Salman Rushdie at the Vanity Fair party for the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival 01 May 2012 (Source: Wikipedia Commons) By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Iranian state institutions have “incited violence” against Salman Rushdie for generations, while
Airbus A319-100 plane bearing tail number P4-MGU and serial number 5445 is owned by Russian oligarch Andrei Skoch (Credit: U.S. Department of Justice) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The United States obtained a warrant to seize an Airbus A319-100 (the Airbus) private plane
Flag of the President of Uganda (Credit: Wikipedia Commons) By Atwine Allen – DIPLOMATIC TIMES CORRESPONDENT KAMPALA – UGANDA – The world’s two super powers the United States and Russia have dragged Uganda into the middle of its rivalry. The average Ugandan has been left
The president of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in Uganda for a two-day official visit at the invitation of his Ugandan counterpart, President Museveni Aug. 8, 2022 (Credit: twitter.com/HassanSMohamud) By Atwine Allen – DIPLOMATIC TIMES CORRESPONDENT KAMPALA – UGANDA – President Yoweri Museveni invited the
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III passes the U.S. Africa Command guidon to Lt. Gen. Michael Langley, incoming commander of AFRICOM, during a Change of Command Ceremony in Stuttgart, German Aug. 09, 2022. Langley became the sixth commander since the command was established in
(Photo by: U.S. Defense Department) Air Force Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder is the new Pentagon Press Secretary By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES PENTAGON – WASHINGTON DC – Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced that Air Force Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder, a veteran spokesman at the
(Credit: US Army Photo) Pentagon $1 Billion Defense aid includes additional ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES PENTAGON – WASHINGTON – The Biden Pentagon on Monday announced $1 billion in additional military aid to meet Ukraine’s
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. Representative to the United Nations, met Thursday Aug. 04, 2022 with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni in Entebbe, Uganda. (Credit: USAmbUN /Twitter) By Atwine Allen – DIPLOMATIC TIMES Correspondent KAMPALA – UGANDA – The average Ugandan is a bit mystified
Lieutenant General Michael E. Langley assumed the duties of Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic and Commander, Marine Forces Command and Marine Forces Northern Command on 3 November 2021. (Credit: marforcom.marines.mil) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Lt. Gen. Michael E. Langley has been confirmed
Emblem of the United States Department of State By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The Department of State has ordered the departure of non-emergency U.S. government employees and family members in Mali due to the heightened risk of terrorist attacks in areas frequented by westerners