CEO of a prominent tech conference resigns amid backlash for public statements over Israel-Hamas war

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NEW YORK (AP) — Paddy Cosgrave, the chief executive officer of a prominent European tech conference called Web Summit, resigned from his role on Saturday...

NEW YORK — Paddy Cosgrave, the chief executive officer of a prominent European tech conference called Web Summit, resigned from his role on Saturday amid backlash for his public statements that suggested Israel was committing war crimes.

that has spilled into workplaces everywhere, as top leaders of prominent companies weigh in with their views while workers complain their voices are not being heard., where thousands have died in Israeli airstrikes, and created an atmosphere of fear for workers who want to express support for Palestinians.

In a later apology that was posted Oct. 17 on the Web Summit blog and shared on his X account, he said, “What is needed at this time is compassion, and I did not convey that,” he said. “My aim is and always has been to strive for peace.” Brendan McDermid/Reuters The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s bank fraud trial threatened to throw the former president in jail—and hit him with a fine—for “blatantly” violating a gag order by refusing to delete a website post attacking court staff.“This court is way beyond the warning stage,” Justice Arthur F. Engoron fumed on Friday.

The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine released a two-minute clip of what it said was an intercepted phone between a Russian soldier and his wife.The spotlight at former President Donald Trump's civil fraud trial turned Thursday to his son Eric, with testimony and documents suggesting the scion envisioned a “lofty” value for a suburban golf course and was actively involved in appraisals he has said he doesn't remember.

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