3 Baltic states disconnect from the Soviet-era grid to merge with the European energy system
The flow of electricity between the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and Russia was officially severed ...
San Francisco Examiner1d
Five facts about Kosovo: three flags, pop royalty and love of US
Kosovo, one of Europe's poorest countries beset with rocky relations with its larger neighbour Serbia, holds parliamentary ...
Five prisoners linked to Islamic State killed in Tajikistan jailbreak attempt
A prison riot in Tajikistan resulted in the deaths of five Islamic State-linked prisoners after they attacked guards with knives ...
The Hamilton Spectator13d
Auschwitz was liberated 80 years ago. The spotlight is on survivors as their numbers dwindle
The main observances take place at the site in southern Poland where Nazi Germany murdered over a million people, most of them Jews, but also Poles, Roma and Sinti, Soviet prisoners of war ...
Euronews14d
'Europe's last dictator': Belarus election set to extend Lukashenko's 30-year rule
The leader also pushed the country to abandon its red-and-white national flag, in favour of one similar to that which it used as a Soviet republic. Belarus' top security agency propagates fear ...
UPSC Issue at a Glance | India-Taliban Talks: Key Questions You Must Know for Prelims and Mains
The first high-level bilateral meet with the Taliban regime hit the headlines recently. To understand how India is navigating ...
The Independent16d
‘One flag policy’: Trump admin tells US embassies they can’t fly the Pride, BLM flags
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has issued an order stating U.S. facilities can only fly the American flag outside their ... "They have elements that the Soviet Union never possessed," Rubio ...
New York Post16d
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 ...
People17d
American Flag Sitting Atop of the White House Lowered to Half-Staff Following Trump's Inauguration
According to U.S. flag code, "all federal buildings, grounds and naval vessels" will fly at half-staff for 30 days after the death of a president Win McNamee/Getty; MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty ...
Austin American-Statesman17d
US flags return to half-staff after Trump's inauguration, White House says. Here's why
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 New York Times18d
What Trump’s Pledge to Plant the U.S. Flag on Mars Really Means
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 ...