| 单词 | flashpoint |
| 例句 | The idea is to make preemptive strikes against possible flashpoints. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z "Tonight" is obligated to shoot down the center, but Meyers' knack of distilling political headlines and social flashpoints into pointed jokes and bits is different from what Fallon offers. How September 11, 2001 became the borderline dividing two eras of late-night comedy 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z The pair's shows are a flashpoint for a crowd derangement that looks certain to continue at this one-off date. This week's new live music 2012-11-10T00:05:56Z LaBeouf was involved with an altercation with a man with divergent political opinions at the project, which closed the following month after it became a “flashpoint for violence”. Shia LaBeouf 'deeply ashamed' of his racial outburst following arrest 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z The show that became a flashpoint in the U.S. culture wars in 1992 returned to the air for the first time in 20 years with star Candice Bergen again playing the pioneering journalist. Hillary Clinton jokes about email in 'Murphy Brown' return to TV 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z Alas, “Lost on the Natchez Trace,” at the Dorothy Strelsin Theater, happens to be such a play but struggles to reach its flashpoint. Theater Review: ?Lost on the Natchez Trace? by Jan Buttram 2012-02-17T00:04:34Z Initially published 25 years ago, the book was a flashpoint for conversations around same-sex relationships and parenting. Heather's two mommies get married 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z In the case of “Accidental Racist,” the flashpoint is a Confederate flag T-shirt. Less Than Accidental Racist: Why Paula Deen’s Comments Insult Her Fans Too 2013-06-20T17:10:41Z Thus the film could become the latest flashpoint in the debate over what’s generally known as fair use, and copyright law. Music: Phil Spector Film Poses Fair Use Questions 2010-06-26T02:49:00Z It proves a juggling act as the christening approaches, with Jamie's pious extended family coming in from Ireland and a tense flashpoint smouldering away that, obviously, has to ignite in the church. TV highlights 08/01/2013 2013-01-07T20:00:02Z I truly believe we are living a flashpoint moment. The awakening of the American white mind 2020-08-22T04:00:00Z The incident was the latest in a string of cultural flashpoints surrounding the centuries-old Indian practice, and has made many a yogi rethink the lines between cultural exchange and cultural appropriation. What most Americans don’t know about yoga 2016-03-27T04:00:00Z Setting the story in an economically blighted Southern town ensures the eight-episode series enables Hall, who serves as showrunner, to maintain focus on topics and social flashpoints other writers may downplay or leave out entirely. Eyes up here: In "P-Valley," the strippers and their grueling labor are the headliners, not men 2020-07-12T04:00:00Z Matthew was going one way, then suddenly he did a string of romantic comedies, and so did Jennifer, so it was their flashpoint. Hollywood Jack-of-all-Trades Adam Shankman on His New YA Novel 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z Even the predictable sham of a trial, set up to be one of this season’s major flashpoints, veered toward a boring plea deal, albeit one that couldn’t have gone better for Tywin. ArtsBeat: ‘Game of Thrones’ Watch: Arguments in Family Court 2014-05-12T03:53:49Z Aside from his roles as a movie actor, concert headliner and societal flashpoint, Presley was a singer. 2010-01-08T21:05:00Z They say it’s the result that counts: a song that, to them, turns some of the most stinging flashpoints of U.S. racial history into aw-shucks anecdotes. A country song, assumptions — and a racial outcry 2013-04-12T04:28:55Z Many Muslims object to depictions of Muhammad as sacrilegious, and the subject of how to show Islamic art in context has become a flashpoint for institutions. Asia Society Names New Leader 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z The photographer Robert Mapplethorpe’s art became a flashpoint in the U.S. culture wars of the late 1980s, when a Washington D.C. art museum announced plans for a show featuring his explicit, gay-themed pieces. Booka Shade in Marrakesh and Francis Bacon in Bilbao: Global Arts Guide 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z Oyelowo's lack of a nomination for his performance as Martin Luther King Jr. in 2014's "Selma" was a flashpoint in the backlash against the Oscars. Long-silent voices speak loudly at Toronto Film Festival 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z Grant's death at the hands of a transport policeman on the platform of the Fruitvale rapid transport station became a flashpoint for protests and riots. Fruitvale and Blood Brother winners at Sundance awards 2013 2013-01-28T13:33:55Z “Low alcohol” is a flashpoint in wine these days. I took the millennial wine challenge and found a keeper or two 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z Soon, the Goldberg aside became another flashpoint in a long lamentable history of Black-Jewish public scrums. "Blacks and Jews" authors: "Whoopi is not the enemy" but "it may be too late" for America anyway 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z Ergo, we can expect the issues that spawned previous flashpoints in history to surface yet again, providing ample reasons to get drunk. "Drunk History" may be the most necessary show on TV now 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z You know, thinking back to “Barbarella,” which became a sort of feminist flashpoint, and thinking through all the changes you’ve lived through since then, what have been the biggest breakthroughs for women in those years? Jane Fonda: “I never was a hippie!” 2012-06-09T22:00:00Z At a moment when onscreen diversity remains a pressing topic, Sharif was both a trailblazer and, in some cases, a flashpoint. Omar Sharif's film legacy as diverse as the roles he played 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z But the flashpoint of fame had taken its toll. 'It's fine not to do it their way': Bret McKenzie on home, Hollywood and the oddness of fame 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z Confronting racial justice and the crude politicization of law enforcement concerns in the media, the play brought vibrant theatricality, open-hearted advocacy and strutting fashion sense to societal flashpoints that are still radioactive today. Best theater in 2017: Our critic's top picks, including Midler, Metcalf and Bruuuuce 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z The most recent flashpoint is a tribute concert to be staged in Wales in October. Michael Jackson Tribute Angers Fans and Divides His Family 2011-08-30T22:41:32Z For early female music critics like Roxon and Willis, the flashpoint was Janis Joplin. The World Needs Female Rock Critics 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z The practical merits of the lawsuit aside, Chartier's actions, and particularly his angry rhetoric, have become a flashpoint for arguments over the legal and ethical implications of sharing content over the Internet. "Hurt Locker's" illegal downloading wars 2010-06-03T21:20:00Z Both these events were flashpoints of bigger storms on the horizon. When it comes to wine, weird is the new normal — and that’s for the better 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z The performance became a highly visible flashpoint in discussions of campus sexual violence. Moving beyond 'Mattress Girl': Artist Emma Sulkowicz pushes the conversation forward 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z But not in a million years did I imagine the R-rated lunacy of “The Interview” would become the flashpoint for a viral war on free speech, democracy and America itself. Absurd, this fuss over Three Stooges-like 'The Interview' 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z Another flashpoint is the dearth of black faces on the cover of Vogue. Thandie Newton: ‘I wake up angry – there’s a lot to be angry about’ 2016-09-04T04:00:00Z The museum says the exhibit "highlights the flashpoints, the firsts, the best, the celebrated -- and sometimes lesser known women -- who moved rock and roll music and American culture forward." Lady Gaga meat dress headed for Rock Hall of Fame 2011-06-15T00:27:00Z In an interview with the New York Times, the group expressed support for demonstrators in Ukraine, called for “subversive” acts in Sochi and hoped protests would spread to other flashpoints in Russia. Pussy Riot: We Don’t Want a Shirtless Man on a Horse Leading Us Into the Future 2014-02-06T08:34:26Z He is more than the flashpoint and central figure of a stark racial drama, set in America’s most divided city, the capital of image and illusion. O.J. Simpson, American icon: Why the football star turned accused killer is one of the 20th century’s most important cultural figures 2016-06-11T04:00:00Z A flashpoint was reached on Sunday with a demonstration by No Global activists who, for a while, forcibly removed the metal gates at Calatrava Bridge and held signs protesting against the new measure. Venice braces itself for May Day 'invasion' 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z You seem to gravitate towards current events flashpoints that say specific things about America. "Four Seasons Total Documentary" captures the Trump campaign's emperor-has-no-clothes moment 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z Without making a direct correlation, the film shows that recent flashpoints have a long and tumultuous history. Black power’s coolest radicals (but also a gang of ruthless killers) 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z He clocks some genuine emotional flashpoints and shoots India with adoring vivacity. Tantric Tourists ? review 2011-02-10T22:25:07Z They say it's the result that counts - a song that, to them, turns some of the most stinging flashpoints of American racial history into aw-shucks anecdotes. A country song, assumptions _ and a racial outcry 2013-04-11T20:44:08Z White’s false arrest became a flashpoint for a national conversation about racial profiling – a conversation that is far from done, given more recent events in Florida, the St. Louis suburbs and beyond. Mufasa x 4,000 as Alton White marks milestone in 'Lion King' role 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z No matter if they’re a source of loathing and laughter, the Oscars matter as a cultural flashpoint, perhaps now more than ever. Kathryn Bigelow: How Oscar Found Ms. Right 2010-03-10T19:14:00Z As flashpoints emerged in some places, the show went on. 70 minutes at Astroworld: A countdown to catastrophe 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z She spoke while wearing a sombrero, a nod to a dustup at Bowdoin College, this past February, in which a tequila-themed party involving miniature sombreros became a campus flashpoint. Lionel Shriver Puts On a Sombrero 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z It’s the same with Smith and Lamson—you lean into them, intrigued but wanting them to show you more oomph at the flashpoints, especially as we approach the rush of their fate. A cold winter in Lookingglass 'Ethan Frome' but not much blood running through the snow 2011-03-06T20:55:54Z There were flashpoints, some outrageous enough to receive press coverage. Why do people hate vegans? 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z The ruling instantly became a kind of cultural flashpoint, channelling ambient outrage about the institutionalized sexism so often evident within the music industry. The Pain of Denying Kesha Her Audience 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z But Gates also interviews people like Kathleen Cleaver, who discussed the Black Panthers and their impact on culture, along with other people who lived inside and through historical flashpoints. History repeating: PBS’s “Black America Since MLK” shows progress made and lost 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z Benghazi, Libya's second city, was an early flashpoint, and the killing of the US ambassador Chris Stevens and three others there on 11 September fanned the flames of anti-American sentiment across the Arab world. Lights, camera, revolution: the birth of Libyan cinema after Gaddafi's fall 2012-10-01T18:01:01Z The Jordan Davis trial also became an occasion for a larger debate about racial assumptions, and a flashpoint for so-called stand-your-ground laws, which allow for use of deadly violence in situations of imminent threat. In '3 1/2 Minutes,' an eerie prefiguring of the Charleston shootings 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z Sicilia said of the drug war death toll after being mobbed by supporters on arriving in Ciudad Juarez, the conflict's worst flashpoint, during his peace march. Crusading poet embodies Mexico's drug war pain 2011-06-16T15:48:27Z And here we are in year eight of this administration and something as elemental as Black Lives Matter is a flashpoint of controversy and debate. “Maybe it is not that you couldn’t. It is that you wouldn’t”: Michael Eric Dyson reflects on Obama’s complicated legacy on race 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z And now Nando’s has willingly stepped into this fray, not with a fundraising campaign for charity but with posters that promote diversity, equal pay and multiculturalism, subjects that can be flashpoints for Trump supporters. Can restaurants take a stand during inauguration without alienating Trump voters? 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z This approach wasn’t only artistically innovative—it also coincided with, and became a record of, a significant political flashpoint. Remembering Haskell Wexler, a Cinematographer More Passionate Than Medium Cool 2015-12-28T05:00:00Z This became the center of national attention in the summer of 2014, following the controversial flashpoint of the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. Stephen Colbert’s radical vulnerability: Talking frankly about race could be a game-changer for his moderate white audience 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z She grew up in Tucson, Arizona, close to the border—a place that has since become a political flashpoint. Linda Ronstadt Has Found Another Voice 2019-09-01T04:00:00Z As tensions mounted, rioting occurred, and the nation turned its attention to yet another flashpoint of the racial divide. “I think it’s safe to say that this fear was present before the events of Ferguson unfolded”: Documentary directors talk about “Whose Streets?” 2017-08-13T04:00:00Z Sportswear, which can be both informal and immodest, has served as a flashpoint in these debates — particularly for women. Serena Williams’ catsuit controversy evokes the battle over women wearing shorts 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z Yes, that Anita Hill: the lawyer and academic whose testimony at the 1991 confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas became a flashpoint in politics and gender history. The Carpetbagger: Anita Hill, Sundance Star 2013-01-24T21:27:58Z Taking this approach means, say, that one director provides a mostly traditional view of his decade save for a reenactment styled, and filmed, with purposeful flourish, while another provides an animated version of resistance flashpoints. Eclectic docuseries "Pride" walks viewers through queer American history one decade at a time 2021-05-15T04:00:00Z Organizers say the exhibition is meant to encourage civil dialogue about inclusion and equality in Birmingham, once a flashpoint of conflict and violence in the civil rights movement. Ala. civil rights museum exhibiting lesbian photos 2012-03-29T21:03:12Z The laws between the United States and Mexico – considering the flashpoints of environmental protections and labor laws – are fairly similar, but in practice they’re quite different. A better border is possible 2012-05-26T22:00:00Z The border between Morocco and the two towns has become a flashpoint in relations - with African migrants attempting to cross into Ceuta and Melilla as a route into Europe. A rivalry heated by history - the significance of Morocco's win over Spain 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z There will be a lot of interest in what subjects the two men will discuss, especially given how many potentially sensitive flashpoints exist between Beijing and Washington. Biden-Xi meeting: What both sides want from US-China talks 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z With Taiwan's election round the corner, which has the potential of becoming a flashpoint, Chinese officials have made it clear they want the US to steer clear of supporting Taiwanese independence. Xi Jinping arrives in the US as his Chinese Dream sputters 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z They have also become flashpoints for warring narratives. Hospitals have special protection under the rules of war. Why are they in the crosshairs in Gaza? 2023-11-11T05:00:00Z The compound, revered by Jews as a vestige of their two ancient temples, has long been a flashpoint of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Exclusive: UAE plans to maintain ties with Israel despite Gaza outcry, sources say 2023-11-11T05:00:00Z SEOUL, South Korea – Tensions between the two Koreas are rising as a long-cooled flashpoint heats up once again. Hot air over Koreas — fresh balloon flights into North spark tension 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z Allowing their generals to talk to each other could be crucial in making sure that misunderstandings do not become dangerous flashpoints. Biden-Xi meeting: What both sides want from US-China talks 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z Territorial conflicts in the South China Sea involving China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan and Brunei have long been regarded as a potential flashpoint and a delicate fault line in the U.S.-China rivalry. The Philippines and China report a new maritime confrontation near a contested South China Sea shoal 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Here are some of the states expected to become abortion flashpoints in 2024: After Ohio win, abortion rights advocates gear up for 2024 ballot fights 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z The next parliamentary flashpoint will come if, probably when, Parliament gets to vote on a ceasefire position. Hussain departure makes things awkward for Labour frontbench 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Even then, foreign policy was a flashpoint as foreign policy hawks like Haley insisted on strong support for Ukraine while DeSantis and Ramaswamy, who lean toward Trump’s America First populism, called for less foreign intervention. Can Nikki Haley take a big step forward? What to watch during the Republican debate 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z A flashpoint in the campaign emerged when Davis in a social media post signaled opposition to prosecuting drug dealers. Early returns in District 4 signal voters’ priorities on drug prosecution, sweeps 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z The flashpoint for the stock market’s movements in both directions has been what the bond market is doing. Stock market today: World shares are mostly lower after a mixed session on Wall Street 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z The flashpoint for the stock market’s movements in both directions has been what the bond market is doing, and it regressed a bit Monday following its own extreme moves. How major US stock indexes fared Monday, 11/6/2023 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z The disputed status of western Tigray, a patch of fertile land bordering Sudan, was a key flashpoint in the two-year conflict between the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, or TPLF, and the federal government. Ethiopia says disputed western Tigray will be settled in a referendum and displaced people returned 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z The area was a flashpoint because of its visibility as a city landmark — the boardwalk attracts an estimated 10 million visitors per year. Lack of affordable housing in Los Angeles’ Venice Beach neighborhood inspires activism and art 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z One flashpoint came in response to a videotaped question from a Jackson-area resident who asked whether the state should encourage two-parent homes by allowing people to retain welfare benefits for a few months after marriage. Only debate of Mississippi governor’s race brings insults and interruptions from Reeves and Presley 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z The Israeli embassy has long been a flashpoint of anti-Israel protests at times of turmoil in the Palestinian territories. Jordan recalls envoy in Israel over Gaza bombardment 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z Donald Jr.'s testimony could be another flashpoint in a trial punctuated by sharp exchanges between lawyers and witnesses and heated arguments over the admissibility of evidence. Donald Trump Jr. says he had minor role in company's finances 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z In Arizona, the flashpoint was Senate Bill 1070, a 2010 law that effectively turned police into immigration officers and encouraged racial profiling by targeting individuals based on ethnicity and skin color. How suburbanites, Latinos and the ghost of John McCain turned Arizona into a presidential battleground 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z Now, those zoning issues are a flashpoint in partisan politics. The Trump era has changed the politics of local elections in Georgia, a pivotal 2024 battleground 2023-10-29T04:00:00Z The Rift Valley of western Kenya remains a flashpoint for concerns about land ownership, because most of the fertile region’s tea and pineapple farms are owned by foreigners. King Charles III seeks to look ahead in a visit to Kenya. But he’ll have history to contend with 2023-10-28T04:00:00Z Large numbers of Israeli police kept guard around Al-Aqsa, a perennial flashpoint and often the scene of clashes, as Palestinians gathered for Friday prayers, Reuters journalists said. Prayers, protests and clashes in Jerusalem and West Bank as Gaza war rages 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z The reemergence of Israel as a global flashpoint puts their differences back on display. Israel-Hamas war puts top Democratic Senate candidates' foreign policy differences in the spotlight 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z The Philippines is an important strategic ally of the US as it borders two potential flashpoints in the Pacific - the South China Sea and Taiwan. South China Sea: Biden says US will defend the Philippines if China attacks 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z Defense Department officials on Tuesday said they were confident that increasing its supply of munitions for Israel would not compromise their support for Ukraine — or other potential global flashpoints such as Taiwan. U.S. ammo supplies feel the pinch as Ukraine and Israel draw down depleted inventory 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Homicide autopsies in Mississippi continue to lag behind national standards as crime has remained a flashpoint in the state legislature and campaign trail. Delayed homicide autopsies pile up in Mississippi despite tough-on-crime-talk 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z The territorial conflicts involving China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan and Brunei have long been regarded as a flashpoint in a delicate fault line in the U.S.-China rivalry. US renews warning it will defend treaty ally Philippines after Chinese ships rammed Manila vessels 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z The disputes involve China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan and Brunei, and are regarded as a flashpoint in a delicate fault line in U.S.-China rivalry in the region. Philippines says a coast guard ship and supply boat were rammed by Chinese vessels at disputed shoal 2023-10-22T04:00:00Z It borders Jerusalem, which houses sites sacred to Muslims, Christians and Jews and is a flashpoint for internecine violence. Three Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in West Bank - WAFA news agency 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z “It was becoming at times a flashpoint between law enforcement and the community at large.” Police Blame ‘Excited Delirium’ for Deaths in Custody, But It’s Not a Real Medical Condition, Experts Say 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z The Islamic endowment that manages a flashpoint holy site in the city, the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, said Israeli authorities were barring all Palestinian men under the age of 50 from entering. Israel orders unprecedented evacuation of 1 million in Gaza as possible ground offensive looms 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z The Israeli embassy, where protesters gather daily, has long been a flashpoint of anti-Israel protests at times of turmoil in the Palestinian territories. Jordan disperses pro-Palestinian protesters heading to border with West Bank 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z The Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem was a focus of attention and a probable flashpoint. Supporters of Palestinians and Israel to protest and pray as war intensifies 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z After the Dobbs decision, locals say, Leo’s presence became an ongoing flashpoint and a source of drama in a town unaccustomed to such things. We don’t talk about Leonard: The man behind the right’s Supreme Court supermajority 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z Shepard’s death became a flashpoint at a time when it seemed like general attitudes about the LGBTQ+ community were trending toward tolerance, but not quite acceptance. Commentary: As LGBTQ+ rights are challenged, Matthew Shepard's story is more vital than ever 25 years on 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z That storming of the mosque compound, long a flashpoint for violence over matters of sovereignty and religion in Jerusalem, helped set off 11 days of fighting between Israel and Hamas. Insight: How a secretive Hamas commander masterminded the attack on Israel 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z The Scarborough Shoal is one of Asia's most contested maritime features and a flashpoint for flare-ups over sovereignty and fishing rights. Philippines says China coast guard did not drive away navy gunboat 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z Aside from China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan have been involved for decades in the territorial disputes, a long-feared flashpoint in Asia. Philippine diplomat witnessed Chinese ships’ aggressive actions in disputed South China Sea 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z The small farming community has been a flashpoint of the conflict - the scene of a hostage standoff during the attack. Live updates | 18 Thais feared dead as the latest Israel-Hamas war reaches its fourth day 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z Israeli settler violence has displaced hundreds of Palestinians there, and tensions have flared around the Al-Aqsa mosque, a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site. Israel intensifies Gaza strikes and battles to repel Hamas, with over 1,100 dead in fighting so far 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z A 19-year-old Palestinian man has been killed in overnight violence with Israeli settlers in a flashpoint town in the occupied West Bank. Huwara: Violence flares in flashpoint West Bank town 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z The conflicts, which involve China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan and Brunei, are regarded as a potential flashpoint and have become a delicate fault line in U.S.-China rivalry in the region. Philippines protests after a Chinese coast guard ship nearly collides with a Philippine vessel 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z In video circulated on social media, a lone gunman opened fire at an Israeli car in broad daylight on a busy street in Hawara, a flashpoint town in the northern West Bank. 3 Palestinian gunmen killed by Israeli troops in West Bank violence 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z But irritants on both sides are likely to persist, including over migration, which again mushroomed into a flashpoint over a cash-for-visas scandal in Poland last month. Poland election turns Germany into punchbag, straining Western alliance 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z Stanford University became a flashpoint this year when students shouted down a conservative judge who was invited to speak. Few Americans say conservatives can speak freely on college campuses, AP-NORC/UChicago poll shows 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z However, all the sources said a Saudi-Israeli deal was unlikely to address those flashpoint issues. Exclusive-US-Saudi defence pact tied to Israel deal, Palestinian demands put aside 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z They which have long been regarded as a potential Asian flashpoint and a delicate fault line in the U.S.-China rivalry in the region. Philippines says it will remove any barrier China installs in the disputed South China Sea 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z The Nord Stream pipelines have been a flashpoint in an energy dispute between Europe and Moscow since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Q+A What is known about the Nord Stream gas pipeline explosions 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z The topic of banning and censoring books has become a U.S. political flashpoint, cropping up in statesaround the country. California governor signs law barring schoolbook bans based on racial, gender teachings 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z The topic of banning and censoring books has become a U.S. political flashpoint, cropping up in statesaround the country. California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs law barring schoolbook bans based on racial, gender teachings 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z The bid to toss Paul Weiss is the latest flashpoint over ethics in the litigation, one of two U.S. cases accusing Google of antitrust violations. Yelp wants Google's lawyers tossed from US antitrust case 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z A particular flashpoint has been the creation of the Association of the Serb-Majority Municipalities, or ASM, to coordinate the work of Serb-dominated municipalities on matters such as education, health and economic development. Masked gunmen attack Kosovo police and kill 1 officer in an escalation of tensions with Serbia 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z Nevertheless, Gasly was furious afterwards, marking the first flashpoint between two drivers who fell out years ago but who insisted they could work together this year. Verstappen wins in Japan as Red Bull take teams title 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z One major problem is Kashmir, which has been a flashpoint for India and Pakistan after the end of British colonial rule in 1947. Pakistan’s prime minister says manipulation of coming elections by military is ‘absolutely absurd’ 2023-09-23T04:00:00Z WHAT: The fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh, a mountainous, ethnic Armenian region inside the borders of Azerbaijan that has been a flashpoint since the collapse of the Soviet Union. At the edge of the UN security perimeter, those with causes (and signs) try to be heard 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z Organizers on Tuesday said they were held in protests of Jewish visits to the flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem. One killed by Israeli fire at Gaza border, Palestinian officials say 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z Nagorno-Karabakh, with a population of about 120,000, is an ethnic Armenian region of Azerbaijan that has been a flashpoint since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Why new fighting in Azerbaijan’s troubled region may herald a new war 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z Historical heritage has long been among the many flashpoints in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with both sides using archaeology and conservation to demonstrate what they say is their own unique connection to the Holy Land. Israel criticizes UN vote to list ruins near ancient Jericho as World Heritage Site in Palestine 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z It was also the most dramatic flashpoint in a yearslong struggle among Republican leaders in the Legislature over control of the party and the future direction of the state. Behind Paxton’s Impeachment, a Republican Battle for Control of Texas 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z Despite resuming high-level dialogue, the two countries still disagree on a range of issues, including Taiwan, which has emerged as one of the biggest flashpoints between them. Taiwan tells Elon Musk it is 'not for sale' 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z His remonstrations against America’s gun culture could become a flashpoint in the campaign given the strong support for gun rights in Montana politics. Former firearms executive Busse seeks Democratic nomination to challenge Montana Gov. Gianforte 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z One of the roads goes around Hawara, a flashpoint town where settlers burned dozens of houses and cars in a rampage early this year following the deadly shooting of two settlers. Israel’s finance minister now governs the West Bank. Critics see steps toward permanent control 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z “This has obviously been a flashpoint in our society,” DeSantis said Wednesday. Florida Gov. DeSantis recommends against latest COVID booster in ongoing disagreement with FDA, CDC 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z Lampedusa, Italy's southernmost point and a first port of call for people crossing from North Africa, has long been a flashpoint in Europe's migration crisis. Baby drowns during migrant rescue operation off Italy's Lampedusa 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z Some pockets of the West Bank - particularly in the flashpoints of Nablus and Jenin - have fallen outside the PA's control. Oslo Accords: 30 years of lost Palestinian hopes 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z Lampedusa, Italy's southernmost point and a first port of call for people crossing from North Africa, has long been a flashpoint of Europe's migration crisis. Italy's Lampedusa island hit with record migrant arrivals 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z Political protests by Canada's large Sikh population have been a major flashpoint. Justin Trudeau: Canadian PM to leave India after plane snag fixed 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z Israel’s High Court is to hear the first of three flashpoint cases in the coming weeks, all dealing with the legality of the overhaul. Israel’s contentious legal overhaul comes to a head as judges hear cases on their own fate 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z Yet it has re-emerged as a political flashpoint in the wake of Mr Trump's sprawling effort to overturn his 2020 election defeat, which culminated in the riot at the US Capitol in January 2021. The 14th Amendment plan to disqualify Trump, explained 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z In the 1990s and 2000s, North Korea vessels caused damage, casualties and losses to superior South Korean patrol boats near the flashpoint sea border between North and South in the Yellow Sea. North Korea rolls out ‘nuclear attack submarine’ 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z It’s a key passageway for global trade and is regarded as an Asian flashpoint. Australia and the Philippines strengthen their ties as South China Sea disputes heat up 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z Diversity statements are a new flashpoint in campus debates over race, just as the Supreme Court has driven a stake through race-conscious admissions. D.E.I. Statements Stir Debate on College Campuses 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z They said the West’s diplomatic response “highlights the current lack of evenhandedness in addressing such flashpoints.” Kosovo’s president says investigators are dragging their feet over attacks on NATO peacekeepers 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z The issue has become a political flashpoint ahead of the 2024 election. Transgender supporters shutting down free speech on campuses, advocacy group reports 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z The stunning Himalayan region has been a flashpoint for more than 70 years for tensions and wars between rivals India and Pakistan, which both control part of it and lay claim to all of it. AP photos of Kashmir’s mental health clinics show the invisible scars of decades of conflict 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z The welfare scandal has become a flashpoint in Mississippi’s gubernatorial race. Mississippi governor’s brother asked auditor to praise Brett Favre during welfare scandal 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z The location, close to Balata Refugee Camp, has been a frequent flashpoint since Israel captured the West Bank from Jordan in the 1967 Middle East war. Israeli soldier killed, Palestinian teen attack suspect shot dead amid violent surge 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z Moves in the U.K. to cut air pollution and reduce car use have become a political flashpoint. London’s plan to charge drivers of polluting cars sparks protests and stirs political passions 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z The issues have become flashpoints in the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. In Iowa and elsewhere, bans on LGBTQ+ ‘conversion therapy’ become a conservative target 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z Now the decision to pull firefighters away shortly before the Maui fire reignited has become a flashpoint, as questions mount over whether more could have been done to stave off the destruction. Some pets still wander the ruins of Lahaina. Weary animal rescuers are on a mission 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z Aside from the China and the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan have overlapping territorial claims in the waterway, a potential Asian flashpoint which has also become a delicate front in the US-China rivalry. Australian, US, Filipino militaries practice retaking an island in a drill along the South China Sea 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z Though New Delhi is broadly non-aligned, it is competing with China economically and in such strategic flashpoints as the Himalayas and Bay of Bengal. India makes history with landing near moon’s South Pole 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z It’s regarded as an Asian flashpoint and has become a delicate fault line in the U.S.-China rivalry. Philippine supply boats breach a Chinese coast guard blockade in the hotly contested South China Sea 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z It’s regarded as an Asian flashpoint and has become a delicate fault line in the US-China rivalry. Chinese coast guard blocks Philippine vessels near disputed shoal but two supply boats breach cordon 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z A suspected Palestinian gunman shot dead two Israelis in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, the Israeli military said, in a flashpoint area that has seen escalating violence for months. Militant attack kills 11 labourers in Pakistan - caretaker PM 2023-08-20T04:00:00Z There is also a risk that the events in Utah could serve as another flashpoint for anti-government sentiment and violent extremist acts. What's ahead for Trump: There's "literally no downside" to encouraging violence 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z Now, however, he concedes that “The Adults,” which hits select theaters Friday, is loaded with obvious inspiration from some of the flashpoints of 2020 — the year he wrote it. Michael Cera grapples with isolation and sibling strife in ‘The Adults’ 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z Taiwan, the democratically governed island claimed by China as its territory, is the main flashpoint in U.S. ties with China's Communist government. Americans back tariffs, military prep against China -Reuters/Ipsos poll 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z Military analysts in the West have long viewed the Suwalki Gap as a potential flashpoint in any confrontation between Russia and NATO. Why tensions have been growing along NATO’s eastern border with Belarus 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z The use of AI to generate text and other content has been a major flashpoint in negotiations between labor unions and film studios. Fifty years later, hip-hop is still influencing California politics 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z A white Illinois teenager named Kyle Rittenhouse shot three people during a night of unrest, killing two of them, an incident that became a flashpoint in the national debate over guns, vigilantism and racial injustice. Kenosha police arrested a Black man at Applebee’s. The actual suspects were in the bathroom 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z Neither ever expected their farm to become a flashpoint in the border debate. New frontline of US border policy? A Texas pecan farm 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z The recently emerging ties between Fatah activists and Islamic militant groups - particularly in flashpoint cities such as Jenin and Nablus - have rattled the security establishment and underscored internal divisions. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas fires nearly all governors in West Bank in major upheaval 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z Many military analysts see the Suwalki gap as a potential flashpoint area if there were to be a conflict between Nato countries and Russia. Why are tensions mounting on the Belarus-Poland border? 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z The account became a national flashpoint in the debate over abortion rights and underscored the stakes in Ohio. Ohio vote shows enduring power of abortion rights at ballot box, giving Democrats a path in 2024 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z Military analysts in the West have long viewed the Suwalki Gap as a potential flashpoint area in any confrontation between Russia and NATO. Belarus begins military drills near its border with Poland and Lithuania as tensions heighten 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z She has also used her platform to speak out on social justice issues, including some of the cultural flashpoints where American public opinion is so deeply divided. 'Sick joke' - Rapinoe leaves centre stage in tears 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z But while he said the protestors have been peaceful and respectful, he warned there could be a flashpoint if the hotel owner tries to remove "people or infrastructure" from outside. Stradey Park asylum seeker uncertainty fuels fear in Furnace 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z The South China Sea is now one of the world's biggest flashpoints, especially as US-China tensions have soared in recent years. Philippines accuses China of firing water cannon at boats in South China Sea 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z The only question that matters now, as a variety of flashpoints are nearing at breakneck speed, is “what’s next” – a query that’s particularly poignant for Washington and particularly ominous for Washington State. With Pac-12 in apparent peril, we’re at ‘every school for itself’ stage 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z Military analysts in the West have long viewed the Suwalki Gap as a potential flashpoint area in case of a standoff between Russia and NATO. Poland and Lithuania say they fear provocations from Russia and Belarus at NATO’s eastern flank 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z The Temecula school system has been a flashpoint for controversies over what is taught. Public Counsel sues Temecula school district over its ban of critical race theory 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z The Temecula school system has been a flashpoint for controversies over what is taught and how. ACLU sues Temecula school district over its ban of critical race theory 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z The contested compound has long been a flashpoint for violence between Israelis and Palestinians. Palestinian opens fire in West Bank settlement, wounding 5 people before being killed 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z The legal status of the religious site, known to Judaism as Temple Mount and in Islam as the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, is a recurring flashpoint in Israeli-Palestinian relations. Palestinian killed after wounding five Israelis in gun attack 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z The accusations mark another flashpoint in the tense relationship between Armenia and Azerbaijan which have fought over the breakaway region for decades. Armenia calls on allies to help get aid to Nagorno-Karabakh during tensions with Azerbaijan 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z The current flashpoint is Texas’s deployment of buoys in the Rio Grande — a floating border wall — to try to deter migrants from swimming or rafting over near Eagle Pass, Texas. Abbott blames Biden for illegal immigrants that drown in Rio Grande 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z Textbooks have become a flashpoint in U.S. politics ahead of the 2024 presidential election. Southern California school board OKs curriculum after Gov. Gavin Newsom threatened a $1.5M fine 2023-07-22T04:00:00Z How did pink become such a cultural flashpoint? Barbie’s signature pink may be Earth’s oldest color. Here’s how it took over the world. 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z The shrine has long been a flashpoint for clashes between Palestinians and Israeli troops. Israeli army fire kills Palestinian man during clashes at West Bank shrine 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z “Nonetheless, we continue to plan on all contingencies not merely any flashpoint between China and Taiwan, but any contingency within the theatre,” he added. Philippines closely monitors threat of invasion of Taiwan - defence chief 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z The plans, which have faced criticism, are the latest flashpoint for train operators, which are also in a deadlocked dispute with unions over planned reforms. Rail ticket office closure plan gets 100,000 replies 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z Morgan Stanley data shows some luxury players, including Richemont, already generate around 40% of global revenues in China, raising worries about over-reliance on one market, especially one widely seen as a future geopolitical flashpoint. Why China could become the luxury industry's next sore spot 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z Let the longtime feminist flashpoint become the superhero that rescues movie theaters this summer. Column: I'm going to Barbie Land 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z It would allow voters to decide the fate of the project that has seen significant pushback and become a flashpoint in the national debate over policing. Atlanta petition drive to stop ‘Cop City’ is ‘futile,’ city’s attorneys argue 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z The Call of Duty series of games, made by Activision, has been a flashpoint in the battle over the acquisition. Microsoft and UK regulators want more time to work on $69 billion Activision deal 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z A string of conspiratorial comments by the leading actor Jim Caviezel and the movie's themes have turned the film into another culture war flashpoint. Sound of Freedom: An unlikely - and controversial - summer movie hit 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z August will mark 40 years since Aquino was assassinated at the airport in Manila, creating a flashpoint in the movement. Lea Salonga heads the first all-Filipino cast of a Broadway show in ‘Here Lies Love’ 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z The contested territory has long been feared as an Asian flashpoint and has become a sensitive front in the U.S.-China rivalry in the region. China and ASEAN agree to try to conclude nonaggression pact on sea feud in 3 years 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z The revised document clarifies an earlier flashpoint: Schools and districts still can still pursue the goal of advanced math for students using traditional pathways that start with Algebra I and lead to Calculus. California's math overhaul aims to help struggling students. But will it hurt whiz kids? 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z The issue of women in the ministry has become a flashpoint within the nation’s largest Protestant denomination. Thousands of Black churches could face Southern Baptist Convention expulsion over women pastors 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z Israel launched its biggest operation in years in the West Bank last week in the flashpoint city of Jenin. Palestinian opens fire at Israeli soldiers and is shot dead 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z It was a move that became a major flashpoint in Northern Ireland's troubled history, generating a bitter and sometimes violent standoff which is still being felt today. Drumcree: The Garvaghy Road dispute 25 years on 2023-07-08T04:00:00Z Access to drugs that are used for these abortions, which are often ordered through the mail, continues to be a flashpoint in the ongoing debate over abortion in the United States. Abortion Drugs May Be Safe Even After the First Trimester, Study Suggests 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z The case is a flashpoint in the broader effort by conservatives to document what they contend is a liberal conspiracy by Democrats and tech company executives to silence their views. Ruling Puts Social Media at Crossroads of Disinformation and Free Speech 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z Last year, the story of a 10-year-old girl in Ohio who had traveled to Indiana for an abortion became a flashpoint in the nationwide abortion debate. Man Gets Life Sentence in Rape of Child Who Traveled for Abortion 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z The case became a flashpoint in the national discussion about access to the procedure since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Ohio man guilty of raping a 9-year-old who traveled for legal abortion gets life sentence 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z The biggest flashpoint on Saturday was in Marseille, where police fired tear gas and fought street battles with youths around the city centre late into the night. Man dies in Marseille after being shot at time of riots -prosecutor 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z The issue is the latest flashpoint between train companies and unions, who have been in a long-running dispute over pay, jobs and working conditions, which has resulted in several strikes in recent years. Train firms plan mass closures of ticket offices 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z Such service fees have become a flashpoint for the restaurant and hospitality industries. After lawsuit, Jon & Vinny's adds explainer on customer checks about 18% service fee 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z As European politics have swung to the right, each new arriving ship is a potential political flashpoint. Your Monday Briefing 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z The biggest flashpoint overnight was Marseille, where police fired teargas and fought street battles with youths around the city centre late into the night. France riots: Ministry says quieter overnight, 719 arrested 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z In Columbia Falls, population 485, the debate has laid bare community and cultural flashpoints. They envision the world’s tallest flagpole in this Maine town. Instead of uniting, it is dividing 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z And as European politics have swung to the right, each new arriving ship is a potential political flashpoint. Everyone Knew the Migrant Ship Was Doomed. No One Helped. 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z In Columbia Falls, population 485, the place closest to the patch of land where the pole would rise, the debate has laid bare community and cultural flashpoints. They envision the world’s tallest flagpole in this Maine town. Instead of uniting, it is dividing 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Banning natural gas in new construction has become a major flashpoint of the culture war debate over gas stoves, as blue cities and states seek to curb access amid health and environmental concerns. Most Americans give thumbs down to Biden EV goals, ending gas-powered vehicles 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Ukrainian forces are advancing "slowly but surely" on the front lines in the east and southeast of the country as well as around the longstanding flashpoint of Bakhmut, senior military officials said on Wednesday. UNESCO member countries ready to welcome US back to organisation 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Ukrainian forces are advancing "slowly but surely" on the front lines in the east and southeast of the country as well as around the longstanding flashpoint of Bakhmut, senior military officials said on Wednesday. Papal envoy to meet Patriarch Kirill in Moscow -RIA 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Ukrainian forces are advancing "slowly but surely" on the front lines in the east and southeast of the country as well as around the longstanding flashpoint of Bakhmut, senior military officials said on Wednesday. France: 150 arrests in overnight unrest after teenager killed by police 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Ukrainian forces are advancing "slowly but surely" on the front lines in the east and southeast of the country as well as around the longstanding flashpoint of Bakhmut, senior military officials said on Wednesday. Factbox: Sri Lanka unveils domestic debt restructuring plan, asks foreign investors for a 30% haircut 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z One of the most troubling potential flashpoints could be the fast-melting Arctic, which, thanks to all that carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere, will soon be wide open for fishing, resource extraction, and other activities. We’re having a violent meltdown: The human costs of global warming — and of our response to it 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z It codified and broadened an earlier instruction from the district's school superintendent that teachers take down any rainbow pride flags displayed in classrooms, saying they had become "a flashpoint for controversy and divisiveness." How Christian groups helped parents pull books from some Pennsylvania school libraries 2023-06-24T04:00:00Z This week, an Israeli raid on a flashpoint West Bank city killed seven Palestinians, including a 15-year-old girl. Former UN chief says Israel’s treatment of Palestinians may constitute apartheid 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z The latest flashpoint revolves around plans to release 1.3 million gallons of water with traces of radioactive tritium into the river as part of the plant’s decommissioning. Plan to discharge water into Hudson River from closed nuclear plant sparks uproar 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z That made the city a flashpoint in a growing conservative push to ban children from attending drag performances nationwide. Utah judge rules city must allow public drag show 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z Seven Israeli personnel were wounded in fighting in Jenin that unfolded as troops raided the flashpoint town. Fed up with graft, Guatemalans face familiar names in presidential vote 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z Seven Israeli personnel were wounded in fighting in Jenin that unfolded as troops raided the flashpoint town. Russia to stay in touch with African peace mission, some ideas workable - Kremlin 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z Seven Israeli personnel were wounded in fighting in Jenin that unfolded as troops raided the flashpoint town. Bhutan lowers fees for longer-staying tourists 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z Seven Israeli personnel were wounded in fighting in Jenin that unfolded as troops raided the flashpoint town. UK to keep Russia assets frozen until Ukraine is compensated 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z Seven Israeli personnel were wounded in fighting in Jenin that unfolded as troops raided the flashpoint town. Man stabs police officer outside Brazilian embassy in Tunis 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z With the Paris Airshow looming this week, it has become a flashpoint once again as Boeing sought to win the airline back, but Airbus is favoured to win the contest, the sources said. Airbus close to new Viva Aerobus jet order 2023-06-18T04:00:00Z The candidates’ approaches to lowering the state income tax emerged as a flashpoint in the speeches. Republicans tout conservative credentials in lieutenant governor primary 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z But one of the biggest potential flashpoints is Taiwan, where Foxconn is headquartered. iPhone maker Foxconn to switch to cars as US-China tensions soar 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z In June, he jumped out of a trench in Lysychansk, another flashpoint town, right as a mortar shell came howling in. Every Block Is Another Battle: Ukraine’s Latest Eastern Stand 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z Angry parents confronted them, scuffles broke out and in an instant, the center in this mixed city had become a flashpoint symbol of a larger battle between secular and religious Jews in Israel. Flashpoint in Israel: Divide between religious and secular Jews heats up under Netanyahu’s rule 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z Restrictions on education have become a flashpoint since the Taliban seized power in 2021. Your Tuesday Briefing: Is Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Here? 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z It also is the latest flashpoint between the predominantly Democratic city and congressional Republicans, who have promised to investigate everything from crime in the District to the way it’s managed. House GOP seeks tighter voting rules in DC, which Democrats warn is model for national restrictions 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z About three dozen mostly Black protesters gathered outside the Marion County Judicial Center to demand that the shooter be arrested in the country’s latest flashpoint over race and gun violence. White woman who fatally shot Black neighbor is arrested in Florida 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z The revelation was the latest flashpoint following the partial collapse that has left some residents upset with city leaders over what they see as an inept response. Iowa officials expected to detail demolition plans for partially collapsed building 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z Evers’ decision to raise the flag over the Capitol has been a flashpoint of contention in Wisconsin, a battleground state where Republicans control the Legislature and a Democrat controls the governor’s office. Governor raises gay pride flag over Wisconsin Capitol in show of support for LGBTQ+ community 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z The provisions became a major flashpoint in one of the closest governor’s races of the 2022 midterms. Nevada Republican governor approves abortion protections in rare cross-party move 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z Major flashpoints include U.S. export curbs on chips and data security concerns that have seen ByteDance-owned TikTok banned on U.S. government devices and altogether by the state of Montana. Chinese tech entrepreneurs keen to 'de-China' as tensions with US soar 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z The issue of water has been a flashpoint between Afghanistan and Iran for centuries. At Least Three Are Killed in Clashes on Iranian-Afghan Border 2023-05-28T04:00:00Z NATO’s military intervention in 1999 eventually forced Serbia to pull out of the territory, but the dispute remains a flashpoint for conflict in eastern Europe. China expresses support for Serbia in renewed Kosovo clashes involving NATO troops 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z One major flashpoint in the internecine warfare within the Texas Republican Party is, of course, Donald Trump. Texas keeps on burying kids from gun violence — while Republicans fight among themselves 2023-05-27T04:00:00Z Cuba´s support for Russia in the Ukraine war has become another flashpoint in its relationship with the EU. EU to send human rights envoy to Cuba, but will not 'impose' demands 2023-05-26T04:00:00Z Bernard’s revelation of the girl traveling to Indiana to receive abortion drugs turned her case into a flashpoint in the national abortion debate days after the U.S. Doctor’s supporters, hospital at odds with Indiana penalty for talking about 10-year-old’s abortion 2023-05-26T04:00:00Z “The increasing physical effects of climate change also are likely to intensify or cause domestic and cross-border geopolitical flashpoints.” Neuro-strike weapons expand domains of warfare as new strategic threat, expert warns 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z Carolyn Cartier, a professor of Asian studies at the University of Technology Sydney, says it is typical that flashpoints between Hong Kong and China revolve around language and differences in political convictions. Cathay Pacific fires cabin crew over discrimination claim 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z Foreign land ownership has become “a political flashpoint,” said Micah Brown, a staff attorney for the National Agricultural Law Center at the University of Arkansas. Florida sued over law blocking Chinese citizens, other foreigners from buying property 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z Buddhism’s popularity became a flashpoint for violence in Tang China, however. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The issue has become a flashpoint for the music industry, prompting a review of the streaming economy by the British parliament in 2021. Ivor Novello Awards: Harry Styles wins, Raye calls out music industry greed 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z An Israeli police raid in the flashpoint site in April triggered rocket fire from groups in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria. Israel's national 'Flag March' in Jerusalem rattles Palestinians 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z Ishigaki and the neighbouring chain of islands are in close proximity to two flashpoints. G7 summit: Taiwan looms large as Japan prepares to host leaders 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z Abortion has been an early flashpoint in the still-forming Republican primary field ahead of the first presidential election since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. DeSantis dings Trump for implying Florida abortion ban is ‘too harsh’ 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z Tipping and service fees are becoming a flashpoint in the restaurant and hospitality industries. City investigating Hollywood restaurants for allegedly keeping service fees, stiffing workers 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z Another flashpoint at national level has been a proposed ban on new oil and gas heating systems from 2024, to force the use of green alternatives like heat pumps. Analysis: Germany's Greens lose appeal as voters fear cost of policies 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z The Israeli military said suspects hurled rocks and explosives and fired at its forces in Nablus, a flashpoint city where there have been regular raids and clashes. Israeli forces kill Palestinian man in West Bank raid 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z The territory, which Beijing claims and has vowed to take by force if necessary, has become one of the biggest flashpoints in the world, especially as tensions soar between the US and China. G7 summit: Taiwan looms large as Japan prepares to host leaders 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z The island and several others in the eastern Aegean Sea became flashpoints in a refugee crisis in 2015 that saw hundreds of thousands of people arriving from Turkey and heading into Europe through Greece. The AP Interview: Mitsotakis hopes for better relations with Turkey if reelected as Greek premier 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z But the real flashpoint came with just under 20 minutes remaining. 'War' in Milan - an abandoned game, an eternal image 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z The Zone has become a flashpoint in a national debate over how to address the growth of street encampments where residents live in deep poverty and some face mental health challenges or fentanyl addiction. Phoenix to Start Clearing Sprawling Downtown Homeless Encampment 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z The South China Sea, a waterway vital to global trade, has become a major flashpoint in the increasingly testy relationship between China and the United States. U.S. issues guidelines on defending Philippines from South China Sea attack 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z The methods, introduced following nationwide anti-government protests last year, combine use of security cameras with denial of state services to violators, replacing the morality police whose actions were the flashpoint for the months of unrest. Iran resorts to security cameras, ostracism to deter unveiled women 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z Al-Fatih’s family managed to get out of Khartoum over the weekend after they spent the past two weeks trapped in their home in Khartoum’s neighborhood of Kafouri, a major flashpoint. Crowds of those seeking rescue swell at Sudan’s main seaport 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z The flashpoint has been trees, green space, and who controls a public area that has been encroached on over the years. Tokyo plan likened to putting ‘skyscrapers’ in Central Park 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z This has turned the South China Sea into the one of the world's biggest flashpoints, especially as US-China tensions have soared. 'Dangerous manoeuvres' in China and Philippines' cat-and-mouse sea chase 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z All these areas are flashpoints since the war between the military and the RSF erupted on April 15. Heavy clashes rock Sudan’s capital despite truce extension 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z Analysts often talk of rising tensions between the two superpowers, but what is it like to live in the biggest flashpoint between Beijing and Washington? Living on the frontlines of a US-China flashpoint 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z A 2018 synod became a flashpoint when two "brothers", lay men who are not ordained, were allowed to vote in their capacity as superiors general of their religious orders. Pope allows women to vote at bishops meeting for first time 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z He believes Republicans are making a mistake in focusing on cultural flashpoints and should be more concerned with spurring U.S. innovation - a major issue for him - and competing with China, the business associate said. Exclusive: Peter Thiel, Republican megadonor, won’t fund candidates in 2024 - sources 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Tennessee has become a flashpoint in the national debate in the wake of last month’s shooting at a Nashville school that killed three children and three adults. Minnesota Legislature considering 2 gun control proposals 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z Watching "Tucker Carlson Tonight," one occasionally sensed a weariness in Carlson about some of the stupider culture war flashpoints he pretended to care about. Why did Fox News give Tucker Carlson the boot? The answer matters 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z Rice went into the job a flashpoint for Republican attacks dating back to the Obama years. Susan Rice, Biden’s top domestic policy adviser, departing 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z SEOUL, South Korea | With the nuclear-use threshold lowered, a regional arms race underway, diplomacy dead and communications channels silent, the flashpoint Korean peninsula faces a slew of challenges. In Seoul, a voice for a new approach to the North Korea problem 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z Ivey’s statement comes as conservative politicians have made a rallying cry out of decrying so-called “woke” teachings, with schools sometimes emerging as a flashpoint over diversity training and parents’ rights. Alabama education director ousted over ‘woke’ training book 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z Tennessee has become a flashpoint in the nation’s heated debate over gun rights. Tennessee gun-control push at crossroads as proposal stalls 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Though broadly legal, stock trading by members of Congress has become a flashpoint because lawmakers are sometimes privy to closely held information about the companies and industries they oversee. As Fears of Banking Crisis Surged, Members of Congress Sold Bank Shares 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z Within that figure, lawmakers would still have to sort out how much to devote to the Pentagon and how much to domestic agencies like the Environmental Protection Agency, a perennial partisan flashpoint. Factbox: What's in Republican McCarthy's debt-limit spending cut package 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z Mr Mehrtens' kidnapping is the latest flashpoint in a long-running, often brutally violent conflict between the Indonesian government and West Papua's indigenous people. New Zealand pilot kidnapping: The West Papua conflict explained 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z The idea of reversing a medical abortion has become a flashpoint in the clash over reproductive rights nationwide after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Federal judge halts Colorado ban on ‘abortion pill reversal’ 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z Heavy fighting involving armored vehicles, truck-mounted machine guns and war planes raged Sunday in the capital of Khartoum, the adjoining city of Omdurman and in flashpoints across the country. Dozens killed as army, rivals battle for control of Sudan 2023-04-16T04:00:00Z While fishing disputes with Chinese trawlers are common in the area, the western sea border is also a naval flashpoint between the two Koreas. South Korea fires toward North Korean vessel in Yellow Sea amid rising tensions 2023-04-16T04:00:00Z One of the flashpoints was Khartoum International Airport, where clashes grounded commercial Sudan-bound flights from Saudi Arabia turned back after nearly landing at the airport, flight tracking data showed Saturday. Sudan’s army and rival force clash, wider conflict feared 2023-04-15T04:00:00Z Although Cambodia and Thailand generally get along, there have been occasional flashpoints, including Thailand’s support of the Khmer Rouge regime. Long Beach's new year festival: Some Cambodian Americans aren't happy with the name Sankranta 2023-04-15T04:00:00Z As courts debate the constitution's Second Amendment, which guaranteed the right to bear arms, and consider whether to expand or restrict gun rights, the rise of the AR-15 is a flashpoint for both sides. How the AR-15 became 'America's national gun' and loved by the NRA 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z But when the compound is not a flashpoint in the broader Palestinian-Israeli conflict, it is a place of spirituality and community, one of the few public spaces Palestinians say they have to gather. During Ramadan, Palestinians Picnic in Aqsa Compound to Break Fast 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z The Taiwan issue is the biggest flashpoint in the US-China relations. China-Taiwan: How Beijing calibrates its Taiwan response 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z Tensions have soared in the past week at the flashpoint shrine after an Israeli police raid on the mosque. Tensions build around Jerusalem shrine after Syria rockets 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z Taiwan is the biggest flashpoint in U.S.-China relations, and American officials say a conflict over the island would result in a global crisis, with even more broader consequences than Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In Dealing With China, U.S. and Europe Take Different Tacks 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z Much hinged on Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa in Jerusalem's walled Old City, which draws large crowds and has been a flashpoint during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Israel reinforces troops after violence along Lebanon, Gaza borders 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z Subsequent action has seen the regiment moving around all the major flashpoints - Izyum in the early summer, Kherson later on, and now back to Donbas. The cost of the Ukraine war for one Russian regiment 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z The Al-Aqsa compound has long been a flashpoint for deadly violence over matters of sovereignty and religion in Jerusalem. Factbox: Where is Al Aqsa mosque and why is it so important in Islam? 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z The self-governed island, which Beijing claims as part of its territory, is arguably the biggest flashpoint between the US and China. Is Taiwan in danger of being loved to death? 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z The compound, revered by Jews as a vestige of their two ancient temples, is a flashpoint of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that is monitored especially closely by authorities during religious holidays. Israel detains Passover sacrifice campaigner as Al Aqsa tensions simmer 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z The historic criminal indictment against former US President Donald Trump has sparked another partisan flashpoint in an already deeply polarised nation. Trump indictment: 'I worry for the times ahead' 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z Two Israeli soldiers were wounded on Saturday, the military said, in a drive-by shooting claimed by a Palestinian armed group in the flashpoint town of Huwara in the occupied West Bank. Spain's PM Sanchez to push for 'territorial integrity' for Ukraine in China visit 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z Territorial disputes in the busy waterway have long loomed as a potential flashpoint in Asia and have become a sensitive front in the regional rivalry between China and the United States. Philippines confronts Chinese diplomats over sea disputes 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z Absentee ballots, and who can return them, has been a political flashpoint in battleground Wisconsin, known for razor-thin margins in statewide races. Disabled Wisconsin voters say absentee law not followed 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z The issue had ignited a political flashpoint between President Donald J. Trump and Congress. Army Base to Be Renamed for Native American War Hero, Replacing Confederate 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z China’s reaction to the hearing highlighted how TikTok, which has roughly 150 million users in the United States, has become a flashpoint in the geopolitical tussle between the world’s two largest economies. China Denies Pressuring Companies Like TikTok to Spy on Government’s Behalf 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z TikTok is the latest flashpoint in the two countries’ struggle for supremacy. The Threat of TikTok 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z Three explosions last September on the Nord Stream pipelines built to deliver Russian gas to Germany have become another flashpoint in a standoff between the West and Russia set off by its invasion of Ukraine. Denmark invites Nord Stream operator to help salvage unidentified object 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z The disagreement over the future of the case is the latest flashpoint in litigation that could have a significant impact on U.S. elections in the coming years and decades. North Carolina urges US Supreme Court to toss major elections case 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z The latest flashpoint is Chad, a sprawling desert nation at the crossroads of the continent, now a plum target for Russia’s expanding effort. A ‘New Cold War’ Looms in Africa as U.S. Pushes Against Russian Gains 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z The upcoming period is sensitive because large numbers of Jewish and Muslim faithful pour into Jerusalem’s Old City, the emotional heart of the conflict and a flashpoint for violence, increasing friction points. Israel, Palestinians meet in Egypt to ease tensions 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z The Black Sea has been a flashpoint of strategic importance where Russia’s powerful naval fleet runs up against three members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization — Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria — that share the coast. U.N. in Urgent Talks to Keep Ukrainian Grain Flowing 2023-03-18T04:00:00Z That could become a political flashpoint as the federal debt ceiling approaches. Will the Fed Keep Tightening as Banks Fail? 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z And the political flashpoint looks like it will be those pension perks being offered to the very highest paid. Budget 2023: Pension perks to the highest paid likely to be the next political flashpoint 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z Changing the standards used by police to pursue suspects has been one of the flashpoint issues in Olympia this year. For community safety, state House must pass new police-pursuit law 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z Philippine and U.S. troops will hold a wide-range set of joint drills next month in flashpoint locations that could be strategically vital in potential conflict with China. Eyeing China, U.S. troops to drill on Philippine flashpoints 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z The subpoena fight is the latest flashpoint in Meta's campaign to squeeze information from other technology and social media companies in advance of a possible trial next year against the FTC. EBay slams 'alarming' Meta subpoena in FTC monopoly case 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Israeli police released a photo of assault rifles, pistols, ammunition and explosive devices they said troops confiscated in Jaba, just south of the flashpoint city of Jenin. 3 Palestinian militants killed in Israeli raid in West Bank 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z High in the Himalayas, the holy town of Tawang is one of the most intractable issues in the border dispute between India and China - and a potential flashpoint for future conflict. Tawang: The Indian monastery town coveted by China 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z They have become a flashpoint during Russia's invasion of neighboring Ukraine. U.S. says intel suggests pro-Ukrainian group sabotaged Nord Stream pipelines -NYT 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z The army also said it was operating in the nearby flashpoint city of Nablus for the same reason. At least 6 Palestinians killed during Israeli West Bank raid 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z The site has become the flashpoint of ongoing conflict between authorities and left-leaning protesters who have been drawn together, joining forces to protest a variety of causes. 23 charged with terrorism in Atlanta ‘Cop City’ protest 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z Huwara, a Palestinian village near a major road checkpoint, has become the latest flashpoint between Israelis and Palestinians after months of worsening violence in the occupied West Bank. Israeli settlers clash with Palestinians in flashpoint West Bank town 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z Emergency room boarding, with people in crisis waiting days or weeks for treatment, has become a flashpoint and focus of multiple lawsuits. Judge: Psychiatric patients can’t be held in emergency rooms 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z Kashmir has long been a flashpoint between India and archrival Pakistan, which claim the region in full but rule only parts. India leads world in cutting internet access for 5th year in a row, watchdog says 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z Jewish settlers wounded a Palestinian man in a flashpoint town of Hawara late Monday that was torched in a settler rampage last week, medics said. At least 6 Palestinians killed during Israeli West Bank raid 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z "We swear on our comrades' blood to stand strong until the end," hundreds of demonstrators were seen chanting in a video from the flashpoint city of Zahedan posted by the activist news agency HRANA. Renewed protests in Iran's restive southeast, mosque surrounded 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z The extent to which this will continue under any new arrangement has emerged as a key flashpoint for Brexit-backing Tory MPs, as well as the DUP, the region's largest unionist party. Suella Braverman plays down resignation talk over Brexit 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z The ongoing redeployment removes Marines from core regional flashpoints: Korea, Taiwan and the South China Sea. For U.S. forces in Indo-Pacific, it’s two steps forward, one step back 2023-02-19T05:00:00Z That loss was a flicker of hope for the franchise, but also a flashpoint in the middle of a night where all of our delusion died in that desert. Tyler Tynes: Slow death in the desert. Inside Eagles fans' painful Super Bowl. 2023-02-19T05:00:00Z The issue also became a flashpoint at Mr. Biden’s State of the Union address earlier this month as the president bludgeoned the GOP over their supposed attempts to cut the programs. Sen. Rick Scott amends ‘Rescue America’ plan to exempt Social Security, Medicare from chopping block 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z Crimea, which includes the port of Sevastopol where Russia's Black Sea Fleet is based, is seen by Western and Russian diplomats as the biggest flashpoint of the Ukraine war. U.S. diplomat says Ukrainian strikes on military targets in Crimea are legitimate 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z The home, in the flashpoint West Bank city of Hebron, was demolished in a controlled explosion. Israel demolishes West Bank home of Palestinian attacker 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z Ahead of an expected White House run, DeSantis has continued to focus on eliminating what he calls “woke” ideology in education, seizing on national flashpoints around what children learn about race, gender identity and history. Sharpton to DeSantis: Stop censoring Black history 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z Tensions often run high in Hebron making it a flashpoint for violence. Israeli soldier jailed for assaulting Palestinian activist in Hebron 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z In the opening stages of the 2024 GOP presidential race, the “parents’ rights” movement and lessons for schoolchildren are emerging as flashpoints. Schools become flashpoint for Republicans eyeing White House 2023-02-11T05:00:00Z The democratic, self-governing island of Taiwan, a U.S. partner that China claims is its territory, is the biggest flashpoint. After spy balloon clash, U.S.-China tensions loom over Biden’s speech. 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z Google's planned effort sets up an early possible flashpoint in the new lawsuit. Google tees up venue clash over U.S. advertising antitrust lawsuit 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z The announcement, the highlight of a two-day visit by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, nearly doubles the number of sites available for U.S. forces and should enhance Washington’s power-projection capabilities over nearby flashpoints. Pentagon bolsters U.S. military’s strategic reach in securing four sites in Philippines 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z The frontiers are also a flashpoint for occasional migration tensions. Spanish, Moroccan prime ministers meet to improve ties 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z Rittenhouse’s actions became a flashpoint in the debate over guns, vigilantism and racial injustice in the U.S. Federal judge allows lawsuit against Rittenhouse to proceed 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z A similar silence reigned on tensions with China over the regional flashpoint of Taiwan. Much left unsaid as Pentagon chief Austin reassures South Korea on alliance 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Some 35 Palestinians have been killed in fighting, including 10 who were killed in an Israeli military raid in the flashpoint town of Jenin last Thursday. Blinken in Mideast renews appeal for Israel-Palestinian calm 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z And, on Monday, shortly before Blinken’s arrival, the Palestinian Health Ministry said Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man in the flashpoint city of Hebron, bringing the toll of Palestinians killed in January to 35. Blinken urges Israel-Palestinian calm as violence soars 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z The bombardments followed an Israeli raid in the flashpoint Jenin refugee camp, which turned into a gun battle that killed at least seven militants and a 61-year-old woman. Jerusalem, West Bank on edge after outbreak of violence 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z The Palestinian militant groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad said they were battling Israeli troops in the flashpoint town, where there have been repeated Israeli raids. Nine Palestinians killed in Israeli raid in Jenin 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z The same issue will apply to Taiwan and other flashpoints: Even where strategic ambitions militate for war, the pain of every casualty will be dramatically compounded. 5 rules for an aging world 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z The U.S. so far has welcomed cooperative initiatives by like-minded partners, for the regional flashpoints that could ignite are multiple. China threat sparks a web of new relationships for U.S. military in region 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z The smallest change at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound — one of the region’s most contested sites — could become a major new flashpoint between Israel and the Muslim world. Jordan protests to Israel after envoy blocked from holy site 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z Medical services for gender transitions have been a political flashpoint in recent years. U.S. more permissive than Europe about gender-change treatments, study finds 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z This gap between what’s shown to the public and what happens behind closed doors helps make that makes the meeting a flashpoint for misinformation. As elites arrive in Davos, conspiracy theories thrive online 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z Israeli troops killed two Palestinian gunmen in the occupied West Bank on Saturday in what witnesses described as a running skirmish touched off by an army raid near a flashpoint town. Erdogan aide says time running out to ratify Sweden, Finland NATO bids 2023-01-14T05:00:00Z The northern city of Nablus emerged as a major flashpoint for violence last year after Israel began a crackdown in the West Bank in response to a spate of Palestinian attacks in Israel. Nighttime Israeli arrests haunt Palestinian kids, families 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z It was a flashpoint of the civil rights movement and where Alabama state troopers viciously attacked Black people advocating for voting rights as they marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge on March 7, 1965. At least 7 dead as severe winds, tornadoes hammer US South 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z Selma was a flashpoint of the civil rights movement. ‘Dangerous’ Alabama tornado slams buildings, uproots trees 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z Luetzerath has become a flashpoint of debate over Germany’s climate efforts. Police press ahead with clearance of condemned German hamlet 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z Officers in riot gear moved into the tiny hamlet of Luetzerath, which has become a flashpoint of debate over the country’s climate efforts. Police enter German village condemned to let mine expand 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z The White House on Sunday said it wasn't planning to circumvent Congress in order to raise the U.S. debt ceiling, a regular flashpoint in times of divided government. Small U.S. meatpackers get $12 mln in grants from Biden administration 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z U.S.-China tensions over Taiwan are already a flashpoint and appeared on course to sharpen further. Threat Status: Biden fumbles into 2023 on foreign policy 2023-01-08T05:00:00Z Serbia does not recognize Kosovo’s 2008 declaration of independence and the dispute remains a potential flashpoint. Serbia says KFOR rejected its forces’ return to Kosovo 2023-01-08T05:00:00Z In east Jerusalem, a flashpoint of Israeli-Palestinian tensions, Israeli police said they broke up a meeting by Palestinian parents about their children’s education, claiming it was unlawfully funded by the Palestinian Authority. Palestinian FM: Israel revokes travel permit over UN move 2023-01-08T05:00:00Z Tensions between Washington and Beijing have risen in recent years and Taiwan is a flashpoint in the relationship, with the US walking a diplomatic tightrope on the issue. US warship sails through Taiwan Strait 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z “From the South China Sea to the Korean DMZ, the region is a complex powder keg of strategic flashpoints, competing ideologies and prickly nationalisms.” Times welcomes back Andrew Salmon as Asia correspondent, bureau chief 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z The council deploys peacekeeping missions, can approve sanctions and speaks out — sometimes — on conflicts and flashpoints, while also surveying such thematic issues as terrorism and arms control. UN Security Council welcomes new members; 2 are first-timers 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z The South China Sea also has been a flashpoint where U.S. U.S. rejects China’s claim American pilot to blame for near collision over South China Sea 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z Laws enforcing mandatory hijab wearing have become a flashpoint during the unrest, with a string of sportswomen competing overseas appearing without their headscarves in public. Iranian chess player was warned not to return to Iran after competing without hijab -source 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z Beijing claims much of the South China Sea, where about $3 trillion in ship-borne trade passes annually, with the area becoming a flashpoint for Chinese and U.S. tensions around naval operations. Philippines' Marcos heads to Beijing, talks with Xi to include South China Sea 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z The indictment said the two defendants acted out of revenge for the abduction of the body of an Israeli schoolboy in the flashpoint West Bank city of Jenin on Nov. 22. Israel indicts soldiers for trying to bomb Palestinian home 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z Laws enforcing mandatory hijab wearing have become a flashpoint during the protests, with a string of sportswomen competing overseas appearing without their headscarves in public. Iranian chess player appears at Kazakhstan tournament without hijab for second day -Reuters witness 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z Taiwan has also become a flashpoint in US-China relations given the island's close ties to Washington. Taiwan extends mandatory military service to one year 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z Israeli forces killed a Palestinian combatant in clashes near a flashpoint site on Thursday, underlining the continuing violence in the occupied West Bank that will confront Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's incoming government. Chile to open embassy in Palestinian territories, says president 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z Thursday's protest rally was held in the village of Rudare, a few kilometres from the ethnically divided, flashpoint town of Mitrovica, with the main road still blocked by gravel-laden trucks and heavy machinery. Protesting Kosovo Serbs want ethnic Albanian police out of country's north 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z Hebron is a city of checkpoints and a flashpoint of the conflict and occupation. Palestinian fears heightened as Israeli far right takes power 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z Rail operator CSX Corp is changing its workforce attendance policy for unexpected, short-term medical absences next year after U.S. railroads' sick-time policies became a flashpoint in national labor talks. CSX revamps attendance policy as railroad unions push back on sick time 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z And all this after a match of many flashpoints that yielded 17 yellow cards plus a red for Dutch defender Denzel Dumfries at the end, the largest number in World Cup history. Messi shines as Argentina win chaotic Qatar classic 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z It has long been a flashpoint between London and Brussels, particularly after Brexit pitted Britain in direct competition with financial centres like Frankfurt and Paris in the bloc. Analysis: EU avoids sledgehammer to crack euro clearing nut - for now 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z As Europe’s relationship with Russia deteriorates further because of the war, tensions have also mounted in the Balkans and the EU wants to avoid other flashpoints close to its borders. EU, Western Balkans to boost partnership amid Ukraine war 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z However, the city of 85,000 recently became the flashpoint of the biggest diplomatic crisis in recent memory between Madrid and Rabat. Spain or Morocco? World Cup passions blur in Spanish exclave 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z One flashpoint is the measure’s ban on magazines over 10 rounds unless they are owned by law enforcement or a military member or were owned before the measure’s passage. What is the status of Oregon Measure 114 new gun limits? 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z But the flashpoints — racial segregation of college campuses and professional leagues, the use of Native American mascots and imagery, athletes protesting over civil rights, power struggles over taxpayer-funding for stadiums — are ever-present in Georgia. In Georgia, how sports explain a political battleground 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z But the flashpoints - racial segregation of college campuses and professional leagues, the use of Native American mascots and imagery, athletes protesting over civil rights, power struggles over taxpayer-funding for stadiums - are ever-present in Georgia. In Georgia, how sports explain a political battleground 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z Georgia has emerged as one of the most hotly contested states in U.S. politics in recent years and has also been a flashpoint in the battle over election rules. Heavy turnout in Georgia runoff election as early voting wraps up 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z Despite her animals being killed or hurt due to the mink running amok, Barnhart was unequivocal in denouncing mink farms and other fur farms, which have become a political flashpoint in recent years. 10,000 freed mink roaming the Ohio countryside now pose a threat to ecology and public health 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z The decision comes at a flashpoint moment in the social media sphere. Twitter alternative Hive shuts down temporarily over security issues 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, Taiwan and South Korea are both geopolitical flashpoints - but analysts argue at least some of that is already in the price. When the chips go up: Big banks bet on S. Korea, Taiwan stocks for 2023 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z The death has become a flashpoint for demands for police reforms focused both on crisis intervention and de-escalation training to address 911 calls police may not be fully equipped to handle. Grand jury: Deputies escalated standoff with man in crisis 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z The vote has drawn global attention as Taiwan becomes a bigger geopolitical flashpoint between China and the US. Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen quits as party chair after local elections 2022-11-26T05:00:00Z But these elections are also drawing global attention this year as Taiwan becomes a bigger geopolitical flashpoint between China and the US. Taiwan votes in local elections amid China tensions 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z The case has become a flashpoint amid a national outcry for police reforms focused on crisis intervention and de-escalation. Grand jury indicts deputies in shooting death of young man 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z In the divided town of Mitrovica - long a flashpoint between Kosovo's Serbs and ethnic Albanians - hundreds of Serb women accused Pristina of seeking to "ghettoise" the Serb minority. EU defuses tensions over Kosovo car number plates 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z The Israeli military said Wednesday that Palestinian gunmen opened fire on forces escorting worshippers to a flashpoint shrine in the West Bank city of Nablus overnight. Twin blasts shake Jerusalem, killing 1 teenager 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z But the closest flashpoint is several hours drive away from the areas hit by flooding. Insurgency, neglect hurt flood relief in Pakistani province 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z The long-seething territorial conflicts involving China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan and Brunei have long been regarded as an Asian flashpoint and a delicate fault line in the U.S.-China rivalry in the region. US VP Harris flying to Philippine island near disputed sea 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z The Chinese leader bluntly warned the United States that resolving differences about Taiwan remains a flashpoint for a potential conflict, the Chinese government said in a statement. On the brink: China tells U.S. to take a hike when it comes to Taiwan 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z Swedish and Danish authorities are investigating four holes in the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines which link Russia and Germany via the Baltic Sea and have become a flashpoint in the Ukraine crisis. Traces of explosives found at Nord Stream pipelines, Sweden says 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z Loss and damage has become a flashpoint at the COP27 climate talks that started two weeks ago. Crunch time for UN climate talks as Friday deadline looms 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z It remains to be seen whether those rules will survive legal challenges or a future Republican administration, raising the possibility that climate change will once again be a flashpoint in the 2024 presidential campaign. What the Unusual Midterm Elections Mean for Climate Action 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z The weapons, perched over a crowded Palestinian refugee camp and in a flashpoint West Bank city, use artificial intelligence to track targets. Israel deploys remote-controlled robotic guns in West Bank 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z The South China Sea, which contains massive oil and gas deposits, is the stage for $5 trillion in ship-borne trade each year but also a flashpoint for Chinese and U.S. tensions around naval operations. Exclusive: Kamala Harris to visit Philippine island at edge of South China Sea dispute 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z The Chinese leader bluntly warned the United States that resolving differences over Taiwan remains a key flashpoint for a potential future conflict, the Chinese government said in a statement. Biden pushes engagement as Xi hails ‘new era’ of Chinese power 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z The Ventimiglia-Menton crossing along the picturesque Mediterranean coast has often been a flashpoint of the migrant debate, with makeshift camps giving shelter to migrants who try to cross into France after arriving in Italy. French border checks in force over Italy’s migrant policy 2022-11-13T05:00:00Z This could become a key flashpoint in the talks. UN climate talks near halftime with key issues unresolved 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z But Israel and Iran, foes locked in conflicts across the region, are bringing sensitive flashpoints to the tournament’s doorstep. Politics of Israel and Iran ensnare 1st World Cup in Mideast 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z More flashpoints would follow until at 17, she read an article about transgender people coming out late in life. Dubbed torture, ID policies leave transgender people sterile 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z Ben-Gvir, who heads the Jewish Power party, also supports Jewish prayer on a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site, a position that stokes regional tensions. U.S. to see how Israel's far-right lawmakers act before passing judgement - ambassador 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z “You are going to have a problem with the Temple Mount. That is a critical issue,” Herzog said, referring to a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site known to Muslims as the al-Aqsa mosque compound. Israel's president says far-right lawmaker Ben-Gvir causes worry about Netanyahu mandate 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z Inflation has also been a flashpoint among voters ahead of Tuesday's midterm elections, which Democrats fear could see them lose control of one or both chambers of Congress to their Republican opponents. U.S. small business sentiment falls in October -NFIB 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z "The increased demand for defence and security linked to the geopolitical scenario generates positive prospects for the defence sector," Leonardo said in a statement, in an apparent reference to Ukraine and other global flashpoints. Italy's Leonardo raises FY orders guidance after strong nine months 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z "The ambitious disarmament timeline for the Tigray forces is a clear looming flashpoint that will test the parties' commitment to peace," he said. Analysis: Truce in Ethiopia's Tigray war just first step on long road to peace 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z The biggest flashpoint is the requirement to have a doctor, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant present at every clinic while patients are being treated. California patients fear fallout from third dialysis ballot measure 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z Bangladesh has been working toward preventive vaccination in known cholera flashpoints in an effort to keep outbreaks from starting. Cholera Outbreaks Surge Worldwide, Following Floods, Droughts and Wars 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z M23 has been a flashpoint for relations between Congo and Rwanda: Many of the M23 fighters are Congolese ethnic Tutsis and Rwanda’s president is of Rwandan Tutsi descent. Congo expels Rwandan ambassador after new rebel advance 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z Kept well away from the smoke and stun grenades in a flashpoint neighbourhood of occupied East Jerusalem, he pulled out his pistol and called for Palestinians who threw stones to be shot by police. Israel's far right advance in polls as election looms 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z "Germany is a flashpoint in Europe," he said under the hum of fluorescent lights in the dim bunker. Russian nuclear rhetoric rekindles German Cold War fears 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z Nablus has been a flashpoint for violence since Israel began a crackdown in the West Bank in March in response to a series of attacks by Palestinians in Israel. Two Palestinians killed during shootout with Israeli forces, Palestinians say 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z The builder’s remedy projects are set to become the city’s next flashpoint. Thousands of apartments may come to Santa Monica, other wealthy cities under little-known law 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z Those bills are likely to become flashpoints in negotiations between the GOP, Democrats and the White House. Control of Congress: What’s at play in the 2022 midterms? 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z Maricopa County, the largest county in Arizona, emerged as a key election-denial flashpoint in 2020 as Trump supporters baselessly accused local officials of engaging in fraud to deny the former president a second term. Armed men "watch over" ballot drop box in Arizona 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z One area where power and water were reported knocked out by shelling was Enerhodar, the southern city is next to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, one of the war’s most worrisome flashpoints. Ukraine’s utilities threatened by Russia in war’s new phase 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z The incident has been a flashpoint for one of the boldest challenges to the Islamic Republic since the 1979 revolution. World's female foreign ministers to meet on Iran, Canada says 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z The future of oil and gas in the U.S. is a political flashpoint and source of tension, especially as companies and government agencies grapple with climate change and the transition to cleaner sources of energy. EXPLAINER: What is the Strategic Petroleum Reserve? 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z The southern city is next to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, which is one of the most worrisome flashpoints of the nearly eight-month invasion. Russia tightens Ukraine energy squeeze; launches evacuation 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z The southern city is next to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant that is one of the most worrisome flashpoints of the nearly eight-month invasion. Russia leaves more of Ukraine without power in new strikes 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z Swedish and Danish authorities have been investigating four leaks in the pipelines, which link Russia and Germany via the Baltic Sea and have become a flashpoint in the Ukraine crisis. 'Powerful explosions' behind Nord Stream leaks, Danish police say 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z The flashpoints are pictured below - and have your say on the issue. 'Manager inquiry needed' to curtail referee abuse 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z He noted that civil rights groups have “largely failed to engage the broad Black and Latino public in South L.A. on these flashpoint issues.” L.A.'s fragile Black-Latino alliance: Can it survive racist recordings in a changing city? 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z Xi could face a similar challenge in his determination to exercise China’s claim of sovereignty over Taiwan, which is quickly becoming one of the most contentious flashpoints in U.S.-China relations. Chinese Communist Party Congress affords another step for Xi Jinping's consolidation of power 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z His videotaped final gasps for air, viewed millions of times around the world, was an early flashpoint of the Black Lives Matter movement. Mamie Till depiction seen as tribute to Black female leaders 2022-10-15T04:00:00Z For 11 years, Howard’s groundout in the season’s final at-bat served as a flashpoint for a franchise that briefly ruled the NL East, only to fall into a chasm of bad baseball and meaningless Septembers. Phils set for 1st home playoff game since 2011, face Braves 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z Months of simmering unrest, which had seen at least two early protests at the offices of banking regulators swiftly dispersed by police, reached a flashpoint on July 10. When Chinese protesters came up against Xi's security machine 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z The amendment will offer a rare snapshot this November of voter sentiment on a flashpoint in the debate between union and business interests, even if the election’s outcome won’t change much. GOP-led Tennessee ballot proposal to test labor interest 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z The pipelines, which have become a flashpoint in the Ukraine crisis, have been leaking gas into the Baltic Sea off the coast of Denmark and Sweden. Gazprom: NATO mine destroyer was found at Nord Stream 1 in 2015 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z Swedish and Danish authorities have been investigating four leaks after the pipelines, which link Russia and Germany via the Baltic Sea and have become a flashpoint in the Ukraine crisis, were damaged last month. Sweden won't share Nord Stream investigation findings with Russia - PM 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z But the approach has set the stage for regular flashpoints, with Republicans regularly threatening to block an increase to exact concessions. U.S. Congress could be in for bruising debt-ceiling fight after midterms 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z The first VAR flashpoint occurred on 24 minutes - Eric Garcia clearly handled the ball in the area and a penalty appeared certain to be given after video review. 'There is real injustice' - Xavi on Barca defeat 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has emerged as one of the most worrying flashpoints in Russia’s occupation of Ukraine. The AP Interview: Ukraine aims to restart occupied reactors 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z Sistan-Baluchistan, which borders Afghanistan and Pakistan, is a flashpoint for clashes with drug smuggling gangs, as well as rebels from the Baluchi minority and Sunni Muslim extremist groups. Iran protests: 'Nine Europeans' arrested in latest unrest 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z The Nord Stream pipelines have been flashpoints in an escalating energy war between capitals in Europe and Moscow that has damaged major Western economies and sent gas prices soaring. IEA Birol: "very obvious" who was behind the Nord Stream sabotage 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z This year the dunes have become a flashpoint after City Hall began building a plaza and welcome center at one spot along their base, with a staircase up the sand soon to follow. In sacred Brazil dunes, critics see evangelical encroachment 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z The Nord Stream pipelines have been flashpoints in an expanding energy war between Russia and European countries that has damaged Western economies and sent gas prices soaring. Russia set to annex Ukraine territory; West warns of new sanctions 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z Both pipelines have been flashpoints in the energy tussle between Moscow and Europe. Nord Stream: Mystery leaks in Russia gas pipelines spark warnings 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z Both pipelines have been flashpoints in an escalating energy war between Europe and Moscow that has pummelled major Western economies and sent gas prices soaring. Mystery gas leaks hit major Russian undersea gas pipelines to Europe 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z The pipeline has been one of the flashpoints in an escalating energy war between Europe and Moscow since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February that has pummelled major Western economies and sent gas prices soaring. Gas from Russia's Nord Stream 2 pipeline leaks into Baltic Sea 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z Taiwan remains a flashpoint, and tensions have been rising in recent months. Ceremony and controversy await Harris during visit to Asia 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z The suit illustrates a flashpoint in law enforcement’s efforts to combat illicit drugs. Lawsuit: California utility targeted Asians in pot searches 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z Palestinian security has struggled to assert control in flashpoint cities in the northern West Bank, like Nablus and Jenin. Palestinian strife highlights lost hopes of armed youths 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z More than once, Means reveals the flashpoint of a story’s ignition — as in the title piece, which revolves around two medical techs who, over a period of months, come to a tenuous intimacy. Review: From sensitive dogs to flirty nurses, David Means' stories are playful and dead serious 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z Vaccines remained a flashpoint even among staffers, about a quarter of whom declined to get one. How Montana GOP hijacked public health amid COVID pandemic and brought a hospital to the brink 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z Critical race theory became a flashpoint last year during a rush of appearances by parents at school boards railing against the teachings. GOP to blame for making teachers ‘social justice warriors,’ union boss says 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z He later called for police to use live fire against Palestinian protesters at a flashpoint holy site. Extremist lawmaker surges ahead of elections in Israel 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z In recent months, the Israeli military has grown frustrated with what it describes as the PA’s reluctance to maintain order in flashpoint cities under its control. Palestinian strife highlights lost hopes of armed youths 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z And Kobabe’s “Gender Queer” has served as a particular flashpoint in the debate that continues to unfold across the nation. Judge tosses suit that tried to deem books obscene for kids 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z The Israelis appeared to be headed on their own to a flashpoint shrine in the city, where visits are usually coordinated with the military under tight security precautions. Israelis shot and wounded after entering West Bank city 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z The garbage pileup, as well as rent increases and the encampment, are flashpoints. Trash piled up at Seattle mobile home park as rents rose, homeless camp grew 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z The murals are a reminder that all eyes are on the neighborhood of Silwan, a flashpoint where Palestinians say Israeli forces and settlers are working to drive them out of their homes. Giant eye murals bear witness to Palestinians in Jerusalem 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z The infamous 1969 clash between hundreds of police, some of them dubbed “Blue Meanies,” and protesters became a flashpoint in the civil rights and anti-Vietnam War movements. Plan for iconic California park pits housing against history 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z The verdict shocked the Southland and crowds packed onto several city streets, but the flashpoint was at a single intersection in South L.A., which fell under Hunt’s supervision. Matthew Hunt, longtime LAPD leader, dies at 91 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z As Israeli-Palestinian violence has flared this year, the site has again become a flashpoint. Israelis shot and wounded after entering West Bank city 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z The Proclamation Line aimed to forestall further conflict on the frontier, the clear flashpoint of tension in British North America. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z The issue of fall rush has long been a flashpoint at USC. USC breakaway fraternities make own rules, defy campus ban on fall freshman recruiting 2022-08-20T04:00:00Z Witnesses said clashes erupted when Israeli forces arrived to protect Jewish worshippers visiting Joseph's Tomb, a site that has been a flashpoint. Israeli forces kill Palestinian youth in West Bank clashes, medics say 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z In recent years it has also become yet another flashpoint between Washington and Beijing as tensions between the two soured. US 'must contest' Chinese missiles over Taiwan, says admiral 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has become the latest flashpoint in the months-long conflict, with Russia and Ukraine accusing each other of shelling the power station in recent days. Moscow says Ukraine 'taking Europe hostage' by shelling nuclear plant 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z The loss of Fort Sumter, in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina, proved to be the flashpoint in the contest between the new Confederacy and the federal government. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z But another potential flashpoint loomed on Sunday as Jews commemorating two ancient temples visited a major Jerusalem mosque compound that they revere as vestige of those shrines. Palestinian rockets reach west of Jerusalem on third day of Gaza fighting 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z Tensions soared again earlier this year following a wave of attacks inside Israel, near-daily military operations in the West Bank and tensions at a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site. Israel and Gaza militants exchange fire after deadly strikes 2022-08-06T04:00:00Z What are policy flashpoints for the next PM? Tory leadership: Labour calls for inquiry into Liz Truss event 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z We've been looking at some potential flashpoints and contested policies from the last general election manifesto. Conservative leadership: How will the next prime minister deal with possible Tory flashpoints? 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z The town's split loyalties and history of unrest make it a potential flashpoint where armed police are conducting daily patrols. In Kenya's sugar country, volunteers keep election relations sweet 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Markets are dealing with dual flashpoints today on inflation and cross-straits tensions. Morning Bid: Markets' moment of truth 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Backdrop: Taiwan is the biggest flashpoint in U.S.-China relations. Your Monday Briefing: Civilians in Donetsk Are Urged to Evacuate 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z The rancor over the trip underscores how badly the U.S.-China relationship has soured in recent years and how firmly Taiwan remains its most dangerous flashpoint. Possible Pelosi visit elicits shrugs in Taiwan, long the focal point of geopolitical standoff 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z Nato has bolstered forces in Latvia and its Baltic neighbours Estonia and Lithuania, as the region has long been seen as a potential flashpoint with Russia. Gazprom stops Latvia's gas in latest Russian cut to EU 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z County is contemplating — is the latest flashpoint in the long-running pandemic. L.A. County mask mandate likely a week away as COVID cases keep climbing 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z The rush to harness la Tramontana has emerged as the latest flashpoint in a growing debate over where to locate new renewable energy projects across Europe. Where Dalí once painted the sea, wind turbines are set to rise 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z The case has become a flashpoint on abortion access since the fall of Roe v. Lawyer for Indiana abortion doctor warns of legal action against those who ‘smeared’ client 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z The latest chaotic episodes come as a spike in border crossings has become a political flashpoint for Biden, with Republicans saying he’s not doing enough to stop them. Asylum wait lists at US border frustrate, confuse migrants 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z That makes it just 800 million years younger than the Big Bang, the theoretical flashpoint that set the expansion of the known universe in motion some 13.8 billion years ago. NASA to unveil more of Webb space telescope's first full-color images 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z The flashpoint region has become a key front of U.S.-China rivalry. US warns it will defend ally if China breaks sea ruling 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z Hospitals are a flashpoint for many in China, who face issues from touts illegally trading appointment tickets, long queues to see doctors, and corruption that can push up the cost of receiving care. 'Very shocking': Four stabbed by assailant at major Shanghai hospital 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z A threat by the UK government to repeal a Welsh law on trade unions is the latest flashpoint. Boris Johnson: Welsh Secretary Robert Buckland took job because PM quit 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z Campbell said a "new paradigm" was at play where geopolitical events threaten "immediate effects for investments and indexes", pointing to tensions around Taiwan and in the South China Sea as potential flashpoints with the West. Analysis: Scalded by Russia, investment funds tread carefully in China 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z Arizona has been a flashpoint in the U.S. battle over voting rights. U.S. Justice Dept sues Arizona over restrictive voting requirements 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z The Sun Studio recordings are the big bang of rock ’n’ roll, the flashpoint of a brash new sound that defined a generation and inspired those that followed. Calendar Feedback Sunday, July 3 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z This region has the potential to be a major flashpoint between Nato and Russia. Nato summit: Five challenges for the military alliance 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z Including women in the military draft was a flashpoint last year when the House included it in the National Defense Authorization Act. Senate Republicans try to head off attempts to include women in the military draft 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z One flashpoint, according to people familiar with the dispute, was that the U.S. wanted Ukraine to move forces from its west to bolster defenses around Kyiv. American spy agencies review their misses on Ukraine, Russia 2022-06-04T04:00:00Z Greenidge Generating Station in New York’s Finger Lakes region has become a particular flashpoint for residents worried about cryptocurrency mining’s impact on the environment. New York lawmakers pass a moratorium on Bitcoin mining 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z Clashes at a flashpoint holy site in Jerusalem and the killing of a well-known Palestinian-American journalist have further heightened tensions. Israeli troops kill Palestinian during West Bank fighting 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z The disputed area, along the Sudanese border, could become a new flashpoint if its status becomes part of any negotiations to end the conflict in Tigray. Ethiopia unrest: Bold arrest of 4,000 spells fear in Amhara 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z But Mr. Blinken sought to defuse any misunderstandings over Taiwan, the biggest single flashpoint in U.S.-China relations. U.S. Aims to Constrain China by Shaping Its Environment, Blinken Says 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z Fuelling the rise of fairness as a political flashpoint has been the widening wealth gap among younger voters in their 20s and 30s. S.Korea nepotism scandals cast shadow over Yoon's political honeymoon 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z “I thank everyone for their patience as we count every vote,” said Ms. Chapman, a lawyer who previously led a nonprofit that promoted mail-in voting, a flashpoint in recent elections in the state. Pennsylvania’s G.O.P. Senate primary is officially headed to a recount. 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z Mr Ado said his two daughters were travelling in a police convoy along the Buruku road in Kaduna state, a notorious flashpoint for the criminal gangs, when they were abducted in December. Nigeria's kidnapping crisis: Should ransom payments be banned? 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z Kashmir has been a flashpoint between the nuclear-armed neighbours for decades. Yasin Malik: Top Kashmiri separatist given life in Indian jail 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z It said Israeli forces shot him near Joseph's Tomb, a flashpoint site. Israeli forces kill Palestinian teen in West Bank clashes, Palestinian health ministry says 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z The party’s left wing and centrists are busily blaming each other for the state of affairs and clashing over what to do next, with student loan forgiveness emerging as one divisive flashpoint. Democrats Fight Headwinds in Georgia and Beyond: ‘The Problem Is Reality’ 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z Al Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City, which Jews revere as a vestige of their two ancient temples, has long been a flashpoint of Israeli-Palestinian tensions. Israeli court questions ban on Jewish prayer at Jerusalem mosque compound 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z China claims virtually all of the South China Sea and the crucial waterway has become a potential flashpoint for conflict in Asia. As Biden visits Asia, China launches South China Sea drills 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z Russia's $40 billion of sovereign bonds are just one of the flashpoints after its invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24 sparked sweeping sanctions and counter measures from Moscow. Take Five: Surging inflation, recession risk and tanking markets 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z China claims the South China Sea virtually in its entirety and the crucial waterway has become a potential flashpoint for conflict in Asia. As Biden visits Asia, China launches South China Sea drills 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z Aside from China and the Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia and Brunei have had overlapping territorial claims in the busy waterway, which many regard as a potential flashpoint in Asia. Philippines establishes coast guard outposts in disputed sea 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z The only impact from climate change predicted by the analysts is an increase in geopolitical tensions, and a “likely” increase in domestic and cross-border geopolitical flashpoints that could produce instability. Russia to deploy nuclear-armed drone torpedo 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z Abortion has become a flashpoint issue in the race since a leaked draft opinion showed the Supreme Court's conservative bloc is poised to overturn Roe v. Pennsylvania, North Carolina midterm primaries latest test of Trump's sway 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z Votes will be closely watched as abortion emerges as a flashpoint ahead of this year's midterm elections. Democrats push doomed bid for federal abortion law 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z China has never renounced the use of force to bring democratically-ruled Taiwan under its control, and the Taiwan Strait remains a potentially dangerous military flashpoint. China says carried out drills near Taiwan 2022-05-08T04:00:00Z Tensions have risen recently over the flashpoint holy site in Jerusalem known to Muslims as al-Aqsa mosque compound and Jews as the Temple Mount. Two held in manhunt for axe attackers who killed three Israelis 2022-05-08T04:00:00Z It has coincided with rising tensions over the flashpoint holy site in Jerusalem known to Muslims as the al-Aqsa mosque compound and Jews as the Temple Mount. Israel hunts Palestinian axe attackers who killed three 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z There have also been violent clashes at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem, a flashpoint site that is deeply important to Muslims and Jews, who know it as the Temple Mount. Elad attack: Three dead in central Israeli city 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z The site is a frequent flashpoint of tensions, and violence there last year helped spark an 11-day war between Israel and Gaza militants. Israel searches for Palestinian attackers who killed guard 2022-04-30T04:00:00Z Here’s why the region is emerging as a possible new flashpoint of the war in Ukraine. Factbox-What is the breakaway Transdniestria region of Moldova where tensions are rising? 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z Tom’s Market overlooks the intersection of Florence and Normandie — the flashpoint of the 1992 Los Angeles uprising. Reflections of the L.A. Uprising: Tom’s Market owner discusses the evolution of area stores 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z It ended when Russia intervened and sent peacekeepers to the flashpoint region of Nagorno-Karabakh, which lies inside Azerbaijan but was home to an estimated 150,000 Armenians before the latest round of fighting. Azerbaijan urges quick peace deal with Armenia but states firm line 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z Israel, however, said there has been no change in its long-standing ban on Jewish prayer at the flashpoint site. Israel says no change to status-quo at Jerusalem mosque compound 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z Earlier on Wednesday, a small group of Palestinian protesters threw rocks at police while hundreds of Jewish visitors entered the flashpoint holy site. Israeli military says rocket fired from Gaza amid tensions 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z It is the emotional ground zero for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and a flashpoint for previous rounds of violence. Israeli ultra-nationalists to march in Jerusalem despite ban 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Last year, no water at all flowed through the Klamath reclamation project’s main irrigation canal, and the water crisis briefly became a political flashpoint for anti-government activists. Oregon tribe opposes water release for farmers 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z Palestinian militants fired a rocket from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel for the first time in months after days of clashes between Israeli police and Palestinians at a flashpoint holy site in Jerusalem. Palestinians protest closures as settlers march in West Bank 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z Keltner said that after two years of operating at the covid political flashpoint, he's relieved the hospital is working on a project that goes beyond the pandemic. Biden administration announces boost for rural health care in midterm election push 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z Festivals, in particular, have become frequent flashpoints for communal violence. Jahangirpuri: Shock and anger in Delhi after religious violence 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z These followed days of clashes between Israeli police and Palestinians at the flashpoint holy site in Jerusalem. Israeli ultra-nationalists to march in Jerusalem despite ban 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z It has been a major flashpoint for Israeli-Palestinian violence for decades. Clashes erupt at Jerusalem holy site, 59 Palestinians hurt 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z It was the latest major flashpoint in Russia’s attempt to build a land bridge from its territory to the Crimean peninsula it annexed in 2014. Ukraine says its missile strikes hit a Russian warship in the Black Sea 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z |
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