Across Africa, nations take great pride in their flags, with each design telling a unique story. While many African flags are visually striking, one that stands out as particularly symbolic and ...

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

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American flags and a pride flag hang from the White House during a Pride Month celebration on the South Lawn, Saturday, June 10, 2023, in Washington. American flags and a pride flag hang from the ...

The “Progress Pride flag” hangs from the balcony of the White House during a Pride celebration on the South Lawn hosted by President Joe Biden on June 10, 2023. REUTERS The flying of Pride ...

According to U.S. flag code, "all federal buildings, grounds and naval vessels" will fly at half-staff for 30 days after the death of a president Win McNamee/Getty; MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty ...

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 president’s Inaugural Address linked landing on the Red Planet with Manifest Destiny, but left many of the specifics unclear. By Kenneth Chang During his Inaugural Address on Monday ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...