In a highly symbolic ceremony at the United Nations, marked by the raising of Syria’s new flag, the UN Special Envoy to Damascus praised the country’s political transition, describing it as having ...

Among the orders signed Wednesday include calling for sharper scrutiny of colleges’ financial ties with foreign donors and ...

After Pope Francis' funeral, the Catholic Church shifts focus to the conclave, where cardinals will elect the next pope. This ...

Both rose to global prominence during the same decade of rapid political and societal change, as war, poverty and climate change disrupted nations ... being turned upside down, the pope was ...

The United Nations and independent watchdog groups ... back to the United States. Waving upside-down American flags, they marched along the eight-lane Constitution Avenue, chanting “Bring ...

Harvard has sued Donald Trump’s administration in a sharp escalation of the fight between the prestigious university and the ...

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The upside down flag traces its origins to the sea, where sailors flew them as a signal of distress to other maritime ...

President Trump ordered flags across the United States to be flown at half-staff out of respect for Pope Francis, who died ...

President Donald Trump ordered that American flags be lowered to half-staff. Here's what to know about how long and Pope ...