Egypt lobbies against Trump plan to empty Gaza of Palestinians as Israel prepares for it
Israel says it has begun preparations for the departure of Palestinians from Gaza despite international rejection of ...
Senior Islamic State Somalia commander captured in Puntland
A senior commander of Islamic State's Somalia wing was captured on Monday, police and state media said, two days after the IS leadership was targeted with U.S. airstrikes and as security forces ...
Indiatimes15d
CM to unfurl national flag in Dibrugarh for first time
Dibrugarh: The stage is set for the Republic Day celebrations in Dibrugarh, marking a historic moment as chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma will unfurl the national flag for the first time in ...
PBS18d
This Flag Helped End Lynching in the U.S.
Can one flag really change public opinion? It all depends on the strength of the message. From 1920 to 1938, the NAACP flew a banner outside its New York City office with the words, “A Man Was ...
Daily Mail18d
Gold Coast City Council backs down on Australia Day flag change after public outrage: 'Ignorance'
The flags were first distributed at a ceremony by Gold Coast City Council in September, but have been scrapped with Opposition Indigenous Australians spokeswoman Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price ...
The Independent18d
‘One flag policy’: Trump admin tells US embassies they can’t fly the Pride, BLM flags
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today. From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The ...
Newsweek18d
Donald Trump Bans Pride Flags at US Embassies: Report
a stance later cemented as official policy through an executive order. The order outlines that, aside from the stars and stripes, the only flags which are permitted to fly are the Prisoner of War ...
New York Post18d
Trump rules only the Stars and Stripes will be flown at State Department buildings around the world
WASHINGTON — It’s time to take pride in the American flag again, President Trump’s State Department said on Tuesday. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday banned flying any other flags ...
Austin American-Statesman19d
US flags return to half-staff after Trump's inauguration, White House says. Here's why
After Monday's presidential inauguration, flags fly back at half-staff in Texas. According to a press release from the White House, flags were ordered to be flown at full-staff at the White House ...
The New York Times20d
What Trump’s Pledge to Plant the U.S. Flag on Mars Really Means
During a change of presidential administrations, NASA’s top political appointees typically resign, and a career official, the associate administrator, fills in until a new administrator is ...
The Hill20d
Flags are set to fly at half-staff until next week: Why they were at full-staff on Monday?
(NEXSTAR) — Flags across the U.S. are meant to be at half-staff for another eight days, but they were at full staff in Washington, D.C. on Monday. Why was the nation’s capital in defiance of a ...
People20d
American Flags Raised to Full-Staff for Trump Inauguration Despite Jimmy Carter's Mourning Period
House Speaker Mike Johnson did Trump a favor on Jan. 20 by defying U.S. flag code at the Capitol and pausing Carter's mourning period Win McNamee/Getty; MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty; Jessica McGowan ...