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Why are flags at half-staff? Oklahoma, US lowering flags for two reasons this week
After Gov. Kevin Stitt made his order, President Donald Trump also ordered flags to be flown at half-staff for a separate ...
Death of Pope Francis: Michael D Higgins says pontiff had ‘unfinished business’, as preparations made for papal funeral
Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín, who welcomed the decision to fly flags at half-mast over public buildings, said there should be ...
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Timing, target, location, message: Baisaran bloodbath is more than a return to old playbooks
In February 2019, the Indian Air Force attacked a hill in Balakot in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa where a Jaish-e-Mohammed ...
12 Common Military Hand Signals (And What They Mean)
Military movies frequently depict soldiers communicating with a flurry of hand signals, but what exactly do those signals ...
Pope Francis dies latest: Queues form as Pope's coffin to be displayed to public
The world is mourning Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday, aged 88. Today, his body will be moved to St Peter's Basilica ...
Tens of thousands of pilgrims flock to Rome ahead of Pope's funeral on Saturday
This evening, the streets around the Vatican were very busy, and St Peter's Square was bustling. Up to 250,000 are expected ...
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Trump says U.S. will 'get Greenland,' military force may not be needed but not ruled out
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump refused on Saturday to take military force off the table ... Greenland’s a very separate subject, very different. It’s international peace.