Philippine president thanks Cambodia for pardoning 13 Filipino women convicted of illegal surrogacy
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has thanked Cambodia’s king for granting royal pardon to 13 Filipino women who were convicted of illegally serving as surrogate mothers in the Southeast Asian ...
A button and a buckle: the memory of Franco's firing squads 85 years on
PATERNA, Spain - Josefina Fortea, 92, was seven when her father Jose, a farm labourer, faced a firing squad sent by General ...
Rappler16d
‘Spies’ and spas: How PH is doubling down on ‘red flag’ Chinese investors
Senator Risa Hontiveros is calling on the Senate to deny Filipino citizenship to a Chinese businessman with ties to a suspicious spa and junket operation ...
The Australian19d
Double trouble: Gold Coast City Council lowers the flag after two-sided treatment sparks outrage
She said the flags were previously handed out at a September event. “It sounds like it was a young team who had this inspired idea to change our flag,” she said. “There’s not been a change ...
Newsweek19d
Donald Trump Bans Pride Flags at US Embassies: Report
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 ...
New York Post19d
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 ...
Fox News19d
State Department blocks pride, BLM flags from embassies, outposts with 'one flag policy'
drape or display any flag other than the American flag on federal buildings or properties, with limited exceptions. Pride flags were first flown at U.S. embassies during former President Barack ...
Austin American-Statesman20d
US flags return to half-staff after Trump's inauguration, White House says. Here's why
Johnson's directive came just days after a similar order ... for the U.S. flag to be displayed at full height "especially on... Inauguration Day, January 20." Here is when flags are flown half ...
CNN20d
Rare species discovered deep within Cambodian mountains
The rugged Annamite Mountains, which stretch across Laos, Vietnam and northeast Cambodia, are renowned for ... some threatened species, like the Asiatic black bear and the northern pig-tailed ...
Toronto Star21d
22 states sue to stop Trump’s order blocking birthright citizenship
Attorneys general from 22 states sued Tuesday to block President Donald Trump’s move to end a century-old immigration practice known as birthright citizenship guaranteeing that U.S.-born ...
The Independent21d
One of Trump’s very first moves? Ordering flags at full mast on his inauguration despite Jimmy Carter mourning
ordered the flags around the Capitol to be raised to celebrate Trump’s inauguration. Dozens of governors followed suit, ordering their state capitals to raise the flag for inauguration day.
The Hill21d
Flags are set to fly at half-staff until next week: Why they were at full-staff on Monday?
Eisenhower, flags are to be flown at half-staff for the entire 30 days after a president — current or former — dies. It’s the longest period possible for lowered flag flying. To honor Carter ...