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Notable flashpoints have been stampedes at the annual Hajj pilgrimage, in which hundreds of Iranian pilgrims have been killed, and the 2016 execution by the Saudis of a Shia cleric, which sparked the ransacking of the Saudi embassy in Tehran and the breaking off of diplomatic relations. (BBC News)

Nicaragua, which was not invited to the Summit, announced on December 9 the breaking off of diplomatic relations with Taiwan and the establishment of diplomatic relations with China. (The Diplomat)

The severance of diplomatic relations in December was provoked by a number of tensions, some new and some longstanding. (The New York Times)

“Taiwan is an inalienable part of Chinese territory and as of today, the government of Honduras has informed Taiwan about the rupture of diplomatic relations,” it added. (CNN)

The arrest warrants led to an immediate break in diplomatic relations between Paris and Kigali, and tensions that have continued ever since. (BBC)