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JERUSALEM (AP) — The enormous doors were pushed shut, the clanking bolts secured from the outside and several clergy, pilgrims and one journalist — me — were locked for the night inside one of Christianity’s holiest sites in Jerusalem. The Church of the Holy Sepulcher was built over the spots where Christians believe Jesus was crucified, buried and rose from the dead. Through many centuries, as Muslim rulers governed this […]

IDF Condemns Israeli Lawmaker’s Destruction of Palestinian Monument By The Media Line Staff Member of Knesset Tzvi Sukkot (Religious Zionism) and several aides used sledgehammers Tuesday to damage a Palestinian memorial in Madama, near Nablus, during an Israel Defense Forces-guarded visit that Sukkot said was intended to challenge public glorification of terrorism. The IDF said the destruction was unauthorized and violated the conditions under which it had approved the tour. […]

BANGKOK (AP) — The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln will make a stop in Thailand after its grueling deployment in the Middle East, Thai officials said Wednesday. The Lincoln was supporting the U.S. war against Iran, and its deployment included a record-setting uninterrupted time at sea of more than 250 days. Concerns have grown about the Lincoln’s lengthy deployment following reports of deteriorating mental health among the crew and […]

Pakistan Delivers US Offer to Iran To End Blockade, Reopen Hormuz By The Media Line Staff Pakistan’s Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir delivered a US proposal to Iran offering an end to economic sanctions and the naval blockade in exchange for Tehran reopening the Strait of Hormuz and halting attacks by its regional proxies, Al Arabiya English reported Tuesday. Munir presented the terms during a meeting in Tehran with […]

Israeli Arms, Iranian Drones and Turkish Oil: Azerbaijan’s High-Stakes Balancing Act Bordering Russia and Iran while cultivating Israel and Turkey, Baku seeks security through competing partnerships—and offers itself as a mediator when its allies collide By Gabriel Colodro / The Media Line “We cannot close our eyes and say there is no Iran, there is no Russia. There are.” Nargiz Mammadova, a research fellow in international relations at the CASPIA […]

Syrian Druze Leader Says Community Is ‘Inseparable Part of Israel,’ Hints at Developments in As-Suwayda By Rizik Alabi / The Media Line [DAMASCUS] Hikmat al-Hijri, a spiritual leader of Syria’s Druze community, sparked widespread controversy Tuesday after describing the Druze as an “inseparable part of the State of Israel,” marking a significant escalation in his rhetoric toward Israel amid continuing tensions between forces aligned with him in the southern province […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers rookie Cooper Pratt certainly got the message sent by manager Pat Murphy on Tuesday night. Loud and clear. Murphy, the two-time defending National League Manager of the Year, benched Pratt after he failed to get a bunt down and didn’t run hard out of the batter’s box on a bloop single during a 3-2 loss to the New York Mets in 10 innings. “I’ve […]

By Kate Holton and Francesca Halliwell LONDON, Aug 26 (Reuters) – If Prince Harry and his wife Meghan were hoping the press would give them an easier time on their return to Britain, the frenzied reporting around her potential new acting role may indicate how they, and their brand, will fare.  With most royal commentators flummoxed by the couple’s imminent return to Britain six years after they left for the […]

By Vitalii Hnidyi and Dan Peleschuk KHARKIV REGION, Ukraine, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Seeing two wounded fighters stranded on the battlefield — one of them still strapped to a land drone immobilized by a Russian strike — Ukrainian commander Vladyslav Polskyi knew he had to do something. The 29-year-old — a former science teacher who joined the army in 2023 — was watching the soldiers on a screen in his […]