Credit: BA.com / British Airway’s final operating crew of last commercial 767 flight at Larnaca Airport in Cyprus to London’s Heathrow on Nov. 25, 2018. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES British Airways today bids farewell to one of the most iconic aircraft in its fleet,
Photo by Gary Raynaldo / ‘ R.W. Briefcase’ — The Raoul Wallenberg monument honoring the Swedish humanitarian and diplomat across from the headquarters of the United Nations on First Avenue at East 47th Street. Wallenberg is celebrated for saving tens of thousands of Jews in Nazi-occupied
DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF Delegates attending INTERPOL’s General Assembly in Dubai this week elected Kim Jong Yang of the Republic of South Korea as the international police organization’s new President. “Our world is now facing unprecedented changes which present huge challenges to public security and safety.
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES (UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK) The United Nations Security Council Chamber is, without a doubt, the most important room in the world. The Security Council Chamber is where the U.N.’s most powerful body gathers. The U.N. Security Council
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Accused Central African Republic warlord Alfred Yekatom (AKA ‘Rambo’) appeared before Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (“ICC ) today in The Hague, Netherlands. Authorities of the Central African Republic (CAR) surrendered Yekatom to the ICC last
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES NEW YORK -Despite growing pressure on the United Nations to establish an independent investigation into the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the international body has not done so yet. Turkey’s foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, on behalf of the Istanbul
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES With billions of dollars of Saudi Arabian investments on the line, President Trump declared Tuesday he is standing with the Kingdom despite a recent CIA report implicating the country’s crown prince in the murder of journalist Jamal
By Gary Raynaldo / DIPLOMATIC TIMES What gives!? Most of us know the former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is fluent in Russian, and is a classically trained pianist. But an NFL football coach?! Yes, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, who reported that the
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Alfred Yekatom (AKA ‘Rambo’) was surrendered to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague Saturday by authorities of the Central African Republic (“CAR”). The former militia leader will face trial for alleged crimes against humanity. The ICC had
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Pressure is mounting on President Trump and Saudi Arabia after a damning CIA report implicated the Kingdom’s Crown Prince in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. According to the Washington Post, the CIA has concluded that Saudi Crown Prince