Credit: Diplomatic Times / United Nations world headquarters in New York DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF Ethiopia strongly condemned the “heinous” attack that killed two of its UN peacekeepers in South Sudan Monday. Unidentified gunmen ambushed a patrol traveling to Pajut, Jonglei killing the two peacekeepers and
Credit: Diplomatic Times / United Nations world headquarters in New York. DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF Two United Nations peacekeepers were killed Monday when unidentified gunmen ambushed a patrol traveling to Pajut, Jonglei state in South Sudan, the UN mission said. Seven others were injured, including
Photo by: Gary Raynaldo / Diplomatic Times. The Spain-owned Meliá Cohiba hotel across from Malecón sea in Havana, Cuba. -DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF Spanish hotel chain Meliá will cease operations of all it hotels in Cuba this Friday amid escalating U.S. sanctions and an
The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is a peacekeeping mission in south Lebanon. (Credit: UNIFIL) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES France President Emmanuel Macron blamed militant group Hezbollah for the killing of a French peacekeeper in Lebanon. A peacekeeping force of
Credit: wikipedia / US Department of State / Ambassador James Swan By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES US diplomat James Swan arrived in Kinshasa Tuesday to begin his new role as head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission (MONUSCO) in the troubled
UN Secretary-General António Guterres (right) meets with Zohran Mamdani, Mayor of New York City at UN Headquarters in Manhattan March 31, 2026. (UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe) By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani
Melania Trump, First Lady of the United States of America and President of the United Nations Security Council for the month of March, chairs the Security Council meeting on Children, Technology and Education in Conflict at UN world headquarters in New York Mar. 2, 2026.
Credit: norway.no/en/missions/ Mona Juul also served as Norway’s Ambassador to the United Nations. By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES A prominent Norwegian diplomat, Mona Juul, has resigned amid links to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Juul is stepping down from her position as ambassador
Diezani Alison-Madueke, the first woman president of OPEC and a former Nigerian oil minister, is on trial in London for alleged corruption. (Photo credit: World Economic Forum) By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES Diezani Alison-Madueke, the first female president of OPEC, is accused of
Christian Turner, a career diplomat, is Britain’s newest ambassador to the United States. (Credit Wikipedia Commons) By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES The United Kingdom named career diplomat Christian Turner as its new ambassador to the United States. Turner will replace Peter Mandelson who