By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON – Nuclear deterrence will remain the Biden Pentagon’s highest priority mission, defense leaders said. “Our nuclear forces remain essential to ensure that no adversary believes they can ever employ nuclear weapons for any reason, under any
The Pentagon, headquarters of the US Department of Defense, Arlington, VA (credit Wikipedia) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON – Some 120 Defense Department personnel were evacuated from Israel on Thursday as deadly violence between the Israeli military and Hamas rages on,
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON – 20 people in the Gaza Strip, including nine children, have been killed on Monday by Israeli air strikes launched after rockets were fired by Hamas militants from the territory towards aimed at civilian areas in Jerusalem. Tensions
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON – PENTAGON – Many African leaders are growing weary of the surge in terrorist attacks in the West African Sahel region and are feeling helpless as the security situation spirals out of control. Intercommunal violence and persistent attacks
(Credit: UN Photo/Loey Felipe) President Biden has appointed former UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman as the new U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Apr. 23, 2021. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drain in London, United Kingdom on May 4, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha] DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF REPORT Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met Tuesday with French Minister for Europe
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON – PENTAGON – Echoing President Biden’s declaration that “diplomacy is back”, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen H. Hicks said statecraft is essential in dealing with China and that conflict with Beijing is not inevitable. Acknowledging the challenge posed by
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets virtually with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari and Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama, from the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on April 27, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha] By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Nigerian President Muhammadu
DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF REPORT A USAF C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft loaded with oxygen cylinders and regulators, N95 masks and COVID-19 rapid diagnostic kits left Travis Air Force Base, California, Thursday bound for India. The United States is sending medical supplies and equipment to India as
U.S. Embassy in downtown Moscow, Russia. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The U.S. Embassy in Moscow will reduce consular services offered to include only emergency American citizen services after Russia imposed a hiring ban on local staff employees. “Effective May 12, U.S. Embassy Moscow