(credit: icc.int) International Criminal Court Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The Biden administration is strongly opposing the decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate alleged war crimes committed by Israel in Palestine. The ICC’s chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda confirmed
(credit: Gary Raynaldo ©Diplomatic Times) National Guard troops on duty in front of U.S. Capital building fortified with barricaded fencing and razor wire in Washington D.C. March 4, 2021 By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON DC – The U.S. Capital Police is reportedly in
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES There are no current reports of U.S. servicemember injuries from this morning’s rocket attacks on the air base at Al Asad in Iraq, the Pentagon said. At least 10 rockets targeted an military base in western Iraq that
(credit: Gary Raynaldo ©Diplomatic Times) New York firefighter on the scene of two-Alarm fire at five-story commercial building at 38 West 39th St. between Fifth and Sixth avenues in midtown Manhattan March 3, 2021. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES NEW YORK CITY
Satellite image, showing the damage to at least five structures at Ain al-Assad air base in Iraq in a series of precision missile strikes launched by Iran 8 January 2020 (wikipedia / © 2020 Planet Labs, Inc. cc-by-sa 4.0) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES At
(Wikipedia / Mitya Aleshkovsky) Russia opposition activist Alexei Navalny DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF REPORT UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – Russia is responsible for the poisoning and attempted killing of jailed opposition figure Alexei Navalny, two independent UN rights experts said on Monday, issuing an “open
(UN News/Elizabeth Scaffidi) Young woman wears earbuds while working on her laptop. DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF REPORT UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – By 2050, around one-in-four people will be living with some degree of hearing loss, the UN health agency warned on Tuesday, in its
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The Pentagon on Monday announced a $125 million aid package for Ukraine that includes training and equipment, and advisory efforts to help the Eastern Europe nation preserve its territorial integrity amid Russian aggression. The military aid package reaffirms the U.S.
(UNwebTV) Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, following her presentation of credentials to the United Nations Secretary-General at UN headquarters in New York Feb. 25, 2021. Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield will serve as the President of the UN Security Council for the month
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, wrapped up a three-day West African visit Feb. 22-25 with a stop in Nigeria to meet with the nation’s leaders and further the long-standing partnership and security cooperation between the two nations. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC