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France Blames Hezbollah For Killing Of French Peacekeeper in Lebanon

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

James Swan Takes Over As New UN MONUSCO Chief In DR Congo

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

New York City Mayor Mamdani Meets With United Nations Secretary General

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

US Bans Palestinian President From Attending UN Meeting in New York

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City Sept. 26, 2024. (UN Photo: Loey Felipe)  By Gary Raynaldo    –  DIPLOMATIC TIMES The United States on Friday barred Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas

Trump Taps Pro-Israel Rep. Stefanik For U.S. Ambassador to United Nations

Rep. Elise Stefanik, House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik of New York (stefanik.house.gov) By Gary Raynaldo   – DIPLOMATIC  TIMES President-elect Donald Trump has selected Rep. Elise Stefanik to serve as his ambassador to the United Nations. Stefanik became the youngest woman ever to serve in

ISRAEL UN Ambassador Calls Palestinian Envoy A “Terrorist In A Suit”

  By  Gary Raynaldo      –  DIPLOMATIC  TIMES UNITED  NATIONS  –   NEW   YORK  –   Israel’s UN ambassador Danny Danon breathed fiery language at Palestinian representative, Riyad Mansour accusing him of being a “terrorist in a suit”  during  Thursday’s Security Council meeting.  It was ambassador’s