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A rescheduling to Sunday, a longer distance and a homage to World War I have helped elevate the status of Gent-Wevelgem on the international calendar.

Here’s Why the Poppy Is a Symbol of Memorial Day

Though the world’s attention has shifted to the refugee crisis in Ukraine, hunger continues to affect 96% of Afghans.

Volunteer evacuation organizations formed in response to the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan have spent six long months honing their skills. They have sourced housing and supplies for at-risk Afghans and the means to evacuate them to a haven.

Have you ever wondered when we started associating these flowers with Remembrance Day?

Last week, in solidarity with the brave Afghan women fighting for survival in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, I shared a photograph to my social media accounts of half my face, obscured by my hand, marked with the hashtag #standwithwomeninafghanistan.

Unwilling to let their Afghan allies flounder, numerous veteran volunteers have created evacuation organizations. They are supporting tens of thousands of Afghans who are stricken with poverty and famine — allies facing an enemy hellbent on capturing, torturing, and in some cases killing them.

Many European Union nations are wary about spending big on their militaries

SAINT-SYMPHORIEN, Belgium (AP) — Scarred by losing tens of millions of lives on their...

Many European Union nations are wary about spending big on their militaries