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The front pages of most European newspapers were dominated Monday with the standoff in Northern Ireland between the Protestant Orange Order and the British government, which used police and troops to prevent Orangemen from marching through a Roman Catholic quarter of Drumcree Sunday.
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Overnight, the Weld-Helms standoff became a media sensation.
Pakistan and India will end their standoff in Kashmir.
The Standard warns that Saddam Hussein is going to win the current standoff with the United States: Even if we launch airstrikes, he will preserve his chemical weapons and his hold on power.