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# Tit for tat

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# standoff
European flights refused permission to land in Russia as row over Belarusian journalist escalates
French and Austrian carriers were denied permission to land in Moscow after changing routes to avoid Belarusian airspace.
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May 27th 2021, 9:32 PM
# Northern Ireland
DUP will seek quarantine for visitors from Republic if isolation imposed on travellers from Britain
Sinn Féin’s Michelle O’Neill supported introducing quarantine for all people arriving on the island of Ireland.
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Jul 21st 2020, 8:32 PM
# Israel
Irish political parties condemn Netanyahu's pledge to annex West Bank territory
Tánaiste Simon Coveney described the move as a “dangerous political commitment”.
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Sep 11th 2019, 5:30 PM
# Tit for tat
DUP's Sammy Wilson accuses Irish govt of being 'hysterical' and 'self-centred' over Brexit
Wilson was criticising comments made by Tánaiste Simon Coveney in Stormont yesterday.
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Jul 27th 2019, 3:36 PM
# Tit for tat
Iranian foreign minister says Trump's 'genocidal taunts won't end Iran'
The riposte by Iran’s top diplomat followed an ominous warning by Trump.
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May 20th 2019, 9:40 PM
# Tit for tat
Trump says 'China should not retaliate' in trade war... it retaliates anyway with tariffs on $60 billion worth of exports
Both sides have left the door open, however, to try to reach a deal.
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May 14th 2019, 7:57 AM
# Tit for tat
Icardi stripped of Inter captaincy as contract impasse drags on
Goalkeeper Samir Handanovic is the club’s new skipper.
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Feb 13th 2019, 1:58 PM
# Tit for tat
'She's behaved so irrationally': Trump lashes out at Pelosi for rejecting proposed border wall deal
Top Democrat Nancy Pelosi yesterday called Trump’s deal a “non-starter”.
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Jan 20th 2019, 3:50 PM
# Tit for tat
Trump fires back at Pelosi, denies her aircraft for planned trip abroad
In a letter to Pelosi, Trump said that due to the shutdown a trip to Egypt, Brussels and Afghanistan would be delayed.
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Jan 17th 2019, 9:11 PM
# james comey
Former FBI director hits out at Trump for telling 'lies' and undermining rule of law
James Comey urged Republicans to stand up to the US president.
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Dec 18th 2018, 6:54 AM
# Tit for tat
Tariffs and tiffs - Trump's many trade wars explained
His trade war with China escalated with tit-for-tat steps on Thursday.
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Aug 26th 2018, 8:30 PM
# Tit for tat
'It will hurt the most vulnerable': Companies raise concerns over escalating China-US trade war
Latest moves brought the world’s two largest economies to the verge of an all-out confrontation.
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Jun 16th 2018, 2:05 PM
# Tit for tat
‘No justification for this’ - An Irish diplomat is to be expelled from Russia
A spokesperson for Simon Coveney said it is a “regrettable” decision from the Russians.
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Mar 30th 2018, 3:32 PM
# spy poisoning
'Doesn't change the facts': May responds to Russia's ousting of UK diplomats
The British Council said it was ‘profoundly disappointed’ after Russia banned its cultural operations.
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Mar 17th 2018, 1:20 PM
# come on over
Putin won't expel US diplomats, invites them to party in the Kremlin instead
Putin says he’ll plan his next steps “based on the policies pursued by the administration of President Donald Trump”.
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Dec 30th 2016, 2:20 PM
# The Monk
No end in sight: 'The Kinahans will wipe the Hutch family out'
There are concerns the Hutches will hit back soon – and that they’ll go big.
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May 25th 2016, 6:05 AM
# Hollyhill
'Enough is enough' - Appeals for calm after innocent woman shot in Cork estate
The shooting is believed to be part of a dispute to which the woman was not involved.
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May 16th 2016, 4:19 PM
# The Troubles
UDR memorial removed and replaced with IRA slogan, PSNI investigating it as 'hate crime'
The crosses were removed hours after a memorial service in Castlederg took place.
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Jul 16th 2014, 3:47 PM
# escalation
Palestinian teenager forced into car and killed in apparent revenge attack
The youth was seen being kidnapped from the Arab half of Jerusalem.
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Jul 2nd 2014, 8:14 AM
# Tit for tat
INMO say proposals 'seriously compromise patient safety'. 'Scaremongering' says James Reilly
The health minister also cast doubts on the savings targets.
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May 19th 2014, 6:23 PM
# escalation
Military conscription introduced in Ukraine as petrol bombers take over more buildings
Ukraine currently has 130,000 personnel in its armed forces. With reserves, this could be boosted to around 1,000,000.
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May 1st 2014, 5:43 PM
# Tit for tat
US and Russia impose sanctions on each other over the crisis in Crimea
The latest measures by the US is being described as the worst East-West crisis since the Cold War.
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Mar 20th 2014, 7:50 PM
# brick for tat
'Pig-gate' Part 2: Jones sorry for smashing up Glenn Whelan's car
“For all the people that think that the pig’s head wrapped in my clothes was banter, great, so is the broken window.”
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May 19th 2013, 10:33 AM
# discount art
Exhibition hopes to make art from €2 tat
‘Fast Moving Consumer Goods’ will feature exhibits made only from stuff available at the average €2 shop.
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Nov 16th 2012, 7:30 AM
# Tit for tat
Irate Chelsea boss Villas Boas hits back at Gary Neville
We knew THAT PlayStation remark would not pass without some comment from Chelsea’s irascible manager…
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Dec 10th 2011, 12:40 PM