Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, Commander, U.S. Africa Command provides testimony the Senate Armed Services Apr. 22, 2021 Washington D.C. (Photo U.S. Africa Command) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON DC – The Pentagon confirmed that Army Gen. Stephen Townsend ordered an airstrike this week
Álvaro López Miera Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba (Ministerio de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias). (Credit: Granma) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The Biden administration slapped sanctions on a top Cuban military official and a government special forces unit after the
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON DC – Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley said he and others in uniform take an oath to the U.S. Constitution and not to any president or individual. Gen. Milley made the comments at a
Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley addresses audience at ceremony celebrating NATO’s Joint Force Command Norfolk reaching full operational capability on board the USS Kearsarge on July 15, 2021. Seated is JFC Norfolk Commander Vice Admiral Andrew Lewis. (US Navy
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent Badge (Wikipedia Commons) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES A special agent for the Drug Enforcement Administration who was off-duty on the date of the January 6 Trump inspired insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has been
Abdul Latif Nasir, a native of Morocco, has been held at U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba since May 2002 without charge. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON DC – The Biden Department of Defense announced Monday that Abdul Latif Nasir has been
U.S. Sixth Fleet ships, Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4), Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) participating in U.S. Africa Command’s (AFRICOM) largest and premier annual exercise African Lion, June 13, 2021 DIPLOMATIC TIMES U.S. Sixth Fleet ships, Expeditionary Sea Base
Amnesty International By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Amnesty International is calling on the Cuban government to stop repressing peaceful protesters. The human rights organization urged the Cuban government to guarantee the right to freedom of expression and of peaceful assembly. On 11 July
(Credit: BA. com) British Airways new onboard digital ordering platform allows customers to order food and drinks directly to their seat. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES BRITISH AIRWAYS today unveiled its new inflight digital ordering platform, giving customers travelling in Euro Traveller the option
U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) called for continued international support for the Cuban people as thousands protest against the government amid high prices and food shortages.