The Middle Eastern kingdom is undergoing a remarkable transformation. Once known for its strict adherence to austere social norms rooted in a conservative interpretation of Islam, Saudi Arabia has, in ...

President-elect Donald Trump threatened Tuesday to place new tariffs on imports from Denmark unless the country gives up control of Greenland, news that dented the stocks of some of Denmark’s ...

Fact: The flags shown in the viral video are not Pakistani flags; they are Islamic flags. According to the Chikodi police, the locals had put up these flags with permission to celebrate the Milad ...

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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 ...

The U.S. State Department has adopted a new policy under the Trump administration that effectively blocks U.S. embassies and outposts from flying Pride and Black Lives Matter flags, a report said ...

India is home to a rich diversity of religions, including Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, and Sikhism. This religious pluralism is reflected in the country’s ...

The Danish government has announced that Greenlandic families will no longer be required to undergo the ‘forældrekompetenceundersøgelse’ (FKU), a parental ...

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 ...

Denmark has scrapped the use of controversial parenting "competency tests", which many campaigners have spent years arguing discriminate against Greenlandic families. The psychometric tests, known ...

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 ...

The topic was avoided during the inaugural speech, but when asked by a journalist, the 47th President of the United States reiterated his intentions toward the territory, which is part of the Kingdom ...