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  "id": 10326486,
  "title": "‘Madness’: Standoff in Northern Ireland town as protesters block first Orangemen march in decades",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/madness-standoff-in-northern-ireland-town-as-protesters-block-first",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T00:53:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Age",
    "slug": "the-age",
    "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/world/europe/madness-standoff-in-northern-ireland-town-as-protesters-block-first-orangemen-march-in-decades-20260928-p610zb.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A tense standoff occurred in the Northern Ireland town of Portadown as protesters blocked a Protestant parade, known as an Orangemen march, through a Catholic section of the town. The march was the first to take this route in almost three decades, following the lifting of a ban. According to The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, the parade was authorised to proceed along Garvaghy Road in Portadown.\n\nThe standoff involved several hundred residents blocking the march, which was also blocked by police. UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham, referred to as Andy in one report but not given a first name in another, appealed for calm, citing the \"big gains\" made in Northern Ireland.\n\nThe Orange Order, a pro-British organisation, was set to march silently along the road without bands or supporters. The Parades Commission, Northern Ireland's independent body regulating contentious processions, had authorised 35 Orangemen to march.",
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      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Northern Ireland: Disputed parade set for flashpoint after nearly 30 years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/northern-ireland-disputed-parade-set-for-flashpoint-after-nearly-30",
        "published": "2026-09-27T08:33:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "UK’s PM calls for ‘calm’ as thousands seek to thwart flashpoint Northern Ireland parade",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/uks-pm-calls-for-calm-as-thousands-seek-to-thwart-flashpoint-northern",
        "published": "2026-09-27T09:35:15.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "RFI English",
        "title": "UK's PM urges 'calm' as thousands seek to thwart flashpoint N.Ireland parade",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/uks-pm-urges-calm-as-thousands-seek-to-thwart-flashpoint-n-ireland",
        "published": "2026-09-27T09:35:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "UK PM urges 'calm on all sides' as thousands try to block flashpoint Northern Ireland parade",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/uk-pm-urges-calm-on-all-sides-as-thousands-try-to-block-flashpoint",
        "published": "2026-09-27T10:30:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Northern Ireland: 2,000 protesters block disputed Portadown march",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/northern-ireland-2-000-protesters-block-disputed-portadown-march",
        "published": "2026-09-27T17:45:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Tense standoff as flashpoint Northern Ireland parade lasts into night",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/tense-standoff-as-flashpoint-northern-ireland-parade-lasts-into-night",
        "published": "2026-09-27T23:24:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "‘Madness’: Standoff in Northern Ireland town as protesters block first Orangemen march in decades",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/madness-standoff-in-northern-ireland-town-as-protesters-block-first-10326505",
        "published": "2026-09-28T00:53:20.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}