Flag of West African nation Ghana (Credit: Wikipedia Commons) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK- The Republic of Ghana has won a seat on the powerful United Nations Security Council for 2022/23. The Security Council is a body of 15
Credit: wikipedia public domain / Ilhan Abdullahi Omar, (D) Congressional Representative from Minnesota. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES A political tsunami was unleashed last week following remarks by Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar about U.S., Israel, Hamas and the Taliban. A dozen House Democrats joined by a even larger chorus of
President Donald J. Trump stands before a plaque Tuesday, June 23, 2020, commemorating the 200th mile of new border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border near Yuma, Ariz. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden’s
The National Police (Police nationale) France. (Wikipedia) DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF REPORT French National Police (Police Nationale) and the Spanish Civil Guard (Guardia Civil) arrested five suspects for their alleged involvement in a daring robbery of a high-end Paris bank off the Champs-Elysees avenue in 2019.
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON – The Pentagon’s $715 Billion budget request balances readiness today and future modernization that will deter rising China aggression, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said. During testimony Thursday before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Austin said the request
Abdulla Shahid, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Maldives and President-elect of the seventy-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly, addresses the General Assembly meeting that held election of the President of the General Assembly, as well as Vice-Presidents of the General
LafargeHolcim Ltd renamed Holcim Ltd is a French-Swiss multinational company that manufactures building materials By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Swiss multinational cement company LafargeHolcim agreed in principle to settle a lawsuit under Title III of the U.S. Helms-Burton Act of 1996, which established the right to sue for
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – The international community must stay focused on achieving justice and peace for the people of Darfur, the outgoing Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) told the UN Security Council on Wednesday. ICC
High Representative of the European Union Josep Borrell (europa.eu) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES High Representative of the European Union Josep Borrell said human rights are a central element of the political dialogue and cooperation agreement between the EU and Cuba. However, Borrell strongly
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON – Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the Pentagon Monday. At the Pentagon meeting, Defense Austin stressed his support for the NATO 2030 initiative and “its goal of keeping the alliance