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Chobani Billionaire Purchases Iconic San Francisco Anchor Steam Brewery

Anchor Steam Beer, America’s first craft beer and a San Francisco original since 1896.   By Gary Raynaldo    –   DIPLOMATIC  TIMES Who in their right mind would think about pairing beer with yogurt?   Well, Chobani yogurt CEO founder and billionaire Hamdi Ulukaya has just acquired San

NATO Joint Force Command in Norfolk, Virginia Becomes Fully Operational

Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley addresses audience at ceremony celebrating NATO’s Joint Force Command Norfolk reaching full operational capability on board the USS Kearsarge on July 15, 2021.  Seated is JFC Norfolk Commander  Vice Admiral Andrew Lewis.  (US Navy

Biden Says U.S. Stands With Cuban People As Protests Grow

(Photo By Gary Raynaldo / ©Diplomatic Times)  “CUBA LIBRE”  sign emblazoned on wall  in downtown Havana, Cuba. By Gary Raynaldo      DIPLOMATIC   TIMES President Joe Biden said Monday the U.S. stands “firmly” with the people of Cuba  as thousands of Cubans took to the

Former IVORY COAST President Gbagbo Returns Home After Nearly 10 Years

Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo (credit icc.int/ By Gary Raynaldo   DIPLOMATIC  TIMES Former President Laurent Gbagbo returned to his home in Ivory Coast Thursday after being acquitted on war crimes charges at the International Criminal Court. In January 2019, the ICC  cleared Gbagbo of

Swiss Cement Company LafargeHolcim Settles Helms-Burton CUBA Property Lawsuit

LafargeHolcim Ltd renamed Holcim Ltd is a French-Swiss multinational company that manufactures building materials By Gary Raynaldo    DIPLOMATIC  TIMES Swiss multinational cement company LafargeHolcim agreed in principle to settle a lawsuit under Title III of the U.S. Helms-Burton Act of 1996, which established the right to sue for

Nuclear Deterrence Is Biden Pentagon Highest Priority Mission

    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

Pentagon Concerned Over CHINA Military Buildup in Djibouti Horn of Africa

(Credit: youtubeCGTN)     The People’s Republic of China’s Liaoning aircraft carrier. By Gary Raynaldo    DIPLOMATIC  TIMES WASHINGTON  –  PENTAGON –   The top commander of  U.S. Africa Command told lawmakers on Capital Hill that China’s  naval base near the entrance to the Red Sea in