A U.S. Army colonel’s great-grandson returned a “good luck” flag Wednesday to the family of a Japanese soldier who carried it ...

In the freezing winter of 1939, the Soviet Union launched an invasion of Finland, expecting an easy victory. Instead, they ...

Former Prime Minister of Finland Sanna Marin will have a memoir out this fall, looking back on a momentous four years in ...

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Four years after seizing power in a dawn coup that ousted an elected civilian government, Myanmar's embattled ruling generals are making their most concerted effort to gain ...

following a Soviet invasion of Finland and just three months after the outbreak of World War II. This Winter War was followed by the Continuation War, a conflict between Finland and Nazi Germany ...

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Credit: Ira Matilainen/Aalto University WASHINGTON — Finland signed the Artemis Accords Jan. 21, the first country to do so this year amid questions about the future of the agreement in the new ...

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 ...

Ever since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the authorities have intensified their focus on propaganda, including efforts aimed at children and teenagers. According to calculations by ...

Finland's Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen said she believes there'll be a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine this year. "I'm pretty sure there will be a peace agreement this year," said ...

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 ...

After Monday's presidential inauguration, flags fly back at half-staff in Texas. According to a press release from the White House, flags were ordered to be flown at full-staff at the White House ...