22 h. ago Photos of preparations for Trump's military parade marking the 250th anniversary of the US Army

Troops get military assets into place and security fencing goes up around the National Mall where a large image of President Donald Trump drapes a federal building in preparation for Saturday's military parade marking the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army that coincides with Flag Day and Trump’s birthday.

Events

35 h. ago The stars and stripes fly, in photos, as Flag Day approaches

More than 75 years after Flag Day became U.S. law, the stars and stripes grab our gaze these days in constant portraits of how Americans see their country's promise — sometimes dotted along historic graves of military veterans, draped upside down over a protester, or painted on a barn.

Culture

39 h. ago Tragic final selfie of family on Air India flight moments before fatal crash in Ahmedabad

A family, who were excited to fly to London to visit their son, shared a happy photo of themselves on board the doomed Air India Flight 171 just minutes before it crashed

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46 h. ago The reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day arose decades after Betsy Ross sewed her first

The reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day came decades after the lifetime of the woman often credited with sewing the first United States national flag

Politics

5 d. ago The Eternaut speaks to our uneasy times – that’s why this cult comic has become a global Netflix hit – Jordana Timerman

There are no happy endings in this Argentinian sci-fi thriller – but it has already inspired real-world protestsThis article contains spoilers for the Netflix series The EternautAliens almost always invade New York, with a secondary preference for rural America. They’re typically vanquished by a collaboration of cowboy sacrifice and eloquent leaders who restore order under the stars and stripes. The Eternaut, Netflix’s new sci-fi series that became a global hit this month, breaks this mould: giant alien bugs controlled by an unseen extraterrestrial overlord take over Buenos Aires. Victory always seems far away – it’s not clear that humanity will triumph.Like the 1950s comic it’s based on, the series does not merely transpose alien invasion tropes on a new geography: it rewrites them. The Eternaut isn’t about a lone hero who saves the day – it’s a story about how ordinary Argentinians face existential threat. There is no single saviour in the story, according to the author, Héctor Ge...

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8 d. ago Trump promises ‘thundering tanks and breathtaking flyovers’ at military parade on Flag Day: ‘Like nothing you’ve ever seen’

Trump posted a new clip gushing over the parade plans amid his spectacularly public feud with former ally Elon Musk

Events

2 w. ago Thousands of Israelis join violent, racist march through Jerusalem’s Muslim quarter

State-backed flag day march shut down Palestinian life in Old City to celebrate Israel’s 1967 annexation of East JerusalemThousands of Israelis have joined a state-funded march through the Muslim quarter of the Old City in Jerusalem, where large groups chanted racist slogans including “Gaza is ours”, “death to the Arabs” and “may their villages burn”.The annual march, paid for and promoted by the Jerusalem city government, celebrates Israel’s capture and occupation of East Jerusalem and its holy sites in the war of 1967. The Israeli takeover is not recognised internationally. Continue reading...

Politics

4 w. ago Darren Till sends clear message to Paddy Pimblett over UFC return

UFC lightweight star Paddy Pimblett continues to establish himself as a real star in MMA - with Till eager to one day make a stunning comeback and fly the flag with 'The Baddy'

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