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A CROSSBOW-wielding man who caused a four-hour armed stand-off with police in a residential road has been sentenced at Worcester Crown Court.
After reaching their first stand-off, Cole and MJF retreated briefly toward opposing corners.
A man is engaged in a stand-off with police following a fatal shooting in a small Western Australian town on Thursday morning.
Source: https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/state/wa/2023/09/07/kelleberrin-perth-shooting/
A rooftop stand-off led to roads being closed and areas cordoned off in Blaenau Ffestiniog today.
Source: https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/live-multiple-roads-closed-blaenau-27686830
Before the May 2020 military stand-off, just a third of the tanks and BMPs currently deployed in eastern Ladakh were stationed in the region.
During the stand-off, one supply boat was hit with a powerful water cannon by the Chinese coast guard, in an action that the Armed Forces of the Philippines “in wanton disregard of the safety of the people on board and in violation of international law.”
Source: https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/philippines-summons-chinese-ambassador-over-water-cannon-incident/
If dogfighting is not needed, and it hasn’t been in the air war over Ukraine, the F-35s ability as a data collector, quarterback in the sky that can fly with drones someday, and ability to deliver stand-off missiles, would give it the advantage.
Source: https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/f-22-raptor-vs-f-35-joint-strike-fighter-207628
Mbappe, 24, is currently in a high-profile contract stand-off with PSG and was left out of their pre-season tour of Japan and South Korea.
Parliament is ready to midwife the bi-partisan discussions that will resolve the current political stand-off pitting the government and the opposition, National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula has said.
Police are investigating an incident in Strabane earlier today (Sunday) which resulted in a chaotic stand-off between police and two suspected armed burglars.
Source: https://wearetyrone.com/news/stand-off-between-suspected-burglars-and-police-in-strabane/
Police were shot at while carrying out a search warrant at an Auckland property today, leading to a day-long stand-off before a man was found dead inside the house.
Spike wanders into the scene, wearing headphones and cool as a cucumber, before they get caught in a stand-off.
Sydney tradie Ashley Gaddie was arrested after a dramatic clifftop stand-off for the alleged murder of schoolteacher Dannielle Finlay-Jones.
Source: https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/2023/01/17/nsw-police-murder-charge-young-mum/
That stand-off scene between Garcia and Sharman had that "Reservoir Dogs" tension to it, with the two actors working nicely off of one another.
Source: https://bleedingcool.com/tv/fear-the-walking-dead-season-8-ep-10-review-trust-is-a-4-letter-word/
The ex-prime minister will this week visit Taiwan during which she will describe the stand-off between the island and as 'the most consequential struggle of our time'.
The pair had combined as early as the sixth minute when the stand-off kicked long, only for Graham to stumble as he chased the bouncing ball.
The pressure eventually told and Harrogate’s stand-off Tom Steen ghosted over for the first score of the day, the try converted by Rory McNab with a quarter of the match gone.
Source: https://www.ilkleygazette.co.uk/sport/23801931.ilkley-pass-opportunity-claim-victory-rivals/?ref=rss
There was an hour-long stand-off between the media and No 10 staffers on Friday before Sunak appeared.
Source: https://www.thenational.scot/news/23490012.douglas-ross-complain-no-10-media-coverage-chaos/?ref=rss
The stand-off again failed to convert, but was then on target with a penalty from halfway.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said one of her priorities in Niigata, a port city on the Japan Sea coast, would be to emphasise the importance of resolving the stand-off over the national debt in the world’s largest economy.