# diplomatic row

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2023

# spying claims

US downs Chinese balloon over ocean and moves to recover debris

President Joe Biden had told reporters earlier that “we’re going to take care of it”.

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# diplomatic row

China responds to 'erroneous' closure of US consulate by ordering office in Chengdu to shut

The US has an embassy in Beijing and consulates in five other mainland cities.

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Jul 24th 2020, 7:02 AM

# not complicit

Poland officially passes bill saying it had no hand in the Holocaust

And Israel is not one bit impressed.

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Feb 1st 2018, 7:14 AM

# War of Words

'Broken character' ... 'repugnant falsehood': Netherlands-Turkey diplomatic crisis deepens

In a dramatic escalation of the crisis Turkey has said it is suspending high-level relations with the Hague.

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Mar 14th 2017, 2:10 PM

# diplomatic row

"Absolutely unacceptable": Moscow slams arrest of Russia fans in France

Russia has summoned the French ambassador to protest over the arrests.

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Jun 16th 2016, 8:14 AM

# diplomatic row

Russia concerned by US move not to charge dead boy's parents

The US has decided not to prosecute the adoptive parents of a Russian boy who died in January – despite Russian claims that the toddler was tortured and murdered.

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Mar 19th 2013, 2:30 PM