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Explosion Reports Near Hormuz Add New Uncertainty to US-Iran Ceasefire Effort  Unconfirmed explosion-like sounds near Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island have raised concerns around a critical maritime zone as diplomacy, blockade pressure, and regional military moves continue  By Steven Ganot/The Media Line  As of Thursday night, the US-Iran conflict is moving through a fragile and dangerous phase: Tehran is reviewing a US ceasefire proposal, Washington is trying to preserve pressure without collapsing […]

  Israeli Ministers To Vote on Bill Rejecting Non-Orthodox Conversions for Citizenship Eligibility   By The Media Line Staff   Israeli ministers are scheduled to vote Sunday on legislation that would recognize only Orthodox conversions for the purpose of obtaining Israeli citizenship, in a move that would reverse a 2021 Supreme Court ruling recognizing non-Orthodox conversions under the Law of Return.   The bill was introduced by Simcha Rothman, chairman of the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice […]

  Argentina Investigates Possible Source of Hantavirus Outbreak Aboard Cruise Ship   By The Media Line Staff   Argentine health experts are investigating whether the country was the source of a hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius after multiple passengers became ill during a month-long Atlantic voyage, including several confirmed cases of the potentially fatal Andes virus strain.   Passengers died aboard the vessel, and at least eight people were identified as suspected hantavirus […]

  Herzog, Panama’s Mulino Pledge Closer Ties During First Israeli Presidential Visit to Panama   By The Media Line Staff   Israeli President Isaac Herzog met with Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino in Panama City on May 6, 2026, during the first official visit by an Israeli head of state to Panama, as the two leaders pledged expanded cooperation in security, commerce, technology, agriculture, innovation, health, and water management.    Herzog was […]

NEW YORK (AP) — People who buy luxurious second homes in New York City, but live most of the year elsewhere, would have to pay a new tax on the properties under a tentative agreement — an initiative to appease Mayor Zohran Mamdani and liberal voters who launched him into office with chants of “tax the rich.” But the deal, part of a sprawling budget plan announced Thursday by Gov. […]

Yeshiva University President Says Faith Must Have ‘a Seat at the Table’ as AI Takes Shape  Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman says “the good AI” must beat “the bad AI” as YU expands in technology, draws students and faculty from elite universities where they felt unsupported after October 7, and answers antisemitism with “pro-semitism”  By Felice Friedson / The Media Line  Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman does not talk like a university […]

Trump says EU has until July 4 to approve last year’s trade deal or it will face higher tariffs WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says goods from the European Union will face higher tariff rates if the 27-member bloc fails to approve last year’s trade framework by July 4. Trump’s announcement on social media Thursday appears to be a deadline extension after the president said last Friday that EU […]

March Madness tournaments will expand to 76 teams each starting next season The NCAA will expand its March Madness tournaments by eight teams each next season. It will add more early-round games in the first week without altering the overall format. The new 76-team brackets for men and women will feature 12 games involving 24 teams. The winners will join the main 64-team bracket starting Thursday for men and Friday […]

NEW YORK (AP) — OG Anunoby has a strained right hamstring, but the New York Knicks forward appears to have avoided a serious injury after leaving late in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Anunoby will be listed as questionable to play in Game 3 at Philadelphia on Friday, a person with knowledge of the details told The Associated Press on Thursday. Anunoby will be considered day to day. […]