The Media Line

Pegasus spyware scandal deepens as Poland questions Israeli tech, strengthens ties with Turkey

Investigators found that NSO Group retained technical access to surveillance tech but could not tell whether it examined intercepted data, while Warsaw continues to buy Israeli military equipment.

 An illustrative image of the NSO Group logo on a smartphone.
(Illustrative) A man casts his ballot at a voting station on the morning of the municipal elections, in Ashdod, February 27, 2024

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Christians visiting a West Bank settlement during the International Christian Embassy's annual conference.

Christian tourists buy West Bank settlement goods in protest of European trade restrictions

Pakistani physics gold medalist Laiba Ejaz.

Pakistani physics gold medalist’s death sparks fraud investigation over fake US scholarship


‘Who has a say in the history children learn?’ Texas standards fight draws Laurie Cardoza-Moore

Cardoza-Moore says state education standards offer a powerful way to shape how millions of students learn about American history, Israel, antisemitism, and Judeo-Christian values.

School board members gather as the Texas Board of Education votes on various proposals, among them a new social studies curriculum and required reading lists to include Christian stories across the state’s public K-12 schools, in Austin, Texas, US, June 26, 2026.

Pakistani defense company, CEO, among entities sanctioned by US over alleged support to Iran regime

The Treasury alleged that Tajammal and Cavalier Group acted as third-party intermediaries for MODAFL and that Tajammal used his contacts to assist Iran in procuring and distributing weapons.

The national flags of Pakistan and Iran flutter outside the President House in Islamabad on June 22, 2026 on the eve of Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian's visit to Pakistan amid the US-Iran peace talks.

Ethiopian-Eritrean conflict could intersect with increased Houthi escalation in Yemen, experts fear

Tigrayan forces launched a major offensive last week, seizing airports and advancing into neighboring areas before Ethiopian federal forces and allied militias began counterattacks.

Vehicles carrying armed men drive along a street in Alamata, Ethiopia, after a pro-government militia said that Ethiopia's military and allied militiamen had captured the town, in this screengrab from a social media video released on September 28, 2026.

Israel's next government faces heavy debt, high defense costs

With estimated war costs of NIS 350b and public debt near 70% of GDP, Israel’s next government must balance surging defense spending with urgent education and labor market reforms.

Bank of Israel Governor Professor Amir Yaron speaks at the Knesset; illustrative.

Do UAE-Saudi meetings signal escalation or efforts to contain conflict? - interview

Diplomatic meetings involving Israel, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia highlight rising regional tensions, balancing escalation fears with efforts to contain expanding conflicts.

Smoke rises during Houthi missile and drone strikes on the Red Sea port city of Mocha, Yemen, August 9, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone.

Over 90 dead, thousands missing after monsoon causes catastrophic flooding in India, Nepal, Myanmar

More than 12 inches of rain fell over two or three days, inundating entire neighborhoods and overwhelming drainage systems.

A flooded road following a flash flood in Galchhi in the Dhading district, Nepal, August 26, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone.

New Octagon Project promotes civic engagement in response to ‘erosion of truth’ following October 7

“It wasn’t that October 7th radicalized me. It was October 8th that radicalized me,” David Christopher Kaufman explained.

A view of homes destroyed and burned in the Hamas October 7, 2023 massacre at Kibbutz Nir Oz, near the Gaza border, August 5, 2026

Morocco-Israel ties deepen as protesters demand ‘no ambassador, no embassy’

As protesters marched against the embassy upgrade, the king’s Jerusalem agency met Palestinian leaders in the city and in Ramallah.

Demonstrators lift flags of Palestine and placards during a march calling for an end to war in the Gaza Strip and protesting the normalization of relations between Morocco and Israel, on Mohammed V avenue in Rabat on October 5, 2025; illustrative.

US agrees to continue physical dollar cash shipments, Iraqi government says

Iraq keeps more than $100 billion in reserves in the United States, giving Washington substantial influence over Baghdad’s access to physical dollars.

 An American $100 dollar bill.

Huckabee announces plan to break ground on permanent US Embassy in Jerusalem

“We will soon be breaking ground on our property to begin the construction of the US embassy that will be our permanent home rather than being spread out all over the country,” Huckabee said.

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion speaks with Archbishop Giorgio Lingua, the apostolic nuncio to Israel and the apostolic delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine, at a reception for the diplomatic corps at the municipality's sukkah, Sept. 27, 2026.