( Photo credit: Gary Raynaldo ©Diplomatic Times) U.S. Capital Hill area three days after Capitol Police officer was killed Friday Apr. 2, 2021 when vehicle “rammed” into a barricade outside the Capitol complex. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON – PENTAGON – The
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III offered his condolences to Capitol Police and to the family of the officer killed in today’s deadly incident on Capitol Hill. A Capitol Police officer was killed Friday afternoon after vehicle
(credit: europol.europa.eu) Law enforcement authorities in Germany and Luxembourg have arrested four members of a criminal group suspected of laundering the proceeds from drug trafficking. DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF REPORT At the request of France, authorities in Germany and Luxembourg carried out a coordinated blow on
(credit: Gary Raynaldo ©Diplomatic Times) National Guard troops on duty in front of U.S. Capitol building fortified with barricaded fencing and razor wire in Washington D.C. March 4, 2021 By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON DC – A Capitol Police officer was killed
France Defence Minister Florence Parly By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES France is on the offensive fighting back against an explosive UN report that concluded that a French military airstrike in January on the central Malian village of Bounty, hit a group largely made up
(credit:africom.mil) U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command met with several Tunisian military leaders aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) aircraft carrier, March 25, 2021 By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke today with Ukrainian Minister of Defence Andrii Taran and reaffirmed unwavering U.S. support for Ukraine’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, and Euro-Atlantic aspirations, the Pentagon said in a statement. Austin condemned recent escalations
Ivory Coast’s President, Alassane Ouattara on Friday confirmed Patrick Achi as Prime Minister. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara confirmed Patrick Achi as the West African nation’s new Prime Minister. Achi replaces Hamed Bakayoko who died on 10 March
(MINUSMA/Harandane Dicko) UN peacekeepers return to their helicopter following a mission to the village of Sobane Da in the Mopti region of Mali. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – A French military airstrike in January on the
Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo (credit icc.int/ By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The International Criminal Court appeals judges on Wednesday upheld the acquittals of former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo and former minister Charles Blé Goudé on charges of war crimes. In January