Air Pollution - Tehran

Air Pollution - Tehran

A flagpole is barely visible as thick smog and dust particles envelop the city and its buildings in Tehran, Iran, on November 24, 2025. Although Monday (November 24) was a public holiday in Iran, the pollution lingered, and the air pollution index in Tehran remained at the red level, classified as "dangerous for all members of society," which led to restrictive traffic measures and the closure of schools, universities, and offices for the following two days. Photo by Yar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

V-Day Commemorations Held In Beijing - Chin

V-Day Commemorations Held In Beijing - Chin

Honor guards escort the Chinese national flag from the Monument to the People's Heroes to the flagpole for a flag-raising ceremony during a grand gathering to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 3, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

V-Day Commemorations Held In Beijing - Chin

V-Day Commemorations Held In Beijing - Chin

Honor guards escort the Chinese national flag from the Monument to the People's Heroes to the flagpole for a flag-raising ceremony during a grand gathering to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 3, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

V-Day Commemorations Held In Beijing - Chin

V-Day Commemorations Held In Beijing - Chin

Honor guards escort the Chinese national flag from the Monument to the People's Heroes to the flagpole during a grand gathering to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 3, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

V-Day Commemorations Held In Beijing - Chin

V-Day Commemorations Held In Beijing - Chin

Honor guards escort the Chinese national flag from the Monument to the People's Heroes to the flagpole for a flag-raising ceremony during a grand gathering to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 3, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Trump Returns to the White House from Bedminster, NJ

Trump Returns to the White House from Bedminster, NJ

United States President Donald J Trump looks up at the flag on the new flagpole on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, as he returns following an overnight visit to the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey on Saturday, June 21, 2025. Later, the President will receive an intelligence briefing with the National Security Council (NSC). Credit: Ron Sachs / Pool via CNP

Trump Returns to the White House from Bedminster, NJ

Trump Returns to the White House from Bedminster, NJ

United States President Donald J Trump gestures towards the new flagpole on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, as he returns following an overnight visit to the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey on Saturday, June 21, 2025. Later, the President will receive an intelligence briefing with the National Security Council (NSC). Credit: Ron Sachs / Pool via CNP

Uzhhorod marks Europe Day

Uzhhorod marks Europe Day

A man puts a flag of the European Union onto the flagpole during the Europe Day celebration, Uzhhorod, Ukraine, on May 9, 2025. (Photo by Yulii Zozulia/Ukrinform)

BetPlay Dimayor League - Atletico Nacional V Fortaleza

BetPlay Dimayor League - Atletico Nacional V Fortaleza

Atletico Nacional's Marino Hinestroza cleans his face with the flagpole of Fortaleza after scoring a goal during the BetPlay Dimayor League match between Atletico Nacional V Fortaleza in Bogota, Colombia, march 4, 2025. Photo by: Jorge Londono/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Lviv remembers fallen defenders of Ukraine

Lviv remembers fallen defenders of Ukraine

LVIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 23, 2024 - Ukrainian coats of arms decorate flagpoles as members of the public pay tribute to the defenders of Ukraine who perished in combat at the Lychakiv Cemetery ahead of the second anniversary of Russias invasion, Lviv, western Ukraine.

Removing Soviet coat of arms from Motherland Monument in Kyiv

Removing Soviet coat of arms from Motherland Monument in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JULY 31, 2023 - Two flagpoles crowned by the coat of arms of Ukraine are seen as workers take down the State Emblem of the Soviet Union from the shield of the Motherland Monument, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Removing Soviet coat of arms from Motherland Monument in Kyiv

Removing Soviet coat of arms from Motherland Monument in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JULY 31, 2023 - Two flagpoles crowned by the coat of arms of Ukraine are seen as workers take down the State Emblem of the Soviet Union from the shield of the Motherland Monument, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Removing Soviet coat of arms from Motherland Monument in Kyiv

Removing Soviet coat of arms from Motherland Monument in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JULY 31, 2023 - Two flagpoles crowned by the coat of arms of Ukraine are seen as workers take down the State Emblem of the Soviet Union from the shield of the Motherland Monument, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Removing Soviet coat of arms from Motherland Monument in Kyiv

Removing Soviet coat of arms from Motherland Monument in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JULY 31, 2023 - Two flagpoles crowned by the coat of arms of Ukraine are seen as workers take down the State Emblem of the Soviet Union from the shield of the Motherland Monument, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Removing Soviet coat of arms from Motherland Monument in Kyiv

Removing Soviet coat of arms from Motherland Monument in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JULY 31, 2023 - Two flagpoles crowned by the coat of arms of Ukraine are seen as workers take down the State Emblem of the Soviet Union from the shield of the Motherland Monument, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Removing Soviet coat of arms from Motherland Monument in Kyiv

Removing Soviet coat of arms from Motherland Monument in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JULY 31, 2023 - Two flagpoles crowned by the coat of arms of Ukraine are seen as workers take down the State Emblem of the Soviet Union from the shield of the Motherland Monument, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Removing Soviet coat of arms from Motherland Monument in Kyiv

Removing Soviet coat of arms from Motherland Monument in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JULY 31, 2023 - A flagpole crowned by the coat of arms of Ukraine is seen as workers take down the State Emblem of the Soviet Union from the shield of the Motherland Monument, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Removing Soviet coat of arms from Motherland Monument in Kyiv

Removing Soviet coat of arms from Motherland Monument in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JULY 31, 2023 - A flagpole crowned by the coat of arms of Ukraine is seen as workers take down the State Emblem of the Soviet Union from the shield of the Motherland Monument, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

UNS Youth Participate In June 18 Commemoration - Briancon

UNS Youth Participate In June 18 Commemoration - Briancon

A volunteer from the National Civic Service, along with an elected official, places a wreath of flowers at the base of the French flagpole, France on June 18, 2023. The young volunteers of the SNU (Universal National Service) on an internship in Ancelle in the Hautes-Alpes take part in the commemoration ceremony of the 83rd anniversary of the Appeal of June 18, 1940 in Briancon. Photo by Thibaut Durand/ABACAPRESS.COM

UNS Youth Participate In June 18 Commemoration - Briancon

UNS Youth Participate In June 18 Commemoration - Briancon

A volunteer from the National Civic Service, along with an elected official, places a wreath of flowers at the base of the French flagpole, France on June 18, 2023. The young volunteers of the SNU (Universal National Service) on an internship in Ancelle in the Hautes-Alpes take part in the commemoration ceremony of the 83rd anniversary of the Appeal of June 18, 1940 in Briancon. Photo by Thibaut Durand/ABACAPRESS.COM

Japan-China talks

Japan-China talks

BEIJING, China, Oct. 26 Kyodo - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe walk past a flagpole on which the Japanese flag flies during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct. 26, 2018.

WW1 - Flags of the Allies - French postcard

WW1 - Flags of the Allies - French postcard

WW1 - Flags of the Allies - French postcard Date: circa 1915

Australian occupation of Nauru, South Pacific, WW1

Australian occupation of Nauru, South Pacific, WW1

The Australian occupation of Nauru (also known as Pleasant Island), a small island in the South Pacific, during the First World War. The island was previously part of German New Guinea, until Australian naval forces removed its German officials on 4 August 1914. Australian occupation began on 7 September 1914, and the island became part of British Western Pacific Territories, administered by Australia. It was briefly occupied by Japan during the Second World War, but then returned to British control. The island eventually became independent in 1968, as the Republic of Nauru. In this photo, troops, European residents and natives gather to witness the hoisting of the Union Jack. Date: 7 November 1914

Flags of the Allied countries during WWI

Flags of the Allied countries during WWI

Flags of the Allied countries during WWI Date: circa 1916

Japan-China talks

Japan-China talks

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe walk past a flagpole on which the Japanese flag flies during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct. 26, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan destroyer collides with freighter in Vietnam port

Japan destroyer collides with freighter in Vietnam port

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese destroyer Hamayuki had a minor collision with a Cambodian-registered freighter at a port in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam on March 3. Photo released by the Maritime Self-Defense Force shows damage to the destroyer and bent flagpole at the stern (circled). (Kyodo)

A garden

A garden

The low stone lantern indicates that this is the compound of Yasukuni Shinto Shrine at Kudan. The torii in the centre is the wooden Otorii (Great Gate) built in 1873. It fell into ruin, was removed in 1884, and was replaced with a bronze gate in 1887. There is a flagpole to the left of the gate. The fenced-in area in the foreground seems to be a pond. Probably taken between 1873 and 1875.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number90‐23‐0]

Capitan's House and Flagpole at Dejima

Capitan's House and Flagpole at Dejima

Capitan's House and Flagpole at Dejima==Date:1865, Place:nagasaki, Photo:A.F. Bauduin, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)