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No thanks to Britain, the ghosting of Qatar by neighbours is over, but lingering tensions may guarantee post-World-Cup flare-ups

When a posse of Middle East heavies decided to gang up on one of its neighbors, things did not look…

3 years ago

Joe Biden’s Russia conundrum: Will the incoming US president work to relax tensions or double down on hostile approach to Moscow?

As the iconic ball-drop took place in New York’s empty Times Square on Thursday, it marked the approaching end of…

3 years ago

Tehran adds ‘aircraft carrier warship’ to Iran’s navy amid rising tensions with Washington

The 150-meter Shahid Roudaki vessel is "ready to carry out missions," Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said in a…

3 years ago

Covid rates in uni towns across UK are raising tensions among locals, but don’t blame the students – it’s fatcat bosses’ fault

In Nottingham, where I live, people are angry and upset by the recent restrictions that have seen the city and…

4 years ago

‘Put your f**king mask on!’: Drive-by mask shaming of Jewish man highlights rising tensions in Covid-19-era NYC

A clip of the video was shared by Don Hikind, a former New York State Assemblyman and the founder of…

4 years ago