© 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
UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer opened the INTERPOL General Assembly in Glasgow Nov. 4, 2024 (Credit: interpol.int) By Gary Raynaldo -DIPLOMATIC TIMES British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the UK will treat people-smuggling gangs as terrorists to prevent migrants from crossing the English
(UN Photo / Evan Schneider) The General Assembly adopts a resolution on the “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba.” on Oct. 30,2024. The Resolution was introduced by Cuba and adopted by recorded
(Wikipedia) By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES The European Network of Transmission System Operators for electricity (ENTSO-E) announced Tuesday it has increased electricity export capacity to Ukraine and Moldova from neighbouring EU countries for this winter. Ukraine and Moldova will now be able to import
By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte confirmed Monday that North Korea has dispatched troops to Russia to help Moscow in its war with Ukraine. Rutte, speaking at a press briefing in Brussels, said North Korean military units have been deployed
Credit: britannica.com / Dag Hammarskjöld , Swedish Statesman and Secretary-General of the UNITED NATIONS By Gary Raynaldo / DIPLOMATIC TIMES It remains plausible that an external attack or threat was a cause of the plane crash in 1961 that killed then-United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld,
(Credit: US DOD) U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced a new $400 million military aid package for Ukraine during a visit to Kyiv Monday. The assistance includes additional ammunitions, armored
Credit: Gary Raynaldo / United Nations world headquarters in New York By Gary Raynaldo / DIPLOMATIC TIMES The UN human rights office called for an independent probe into an Israeli airstrike that hit an apartment block in northern Lebanon on Monday, killing at least
Criminal Connoisseurs produced low-quality wine passed off as premium spirits to the unsuspecting. By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES Criminals in Italy were selling fake Grand Cru red wine for as much as 15,000 euros a bottle until police stopped them. French, Italian and Swiss police