Mental Floss11d
Why Are Some Flags Painted Backwards on Airplanes?
Among its mandates are that no other flag shall be flown above it, save for a United Nations flag (and only at UN headquarters in New York); flags on cars should be affixed to poles, not draped ...
More than 30 nations will participate in Paris planning talks on a security force for Ukraine
Military officials from more than 30 nations are expected to take part in Paris talks on the creation of an international ...
LancasterOnline10d
US should resume funding of United Nations agency that provides relief to Palestinians [letter]
The United States has ceased funding for the one organization that can render meaningful help on a large scale — the United Nations Relief ... with a link to confirm list signup.
Fox News28d
Head of UN watchdog says UNRWA hired people 'who were supporting terrorism'
UNITED NATIONS – President Donald Trump has made ... noting it "also dismissed another staff member whose name appeared in the list of those newly elected to Hamas political office in Gaza." ...
webtv.un.org7d
United Nations Millennium Development Goals
“They are a to-do list for people and planet ... if it does not address the challenge of climate change, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told Member States today as he opened ...
Los Angeles Times3d
More than 30 nations will participate in Paris planning talks on a security force for Ukraine
The long list of participants ... Three NATO nations will be absent. They are Croatia and Montenegro, which were invited but didn’t respond, and the United States, the official said.
The Australian Financial Review28d
Dutton flags citizenship changes after nurses’ antisemitic tirade
University of Sydney international law professor and United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Counter-terrorism Ben Saul said stripping citizenship for a hate crime would be ...
National Hockey League24d
Hagel, Canada playing 4 Nations championship game 'for a flag, not the cameras'
Canada-United States 2.0. The Battle in Beantown. The championship game of a best-on-best tournament that has left blood on both sides boiling in less than two weeks. Prior to 4 Nations ...
Foreign Affairs11d
Indispensable Nations
As the nineteenth-century British liberal philosopher John Stuart Mill wrote, “the sacred duties which civilized nations owed to the independence and nationality of each other are not binding towards ...
New York Daily News4d
More than 30 nations will participate in Paris planning talks on a security force for Ukraine
The long list of participants ... all of 32 nations of the NATO military alliance will attend the Paris discussions. Three NATO nations will be absent but were invited: The United States, Croatia ...
USA Today28d
Team USA roster for 4 Nations Face-Off: The complete list of NHL players in the tournament
Ahead of the proceedings, check out our breakdown of the 4 Nations Face-Off schedule along with our explainer of the whole tournament. Coming into the tournament, it's clear the United States ...