## Trump signs order to criminally charge those who burn US flag in protest

Authored by theguardian.com

Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday instructing federal prosecutors to pursue criminal charges against individuals who burn American flags during protests.

It’s an attempt by Trump to go around a supreme court decision from 1989, when the court ruled 5-4 in Texas v Johnson that destroying the flag is protected political expression under the first amendment.

“All over the country they’re burning flags,” Trump said in the Oval Office on Monday when he signed the order.

Trump also claimed “you burn a flag, you get one year in jail” as he signed the executive order, but the order itself doesn’t include details about a potential jail sentence.

In 2016, he posted on social media: “Nobody should be allowed to burn the American flag – if they do, there must be consequences – perhaps loss of citizenship or year in jail!”.

Polling conducted by YouGov in 2020 showed nearly half of Americans support making flag destruction illegal, while about one-third believe it’s permissible.

An updated YouGov survey from September 2023 found that 59% of Americans now consider burning an American flag during protests to be “always unacceptable”. »

### India-US-Russia: Will buy oil from where we 'get the best deal'

Authored by bbc.com

India will buy oil from where it gets 'the best deal' - envoy to Russia.

India will continue to buy oil from wherever it "gets the best deal" in order to protect the interests of its 1.4 billion people, the country's ambassador to Russia has said.

The US has alleged that India's purchase of Russian oil is helping fund the war in Ukraine, a charge Delhi denies. »

### As crisis conditions worsen in Ukraine, Trump finds new ways to coddle Russia’s Putin

Authored by msnbc.com

In the aftermath of Trump’s self-created fiasco, the crisis in Ukraine has only intensified.

But as the public was reminded Friday, Trump, instead of condemning the Russian dictator, is finding new ways to coddle him.

Even those who’ve come to expect the worst from Trump on matters related to Putin had reason to be taken aback. »

### Ukraine now has its own weapons to strike deep into Russia without US approval, Zelenskyy says

Authored by businessinsider.com

Ukraine can now strike deep into Russia without needing coordination with the US, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday.

The Ukrainian leader's statement signals a massive change in what had, for years, been a status quo in Kyiv's deep strike capability.

These precision munitions aside, Ukraine has also been regularly launching deep strikes against Russian energy facilities and weapons production plants with fixed-wing drones, which are far slower. »

### The LA chefs and shops delivering food to immigrants scared to go out: ‘I know how to feed people’

Authored by theguardian.com

“If they didn’t want to leave their homes, how many others were like this and how many weren’t eating,” she said.

So Duran Zecca began personally delivering free meals to 25 to 30 people every other Sunday in nearby Boyle Heights.

“My abuelita and my mom taught me hospitality at home; it’s always about helping people,” said No Us Without You’s Diaz. »

## In pictures

## Also in the news

#### Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre’s memoir to be published posthumously

#### Kilmar Abrego Garcia taken into ICE custody, but judge blocks deportation for now

#### China vows to stand maritime ground as Vietnam ‘expands’ Spratlys construction

#### The Mysterious Shortwave Radio Station Stoking US-Russia Nuclear Fears

#### Pride in Our Waters: Ireland’s Beaches Earn Top Marks for Cleanliness