American drones such as the remotely piloted General Atomics MQ-1 Predator, have been used primarily by the United States Air Force for counter-terror airstrikes in the Horn-of-African nation Somalia. (Source: Creative Commons) By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES In the latest quarterly civilian
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi at the Presidential Palace in Cairo, Egypt, March 8, 2023. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexander Kubitza) By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES U.S. Secretary
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani to “renew their mutual commitment to long-term defense cooperation as a key pillar of the 360-degree U.S.-Iraq strategic partnership”, March 7, 2023. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd
(credit: vietnamnet.vn) Lianys Torres Rivera is Cuba’s Ambassador to the US in Washington DC. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Cuba’s ambassador to the United States Lianys Torres Rivera was confronted by a group of hostile Cuban dissidents while she dined at an upscale restaurant
Pedro Comissário Afonso, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Mozambique to the United Nation and President of the Security Council for the month of March, briefs reporters on the programme of work for the month of the Security Council at UN world headquarters in New
Somali and Kenyan troops celebrate al-Shabaab’s retreat from Kismayo Airport, 2012. (Wikipedia Commons) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON DC – The U.S. and the United Kingdom are leading efforts to increase military assistance for Horn of Africa nation Somalia to Battle
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III during a press conference at NATO headquarters, Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 14, 2023. (Credit: DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley) By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON DC – Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin spoke with
A UN MINUSMA peacekeeper stands guard at a stop on the way to village of Ogossagou 144 kilometres from town of Sévaré in the Mopti region of central Mali. (UN Photo: Harandane Dicko Aug. 30, 2022) By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED