President Cyril Ramaphosa paid tribute to the 14 soldiers who tragically lost their lives in a peacekeeping mission in the ...

For Monika Scott and Robyn Mair, the last month has brought a whipsaw of emotions every time they log onto social media. Between a divest-or-ban government ultimatum that downed TikTok in the U.S ...

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The climate crisis: A blow to African resilience Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement is a significant setback for global climate action and Africa will bear the brunt of its consequences.

A cultural row has reignited in Malaysia after police began an investigation over a giant dragon puppet decorated with the flags of the Southeast Asian country and China at an event organised by a ...

(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 ...

To mark the death of former president Jimmy Carter, President Joe Biden declared flags be displayed at half-staff for 30 days to mourn him “as an expression of public sorrow.” That 30-day ...

It's a unique situation because of the timing of the death of the late President Jimmy Carter, which prompted flags to be flown at half staff. President Trump and others protested and demanded ...

I believe he would be honored to have the Pan-African flag flown in celebration of the 96 th anniversary of his birth.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has ordered U.S. and Virginia flags to fly at full-staff on Monday, in honor of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration. The order makes Virginia the latest ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington state and United States flags will be raised to full-staff Monday, Jan. 20, before being lowered back to half-staff in honor of former President Jimmy Carter.

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry announced that the Make America Great Again (MAGA) flag will fly at the Governor’s Mansion as President-elect Trump is sworn into office in the nation's capital.