanda Bynes Says She’s Resuming Podcast After Brief Pause

Play video content Instagram / @amandaamandaamanda1986 Amanda Bynes is bringing her podcast back from the dead … switching course and soldiering on despite saying she was going to pull the plug after just one episode. The day after saying her new podcast was going the way of the dinosaur because of a lack of big-name … Read more

BP is the latest company to pause Red Sea shipments over fears of Houthi attacks

LONDON — The attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthi rebels have scared off some of the world’s top shipping companies and oil giants, effectively rerouting global trade away from a crucial artery for consumer goods and energy supplies that is expected to trigger delays and rising prices. BP said Monday … Read more

Shipping giants Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk pause Red Sea travel

The Hamburg flag flies in front of Hapag-Lloyd containers on the Hapag-Lloyd containership “Berlin Express” at Burchardkai in the Port of Hamburg. Marcus Brandt | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Two shipping giants, Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk, are pausing their travel through the Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in the Middle East following a … Read more

YouTubers can now pause video comments without disabling them

YouTube has introduced a new moderation tool for creators that allows them to pause comments, preventing any new comments from being added to videos while preserving those that have already been posted. In a blog post published on Thursday, YouTube said the feature enables creators to “take a break from managing comments if they become … Read more

YouTube now lets you pause comments on videos

YouTube announced today a new comment moderation setting, “Pause,” letting creators and moderators prevent viewers from adding new comments yet keep existing comments on videos. Instead of turning off comments completely or holding comments to review them manually, you can temporarily pause comments until you have enough time to filter out trolls and negativity. The … Read more

Latest Israel-Hamas war news: Bombings resume, casualties rise as pause in fighting ends

At least 178 people were killed and 589 injured in Gaza on the first day of resumed fighting between Israel and Hamas, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. Humanitarian operations in the Strip “largely halted” after a week-long pause in fighting allowed increased deliveries of food, water, medical supplies and fuel, the U.N. humanitarian affairs … Read more

Israeli bombing of Gaza resumes as pause for hostage release ends

Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave JERUSALEM — Despite pleas by world leaders, the seven-day humanitarian pause in fighting in Gaza ended on Friday with aerial bombardment and rocket fire, with Israel and Hamas blaming the other for the renewed hostilities. Just hours after Secretary of State Antony Blinken departed from Tel Aviv, … Read more

Gaza fighting pause, food aid not enough to hold off hunger

Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave JERUSALEM — Days into a humanitarian pause that has allowed more aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip, the population remains at “risk of famine and starvation,” the World Food Program warned this week, an alarming assessment by the U.N. agency of conditions in the besieged enclave that’s … Read more

The pause in Gaza has held. But what comes next?

Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave You’re reading an excerpt from the Today’s WorldView newsletter. Sign up to get the rest free, including news from around the globe and interesting ideas and opinions to know, sent to your inbox every weekday. The days since Friday have been a rare window of brightness amid … Read more

Latest Israel-Hamas war updates on hostage releases from Gaza, pause in combat

Hamas is expected to release its sixth batch of hostages Wednesday as part of an extended pause in fighting with Israel. Since the pause began last week, 180 Palestinians, 61 Israelis and 20 foreign nationals have been released, according to the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. It it set to expire Thursday, … Read more