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Several EU officials insisted that there would be no ganging-up against Poland.
# tensions - Saturday 16 October, 2021
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A judge has banned a police union president from making public statements on the city’s Covid-19 policy.
# tensions - Sunday 10 October, 2021
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Tsai Ing-wen also firmly rejected Chinese military coercion in a speech to mark the country’s National Day.
# tensions - Saturday 9 October, 2021
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Self-governed Taiwan, which has never formally declared independence, lives under the constant threat of invasion by China.
# tensions - Sunday 3 October, 2021
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Pyongyang resumed missile tests in September after a six-month hiatus.
# tensions - Saturday 2 October, 2021
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Beijing marked its National Day on Friday with its biggest aerial show of force against Taiwan to date.
# tensions - Wednesday 15 September, 2021
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Kim Yo Jong criticised the South Korean president for describing North Korean weapons demonstrations as a provocation.
# tensions - Wednesday 21 April, 2021
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The former British Army officer has stood down as veterans minister.
# tensions - Thursday 1 April, 2021
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Donnelly told the Dáil he is “reluctant” to give specific estimates on vaccine deliveries.
# tensions - Wednesday 11 November, 2020
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Northern Ireland’s lockdown is due to end at midnight tomorrow.
# tensions - Wednesday 4 November, 2020
# Tensions Brewing
# Tensions Brewing
Scattered protests also took place from Seattle to New York City, but across the US there were no signs of widespread unrest.
# tensions - Thursday 15 October, 2020
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In a rare move, protests in Thailand have also targeted the monarchy in recent days.
# tensions - Tuesday 13 October, 2020
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Disquiet over Columbus Day was witnessed in several US and Latin American cities.
# tensions - Sunday 27 September, 2020
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South Korea denied the North’s accusation.
# tensions - Friday 25 September, 2020
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The official was shot dead on Tuesday by North Korean soldiers.
# tensions - Tuesday 8 September, 2020
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The reporters were forced to take refuge with Australian diplomats.
# tensions - Wednesday 15 July, 2020
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The Chinese tech giant’s equipment is to be stripped from the UK’s 5G network by 2027.
# tensions - Monday 25 May, 2020
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Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Washington had been infected by a “political virus”.
# tensions - Sunday 17 May, 2020
# Letter
# Letter
“There are tensions with many issues,” HSE CEO Paul Reid said this morning.
# tensions - Friday 8 May, 2020
# Democracy
# Democracy
Hong Kong reopened in recent days after riding out the Covid-19 health emergency.
# tensions - Monday 6 January, 2020
# Crisis
# Crisis
Crowds, estimated to be in the millions, gathered for the funeral of Soleimani today.
# tensions - Sunday 5 January, 2020
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Johnson is facing mounting calls to make a statement on Friday’s fatal drone strike.
# tensions - Saturday 4 January, 2020
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The Department of Foreign Affairs has said any Irish person in Iraq should ‘leave immediately’.
# tensions - Tuesday 31 December, 2019
# Iraq
# Iraq
US security forces inside the compound fired tear gas in an attempt to disperse the crowds.
# tensions - Monday 30 December, 2019
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The attack saw US planes hit several bases belonging to the Hezbollah Brigades.
# tensions - Sunday 8 December, 2019
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Pyongyang has carried out a number of launches at the same site where the latest test occurred.
# tensions - Monday 18 November, 2019
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Police said they had fired three live rounds at a protest site near the university.
# tensions - Thursday 10 October, 2019
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The Bulgarian FA chief was upset with remarks made by the England camp but Southgate has tried to defuse to the situation.
# tensions - Monday 16 September, 2019
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Iran has denied allegations it is behind the attack.
# tensions - Saturday 31 August, 2019
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Police had banned today’s demonstration on security grounds.
# tensions - Sunday 11 August, 2019
# Imran Khan
# Imran Khan
New Delhi last week rescinded years of autonomy enjoyed by the Indian-ruled part of Kashmir.
# tensions - Friday 2 August, 2019
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Soldier F is set to be charged with the murder of two people killed on Bloody Sunday in 1972.
# tensions - Wednesday 31 July, 2019
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As the UK exit from the EU draws closer, the Irish government has become a frequent target of Brexiteers.
# tensions - Monday 22 July, 2019
# Rising Tensions
# Rising Tensions
Iran has remained defiant in the face of UK’s claims of “illegal and destabilising behaviour”.
# tensions - Thursday 18 July, 2019
# Strait Of Homuz
# Strait Of Homuz
It comes a number of weeks after Iranian forces shot down a US drone.
# tensions - Thursday 11 July, 2019
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has denied the allegations.
# tensions - Thursday 27 June, 2019
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Tensions have been rising between the two countries since the US pulled out of a nuclear deal.
# tensions - Tuesday 25 June, 2019
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Sanctions against Iran’s supreme leader were brought in yesterday.
# tensions - Monday 24 June, 2019
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Tensions between the two nations have been escalating in recent days.
# tensions - Sunday 23 June, 2019
# Middle East
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The attack crippled computers used to control rocket and missile launches, according to the Washington Post.
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