Our daily journey around the world

🇮🇱 Israeli citizens launched a general protest and strike calling for a government hostage-release deal with Hamas. On Sunday, hundreds of thousands of Israelis gathered across the country to protest after the IDF recovered the bodies of six Israeli hostages killed in Gaza this weekend. Strikers shut down thousands of organizations, including schools, universities, and government ministries. Many protesters say Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu hasn’t done enough to secure a ceasefire deal, which was expected to lead to the release of three of the hostages killed.

🇫🇷🚢 The world’s largest sailing cargo ship is about to complete its maiden transatlantic voyage. The Anemos, a 265-foot cargo ship that set sail from France in early August, is scheduled to deliver 1,100 tons of cognac and champagne to New York today. The Anemos is part of a planned fleet of eight sailing ships that each produce a tenth of the carbon of an equivalent diesel ship, thanks to wind power.

🇧🇷 Brazil banned X for local users. In April, Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered X CEO Elon Musk to block dozens of Brazilian accounts that allegedly spread fake news. In response, Musk refused the order and closed X’s offices in Brazil. Last week, a Court Justice ordered X to either appoint a legal representative in Brazil or face a ban, which took effect on Saturday after X didn’t respond. Anyone found accessing X in Brazil – which has 22+ million users – could face fines of up to ~$9,000 per day.