Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers are getting their chance to query his accuser at his rape retrial. It’s the third time she has had to answer his lawyers’ questions in a New York court. But different attorneys are now defending the onetime Hollywood powerbroker. Their cross-examination began Wednesday and resumed Thursday. The 73-year-old Weinstein is in the midst of his third trial on a charge of raping the woman in a New York hotel in 2013. The two also had a consensual sexual relationship, and his lawyers maintain that she was a willing partner in everything that happened.

Leaders of major media companies are urging Israel to lift a ban preventing foreign journalists from independently entering Gaza. This restriction has been in place since the war began in October 2023. The executives released a statement Thursday emphasizing the importance of on-the-ground reporting for questioning official accounts and speaking directly with civilians. Despite a ceasefire and reduced fighting, Israel has not responded to discussions about lifting the ban. Initially, Israel said the ban was necessary because foreign journalists allowed into Gaza could give away the positions of Israeli soldiers and endanger them.