One of the oldest flags of the world, the Union Jack is a combination of three separate flags with symbols of the patron saints of the three countries — England and Wales, Scotland and Northern ...

Behind every flag design, there is a great and fascinating story. Although the flags of most of the world’s countries have a ...

We’ve already seen events that fill us with both dread and cautious optimism—throughout it all, The Nation has been a bulwark against misinformation and an advocate for bold, principled ...

By Maria MillersTo sin by silence, when we should protest,Makes cowards out of men. The human raceHas climbed on protest. Had ...

Switzerland regained the top spot on U.S. News & World Report's list of best countries in the world. The 2024 rankings assessed 89 countries on factors including heritage, power, and entrepreneurship.

Nations large and small are represented in the World Flags project, including India, South Africa, Great Britain, Sri Lanka, El Salvador and Turkey. "Samurais are unique to Japan and we want ...

Japan, one of the world’s most literate and technically advanced nations, is an East Asian country made up of four main islands. While most of Japan is covered by mountains and heavily wooded ar ...

Twenty years later we have yet to deliver on this fundamental principle -- too many people in this world ... Nations. Similarly, the boundaries and names shown, and the designations used, in maps ...

A couple from northwestern Ontario say they're breathing a little easier after becoming the first people from their First Nations to reach base camp on the ... carried the flags of Muskrat Dam ...

DENVER — Flags are flying ... That is the soul of our Nation. There is nothing we cannot accomplish when we defend with all our hearts that which makes us unique in the world: our democracy.

You might notice flags around Wisconsin flying at half-staff Friday. The gesture, ordered by Gov. Tony Evers, is in remembrance of a World War II veteran whose remains were recently returned home.