# tensions - Sunday 28 August, 2022
# Tensions
# Tensions
It is the first transit since China staged unprecedented military drills around the island following the visit of US Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
# tensions - Saturday 6 August, 2022
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# Tensions
China launched live-fire military drills following US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan earlier this week.
# tensions - Friday 10 June, 2022
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China’s defence minister made the comments during his first face-to-face meeting with his US counterpart in Singapore.
# tensions - Sunday 29 May, 2022
# Temple Mount
# Temple Mount
Hamas warned against marchers passing through the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, saying it would use “all possibilities” to confront them.
# tensions - Monday 14 February, 2022
# Kyiv Embassy
# Kyiv Embassy
The department said that this number “may rise further over the coming days”.
# tensions - Thursday 3 February, 2022
# Ukraine Crisis
# Ukraine Crisis
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg raised concerns about Russian troop buildup in Belarus.
# tensions - Wednesday 2 February, 2022
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The Russian president was speaking last night.
# tensions - Wednesday 26 January, 2022
# Ukraine Tensions
# Ukraine Tensions
But Antony Blinken said the written response also contains “serious” offers for a diplomatic path to de-escalate soaring tensions .
# tensions - Tuesday 25 January, 2022
# Tensions
Irish people are now advised against non-essential travel to Ukraine. Taoiseach Micheál Martin said that Russia's massing of troops the Ukrainian border was not justified. Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said he was "not aware" of plans for the use of Irish airspace for the transport of troops or weapons to Ukraine.
# tensions - Monday 24 January, 2022
# Ukraine Tensions
# Ukraine Tensions
NATO also said it was sending jets and ships to bolster its eastern flank.
# tensions - Wednesday 19 January, 2022
# Explainer
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Ukraine today ahead of talks with Russia on Friday. Moscow has been accused of massing tens of thousands of troops near its border with Ukraine in preparation for an invasion. The conflict in eastern Ukraine has so far left more than 13,000 dead.
# tensions - Tuesday 11 January, 2022
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# Tensions
The early-morning launch came as the UN Security Council met in New York to discuss last week’s test.
# tensions - Friday 10 December, 2021
# Explainer
# Explainer
Nearly 100,000 Russian troops have massed on the Ukrainian border in recent weeks.
# tensions - Thursday 4 November, 2021
# Tensions
# Tensions
The meeting comes a day after a French court released a British trawler impounded for a week.
# tensions - Thursday 21 October, 2021
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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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# Tensions
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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# Tensions
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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# Tensions
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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# Tensions
Donnelly told the Dáil he is “reluctant” to give specific estimates on vaccine deliveries.
# tensions - Wednesday 11 November, 2020
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# Tensions
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
# Tensions
# Tensions
In a rare move, protests in Thailand have also targeted the monarchy in recent days.
# tensions - Tuesday 13 October, 2020
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# Tensions
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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# Tensions
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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# Tensions
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
# Tensions
# Tensions
Johnson is facing mounting calls to make a statement on Friday’s fatal drone strike.
# tensions - Saturday 4 January, 2020
# Tensions
# Tensions
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
# Tensions
# Tensions
The attack saw US planes hit several bases belonging to the Hezbollah Brigades.
# tensions - Sunday 8 December, 2019
# Tensions
# Tensions
Pyongyang has carried out a number of launches at the same site where the latest test occurred.
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