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Fans Say US Stadium Security Stops Palestinian Flags Despite FIFA Rules

Local venue contractors are enforcing conflicting policies, raising questions about who controls match-day rules at World Cup sites.

Japan Enacts Law Criminalizing Public Desecration of National Flag

ITTF Restores Full Rights for Russian Players, Flag and Anthem to Return on July 28

Poland’s President Urges Legal Ban on UPA Red-and-Black Flag

Security Removes Iconic Fan’s Hat After He Threw It Onto the Pitch

Oxfordshire Seeks High Court Injunction to Stop Flags Being Hung on Lampposts

Viral Clip Questions Spurs’ Anthem Posture; Pundits Say Charges Of Disrespect Are False

West Bengal Orders Vande Mataram in All State-Recognised Madrasahs

FIFA Will Bar Pre‑Revolutionary Iranian Flags from 2026 World Cup Stadiums

World Boxing Clears Russians and Belarusians to Compete Under Neutral Status

Bihar Mandates 'Vande Mataram' Before Anthem, Adds State Song to Official Protocol

Trump Says He Considered 'Gulf of Trump' After U.S. Rebrand to 'Gulf of America'

Catalan Parliament Challenges Court Order to Fly Spanish and Catalan Flags Permanently

Oxfordshire Bans Raise the Colours From Installing Flags on Public Lampposts

Treasury to Add Trump’s Signature to New Dollar Bills for the U.S. 250th

TSJC Orders Catalan Parliament to Fly Spanish and Catalan Flags Permanently on Building Exterior

Paralympics Opening Reworked as Boycotts Grow Over Russian and Belarusian Readmission

Government Replaces Lutyens Bust at Rashtrapati Bhavan With Rajagopalachari

Home Ministry Orders Full Six-Stanza 'Vande Mataram' at Official Ceremonies

Greenland Flag Briefly Shown at USA–Denmark Olympic Hockey Game Before Staff Step In