Letter: Newton Emerson’s charge of ‘flag-planting’ over Irish passport office is an insult
Newton Emerson’s curt and dismissive response to our call for an Irish passport office in the north, to deal with huge demand ...
NorthJersey.com11d
Flags at half staff today; Carter’s death adds more history to Trump’s inauguration
Flags across the country will be lowered to half-staff until late next month to honor former President Jimmy Carter, who passed away at the age of 100. According to U.S. flag code, flags must be ...
The Daily Telegraph14d
Jimmy Carter’s death must not mean flags are at half-mast for my inauguration, says Trump
Donald Trump has said the US flag should not be lowered to half-mast on the day of his inauguration to mourn the death of former president Jimmy Carter. Joe Biden ordered the flags to be lowered ...
belfastmedia14d
TRIBUTE: Pádraig Ó Snodaigh raised flag for radical Northern Irish speakers from all traditions
Pádraig believed that a Northern president such as Albert, pretty much regardless of his views on the wider political issues, would not bend the knee to the authorities' pseudo-piety regarding the ...
BBC15d
No action plan or budget undermined NI racism strategy - review
That is according to a just-published review of the Northern Ireland Executive's 10-year Racial Equality Strategy. The review - carried out for Stormont by the head of the Scottish Refugee Council ...
New York Post16d
Meteor showers, northern lights and supermoons: Here’s what 2025 has in store if you look up
After a year of out-of-this-world solar events — including a total solar eclipse and sightings of the northern lights — 2025 will bring even more reasons to look up at the sky. Things are ...
Pensacola News Journal16d
New Orleans truck attack suspect had an ISIS flag. Here’s what one looks like
Jabbar appeared to be carrying an ISIS flag. Authorities said Thursday it appeared that he acted alone. "An ISIS flag was located in the vehicle and the FBI is working to determine the subject's ...
Sky16d
IS flag linked to deadly New Orleans attack is stark reminder dangerous extremist Islamist ideology never went away
An Islamic State flag attached to the pickup truck used to ... been captured and are held in camps and detention centres in northern Syria, but their fate is looking increasingly uncertain ...
The Independent16d
What is the Islamic State? Terror group flag seen at New Orleans attack
The suspect, identified as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, a U.S. citizen from Texas who once served in Afghanistan, was flying an Islamic State flag during ... Niger, northern Burkina Faso and into ...
Space.com16d
New Year's northern lights delight as powerful solar storms spark auroras across central US and Europe (photos)
What a start to 2025! While many celebrated New Year's Eve with bursts of glittering fireworks, Earth joined the festivities with a natural display of its own: the northern lights. Two coronal ...
Belfast Telegraph17d
New weather warning for icy conditions as parts of NI see snow fall
The Met Office has issued a warning that icy conditions will continue tomorrow, after parts of Northern Ireland woke up to snow this morning. Icy conditions are set to remain, with a yellow ...
Belfast Telegraph17d
Meet Northern Ireland’s first Generation Beta babies born just minutes after 2025 began
As the world celebrated the beginning of 2025, some families were celebrating the arrival of more than just the New Year. Some of the first Generation Beta babies arriving in Northern Ireland were ...