By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES United Nations experts have pointed to possible war crimes by parties to the ongoing armed conflict in Yemen. The UN is warning the Saudi-led assault is contributing to the death of a young child every 10 minutes in Yemen, a country at the southern
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan warned U.S. President Donald Trump not to pull “the trigger of war in the Middle East at the insistence of Israel,” speaking November 8 while on a visit to Iran. Farrakhan’s visit to
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The State of Palestine has instituted legal proceedings against the United States in the International Court Of Justice over Washington’s decision to move the US Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Filed in the United Nations top court,
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Nine members of a criminal migrant network have been arrested in a joint operation carried out by Spain and France, EUROPOL, announced. The investigation revealed that around 1,200 migrants were smuggled by plane from Palestine to Northern Europe through Spain
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Gabonese President Ali Bongo is seriously ill but on the mend, his spokesman says, ending weeks of official silence on his condition, according to the BBC. Bongo is currently being treated in Saudi Arabia. According to media reports the
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES INTERPOL held a simulation exercise for war crimes investigators from around the world at the International Police Organization’s headquarters in Lyon. War crimes investigators were given the opportunity to hone their skills in real-life scenarios as part of a Nov. 5-9
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