According to a statement from the Elysée Palace on Wednesday, French President Emmanuel Macron has invited the UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to Paris on 10 March for a bilateral summit, as the two countries seek to revive their ties after recent tensions.

Source: https://rivieraradio.mc/news/french-and-riviera-news-thursday-12th-january-2023

A Chinese peace proposal for Ukraine that has drawn praise from Russia but dismissals from the West has done nothing to lessen tensions as U.S. officials have repeatedly accused China of considering the provision of weapons to Russia for use in the war.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/qin-gang-ap-united-states-china-taiwan-b2295470.html

All three men said the summit underscored the cooperation among their governments and played down longstanding disagreements and tensions, especially over the economic competition in energy and emerging technologies like electric vehicles.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/10/us/politics/biden-immigration-mexico-summit.html

Alongside rising tensions between their governments, ethnic Koreans living in Japan face daily discrimination and bullying.

Source: https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/japan-marks-100th-anniversary-of-the-1923-kanto-massacre/

Although La Liga leaders Barcelona can virtually clinch the title if they beat second-place Real Madrid on Sunday to move 12 points clear, headlines remain dominated by the Negreira case, with tensions rising around Spain.

Source: https://punchng.com/clasico-overshadowed-by-barcelona-referee-corruption-charge/

Although the probe into the motivation of the suspected arson attack is still ongoing, the incident comes after increasing tensions over the Middle East conflict and threats and intimidation of politicians.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12900113/mike-freer-firebombed-israel-arson-attack.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Amid growing tensions between leadership in Northern and Southern California, Alvarado stepped down in 1842.

Source: https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/historic-monterey-home-crumbles-storms-17719477.php

Amid heightened tensions with Palestinian worshipers, Israeli settlers also pressed ahead with their frequent incursions and provocative rituals at the holy site.

Source: https://en.mehrnews.com/news/199819/Arab-League-condemns-Zionist-raids-on-al-Aqsa-mosque

Amid rising tensions, many people in the region…

Source: https://biztoc.com/x/ac0c06d75edbc0e0?ref=ff

Amid tensions in MP BJP, Scindia loyalist returns to Congress in a 700-car convoy to ‘send a message’

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/brand-initiative/the-transformative-role-of-universities-in-building-and-uniting-societies-8664917/

And if it turns out that Iran encouraged the Hamas attack to scuttle that Israeli-Saudi deal, it could raise tensions between Israel and Iran and Tehran’s Lebanese proxy, Hezbollah, and also between Saudi Arabia and Iran.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/07/opinion/israel-hamas-attack-friedman.html

And Labour councillors in Sandwell suspect the issue is being used to stoke up tensions in the same way.

Source: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/black-country/council-leader-gives-firm-answer-27568254

And the beating Cody Rhodes took at the hands of Brock Lesnar certainly didn't help to ease fans' tensions.

Source: https://www.cagesideseats.com/2023/4/4/23670002/cody-rhodes-path-to-the-top-of-wwe-is-not-over

“And the pandemic has revealed that there are tensions — if not outright contradictions — between these hats.

Source: https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2023/05/21/the-ontario-government-offered-the-star-an-interview-with-its-top-doctor-at-the-last-minute-it-was-cancelled-we-found-out-the-real-reason-why.html

Anna Jacobs of the International Crisis Group added: "Lowering the temperature with Iran is a smart way to lower tensions across the region and mitigate some of the proxy battles surrounding Saudi Arabia."

Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/03/sea-change-disruptive-saudi-prince-shows-new-pragmatism-iran

Another example of Regan’s mismanagement of the trust granted to him under the city charter is his handling of racial tensions that led to the uprooting of the Confederate memorial from the Plaza de la Constitución.

Source: https://historiccity.com/2023/staugustine/news/regan-leaves-the-city-of-st-augustine-142111

Any job cuts could worsen tensions with transport unions, who are currently in a stalemate with the government as they prepare for more strikes this Thursday.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12304153/Plans-shut-train-station-ticket-offices-lead-2-000-job-losses-documents-reveal.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

As a scholar of religious ethics who studies immigration, I am interested in recent cases that highlight growing tensions between immigration policies and religious groups’ commitments to pastoral and humanitarian care.

Source: https://flaglerlive.com/some-churches-help-migrants-the-law-says-dont-what-then/

As China tensions simmer across the Pacific, America’s Western Pacific redoubt of Guam is girding for a knockout hit by Super Typhoon Mawar.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/craighooper/2023/05/23/china-eyes-new-provocations-as-super-typhoon-mawar-targets-guam-bases/

As Cold War tensions ramped up in the early ‘80s, the band offered a timely warning on lead single “2 Minutes to Midnight,” inspired by the Doomsday Clock that predicts the likelihood of human-made global catastrophe.

Source: https://ksenam.com/ixp/295/p/nuclear-war-songs/