Credit: Gary Raynaldo / ©Diplomatic Times / U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Tibor Nagy at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington D.C. March 3, 2020 speaks on progress in U.S. – Africa Policy. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Former U.S.
U.S. Department of State arrest poster for arrest of Venezuelan leader Nicholas Maduro By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES The United States announced Friday it increased the reward for information leading to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s arrest to $25 million. The announcement was
(credit: Photo by Gary Raynaldo) / ©Diplomatic Times / United States Embassy in Havana, Cuba. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Thousands of Cubans, led by President Miguel Diaz-Canel and Army General Raul Castro, marched outside the U.S. Embassy in Havana Friday protesting against the decades-old embargo. They
Nicolás Maduro, President of the Republic of Venezuela (Credit: Wikipedia Commons) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The U.S. called on the Venezuelan government Wednesday to guarantee the safety of six political opposition members sheltered in Argentina’s embassy in Caracas. The U.S. accused the government
United Nations world headquarters in New York By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES The UN Security Council held an emergency closed-door meeting late Monday to discuss the situation in Syria after rebels forced out long-time ruler President Bashar al-Assad. A rebel alliance led by Hayat
The national flag of Belgium By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES In a landmark ruling, a Belgian court this week ordered Belgium to pay reparations to five mixed-race women who were forcibly removed from their mothers in colonial-era Congo. The court also found the Belgian
Wikipedia Commons / Isabel dos Santos, daughter of former Angola president José Eduardo dos Santos By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES The British government announced Thursday it has sanctioned three “notorious kleptocrats” including Angolan billionaire Isabel Dos Santos in a crackdown on “dirty money” laundered
International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES The International Criminal Court issued arrests warrants Thursday for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on charges of alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity. The
© UNICEF/Hassan Islyeh / The Al-Rimal neighbourhood in the north of Gaza devastated by airstrikes. By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES Israel’s warfare in Gaza with mass civilian casualties is consistent with the characteristics of genocide, a new UN Special Committee report released Thursday said.
Rep. Elise Stefanik, House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik of New York (stefanik.house.gov) By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES President-elect Donald Trump has selected Rep. Elise Stefanik to serve as his ambassador to the United Nations. Stefanik became the youngest woman ever to serve in