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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 ...

A wave of factory closures is sweeping across Czechia, impacting thousands of workers and signaling broader economic challenges in key industries. Rising costs, global competition, and shifts in ...

Czechia added at least 967 MW of solar in 2024, according to data from Solární Asociace. The result builds on the 484 MW that were installed in Czechia during the first six months of 2024 and ...

Most Czech citizens are losing interest in events in Ukraine, with nearly 60% disapproving of their government's support for Ukraine in its defence against Russia’s full-scale aggression. Source: data ...

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 ...

But executive order No. 5, the first non-appointment related order, declares the flags be flown at full mast for the remainder of Monday and any future inauguration days. Trump ordered this after ...

(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 ...

PETALING JAYA: There are existing laws that regulate the public display of national emblems, including foreign flags, in Malaysia, says a legal expert. Datuk Indrani Thuraisingham, the legal ...

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 ...

Flynn Nicholls is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. His focus is reporting on U.S. politics and society. Originally from New Zealand, Flynn joined Newsweek in 2024 and had previously ...