Although the temple is an Armenian one, Orthodox Christians from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus used to visit the church and light candles there.

Rex Tillerson’s travels have so far not led to any signs of a breakthrough in the increasingly entrenched dispute.

A recent poll showed that 91 percent of Palestinians oppose suspending stipends to those in Israeli jails for security-related offences.

Trump said he did not fault his son for holding the meeting, writing it off as a decision made in the heat of an upstart, non-traditional campaign.

Customs administration spokesman Huang Songping said Beijing was upholding the UN sanctions against the regime of Kim Jong-Un.