When the Maple Leaf flag was first hoisted to the top of the Peace Tower on Feb. 15, 1965, few spectators commented on the ...

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The 2025 Asian Winter Games ignited a spectacular beginning yesterday in Harbin, China, as 34 nations marched into the grand ...

The rainbow flag can no longer be displayed inside schools of the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board, after trustees voted Tuesday to add further restrictions to a controversial policy.

Remember when the Bahrain National Team made history by absolutely smashing it at the 26th Arabian Gulf Cup? Well, we’re about to make history again. The Unity Kickoff Bahrain 2025 will see not one, ...

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Languages: English. You can get in touch with Hugh by emailing [email protected] President Trump's State Department has enacted a "one flag policy," banning U.S. embassies and overseas ...

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 ...

The U.S. State Department has adopted a new policy under the Trump administration that effectively blocks U.S. embassies and outposts from flying Pride and Black Lives Matter flags, a report said ...

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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 ...