By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday told visiting U.S. Secretary of State Lloyd Austin in Tel Aviv that in the Middle East “there is no threat that is more serious, more dangerous, more pressing than that posed by the
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin and Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz speak to reporters following a meeting at the Israeli Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv, Israel, April 11, 2021. (Credit: Matty Stern, U.S. Embassy Israel) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Defense
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on Friday issued a memorandum announcing the Immediate Actions to Counter Extremism in the military and the Establishment of the Countering Extremism Working Group (CEWG). Among the immediate actions is the
(Credit: nato.int) NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON – PENTAGON – Ukraine is growing impatient standing outside the door of the NATO military Alliance amid “increased Russian aggression in the region. Ukraine President issued an
(Photo credit: Gary Raynaldo ©Diplomatic Times) Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby briefs reporters at the Pentagon in Washington DC Apr. 7, 2021 By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON – PENTAGON – The U.S. Department of Defense under President Biden is continuing
U.S. Ambassador Andrew Young , deputy to the commander for civilian engagement, traveled to Niger to attend the presidential inauguration of Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum in the capital city Niamey, April 02, 2021. U.S. Ambassador to Niger, Eric P. Whitaker, led the delegation. (Credit: Africom.mil)
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations (credit: UN Photo) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – The United States strongly condemned the latest deadly attack against peacekeepers serving with the UN
(Source: Washington D.C. Police) A photo of the Kurosaki Shizuku Sujihiki Slicing knife D.C. Police say ramming suspect Noah Green possessed in his hand when he ran at Capital Police outside Capital complex Apr. 2, 2021. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON D.C.
The entrance to Camp 1 in Guantanamo Bay’s Camp Delta. (Wikipedia Kathleen T. Rhem) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON – PENTAGON – The once-secretive unit inside the Guantánamo Bay detention center has been shut and the prisoners moved to an adjacent facility, the
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON – PENTAGON – The U.S. Department of Defense is closely monitoring Russian military activities and infrastructure build-ups in the Arctic, the Pentagon said Monday. Russia is building upon military bases in the Arctic and testing new weapons