Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte (Credit: Wikipedia ) By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is in The Hague facing war crime charges including murder stemming from his infamous “war on drugs” in which thousands of Filipinos were killed. Duterte,
Cuban doctors arrive in Italy to help fight COVID-19. / Credit/ theconversation.com /Matteo Bazzi/EPA By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Cuba says it provides urgently needed medical care to impoverished people by dispatching doctors in overseas missions. The U.S. Trump Administration, however, accuses Cuba of
International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan (Credit: icc-cpi.int) By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan called on armed groups in the DR Congo to abide by international law as violence escalates in the country. Conditions in eastern DR Congo
UN Security Council Adopts Resolution on Democratic Republic of Congo that demands the immediate cessation of further military advances by the M23 and calls for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire at Feb. 21, 2024 meeting. By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES The UN Security
Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. served as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Brown was only the second Black general to serve as chairman. (Credit: U.S. Airforce) By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES President Trump abruptly fired Air Force Gen.
The Pentagon is the headquarters building of the United States Department of Defense in Washington DC By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES A U.S. airstrike against ISIS in Northeast Somalia Sunday killed two militants, Africa Command said. The military action was conducted in coordination
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at meeting of NATO Ministers of Defense in Brussels Feb. 13, 2025. (Credit: nato.int) By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told NATO allies Wednesday they must take primary responsibility for the defense of Europe as
First U.S military flight of “criminal Aliens” to Guantanamo Bay. Photo released by the DHS Feb. 04, 2025. By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES President Trump’s first flight of “criminal aliens” arrived Wednesday at the infamous Guantanamo Bay military facility in Cuba, the Department
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