U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon in Washington DC (Photo Credit: US DOD) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON DC – U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has tested positive for COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated. Austin released a statement
Nicolas De Rivière, Permanent Representative of the Republic of France to the United Nations, addresses the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East (Syria). Sep. 30, 2019. (UN Photo Laura Jarirel) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK
(Credit: Gary Raynaldo ©Diplomatic Times) Thousands turned out in the streets of Manhattan, New York to celebrate Gay Pride over the weekend June 27, 2021. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES NEW YORK CITY – Under the theme “The Fight Continues” thousands gathered in the
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (Credit: EU) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The European Union has agreed to a contract extension with Pfizer-BioNTech to purchase up to 1.8 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses through 2023. This will be the EU bloc’s largest
DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF REPORT A USAF C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft loaded with oxygen cylinders and regulators, N95 masks and COVID-19 rapid diagnostic kits left Travis Air Force Base, California, Thursday bound for India. The United States is sending medical supplies and equipment to India as
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON – PENTAGON – In line with President Biden’s direction, all eligible Department of Defense personnel and beneficiaries can now make an appointment to get a COVID-19 vaccination, the Pentagon announced this week. Dr. Terry Adirim, acting assistant secretary
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON – PENTAGON – The Biden Pentagon said the Department of Defense will be ready to offer COVID-19 vaccinations to all eligible beneficiaries by May 1, in keeping with a White House announcement that on that date,
The entrance to Camp 1 in Guantanamo Bay’s Camp Delta. (Wikipedia Kathleen T. Rhem) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The Pentagon announced over the weekend it is halting a controversial plan to offer coronavirus vaccinations to detainees at Guantánamo Bay after it caused
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has asked the Pentagon to assist with President Biden’s goal to vaccinate 100 million people against the coronavirus in his first 100 days in office, John F. Kirby the Department of Defense’s (DOD)
(credit: au.int) Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat (left) and the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – Africa has so far registered more than 2,200,000 cases of COVID-19 and