After four days in Israeli detention, Thiago Avila was relieved to be back in Brazil. He’d been taken into custody, along with 11 others, and spent two days in solitary confinement, after they’d tried to bring humanitarian aid into Gaza by sea. Their vessel, the Madleen, was intercepted leading to what he describes as a gruelling … Read more
The US joining Israeli strikes would cause “hell for the whole region”, Iran’s deputy foreign minister has told the BBC. Saeed Khatibzadeh said this is “not America’s war” and if US President Donald Trump does get involved, he will always be remembered as “a president who entered a war he doesn’t belong in”. He said … Read more
A UPS seasonal worker delivers packages on Cyber Monday in New York on Nov. 27, 2023. Stephanie Keith | Bloomberg | Getty Images When Matt Kubancik, a small business owner in Louisville, Kentucky, cast his ballot for Donald Trump in November, he was hoping that the Republican nominee’s return to the White House would provide … Read more