The Federal Government has ordered that the national flag be flown at half-mast for seven days to mourn the passing of former President Muhammadu Buhari.The directive was issued by President Bola ...

Former Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari -- who led his country first as a junta strongman and later as an elected democrat ...

In a news release Wednesday, Gov. Greg Abbott called the floods a “devastating and heartbreaking loss” and ordered all Texas ...

King Charles has made the decision to scrap a strict, century-old dress code at Buckingham Palace in a major shake-up aimed at modernizing the monarchy. His Majesty, 76, has axed the traditional ...

Gov. Tony Evers has ordered flags to fly at half-staff in Wisconsin on July 11 in honor of Milwaukee police officer Kendall ...

Gov. Greg Abbott is encouraging Texans to lower flags to half-staff to honor the victims of the devastating Hill Country ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul has ordered flags on all New York State government buildings to be flown at half-staff on Thursday, July 10 ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced that flags on state buildings will be flown at half-staff on Thursday, July 10, in honor of ...

A palace spokesperson said the King wanted the alterations to his birthday parade "as a mark of respect for the lives lost, the families in mourning and all the communities affected by this awful ...

Flags at royal residences across the United Kingdom have been lowered to half-mast as a mark of respect following the devastating Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, which claimed the lives of 242 ...

Flags of foreign nations should not be flown, unless their country is also observing mourning.” In addition, the Royal Standard flag is never flown at half-mast.

In addition, the Royal Standard flag is never flown at half-mast. Why is a flag flown at half-mast? As aforementioned, it is to signify a time of mourning. The ins and outs have proved contentious in ...