In the past 24 hours, the UK government has blocked a planned march by the Orange Order in Northern Ireland due to rising sectarian tensions. Northern Ireland Secretary of State Chris Bryant announced the decision following a two-week standoff between unionist marchers and republican residents of Garvaghy Road in Portadown. The Orange Order, a pro-union Protestant group, sought to march through the largely Catholic republican area, which has not seen such demonstrations in nearly 30 years. Tensions escalated after a court ruling suggested the march could proceed, prompting protests led by…