By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES New York – About 75 protesters gathered outside the Saudi Arabian Consulate in mid-town Manhattan Thursday a few blocks away from the United Nations to protest against the US-supported, Saudi-led assault on Yemen. The protesters blocked the Consulate’s front
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES President Donald Trump has told advisers that Heather Nauert, the State Department spokeswoman, is his leading choice to become US ambassador to the United Nations and he could offer the post as soon as this week, according to sources. Nauert
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES New York – Dag’s Patio Café, which serves up fast-food including burgers, hot dogs & breakfast in nondescript digs across from the United Nations, closed ahead of the winter season last week. Dag’s Patio Cafe, located at 342 E. 47th Street,
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES New York – Paul Biya, an octogenarian who has ruled Cameroon for 36 years, has been sworn in as the Central African country’s President for a seventh term. The opposition accused the October 7 elections of being rigged in favor
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES President Trump is set to unleash on Monday the “toughest” economic sanctions the U.S. has ever imposed on the Republic of Iran. The Trump administration is reinstating all sanctions removed under the 2015 nuclear deal, targeting both Iran
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda Friday called for the arrest of Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi, son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, who is being sought by The Hague-based war tribunal. Bensouda made the remarks speaking before the UN
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Since 1962, the United States has maintained a crippling economic embargo on Cuba. The UN General Assembly on Thursday called for an end to the decades-old US blockade on Cuba. The UN voted overwhelmingly 189-2 in favor of ending the
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES SAN FRANCISCO – I walk up an immensely steep hill on Green Street in San Francisco’s ritzy Pacific Heights neighborhood. The ‘smell’ of old, old San Francisco money is in the air. Pacific
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES NEW YORK – The President of the International Criminal Court, Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji, chose powerful words from American political icon Eleanor Roosevelt to drive home the importance of the war tribunal. The ICC President addressed the United Nations General Assembly Monday
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES While NATO has not stated it officially, the Alliance’s largest military exercise since the Cold War currently being conducted in Norway is to send a message to Russia. NATO’s Operation Trident Juncture 18 kicked off last week with 50,000 participants