International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES Hungary announced on Thursday that it would be withdrawing from the International Criminal Court as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Budapest. Netanyahu, who is accused
International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES The International Criminal Court issued arrests warrants Thursday for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on charges of alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity. The
© UNICEF/Hassan Islyeh / The Al-Rimal neighbourhood in the north of Gaza devastated by airstrikes. By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES Israel’s warfare in Gaza with mass civilian casualties is consistent with the characteristics of genocide, a new UN Special Committee report released Thursday said.
Rep. Elise Stefanik, House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik of New York (stefanik.house.gov) By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES President-elect Donald Trump has selected Rep. Elise Stefanik to serve as his ambassador to the United Nations. Stefanik became the youngest woman ever to serve in
The World Food Programme temporarily suspended movement of its staff in Gaza after at least 10 bullets were fired at one of its clearly marked vehicles Tuesday as it approached an Israeli military checkpoint at the Wadi Gaza bridge. (Photo Credit: WFP) By Gary Raynaldo
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. . (Credit: U.S. Airforce) By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. arrived this weekend on an unannounced visit to
By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – Israel’s UN ambassador Danny Danon breathed fiery language at Palestinian representative, Riyad Mansour accusing him of being a “terrorist in a suit” during Thursday’s Security Council meeting. It was ambassador’s
Credit: Gary Raynaldo / © Diplomatic Times / Danny Danon, Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations at press conference prior to speaking at a UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East at world headquarters in New York. File photo.
(Credit: Gary Raynaldo ©Diplomatic Times) UN Secretary-General António Guterres at press briefing at UN world headquarters in New York City June 18, 2021. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday condemned Israel’s “devastating” weekend strike on a school in
The Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Georgia (SSGN 729) (Credit: U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James Kimber) By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is sending a guided missile submarine to the Middle East and accelerating transit of the USS Abraham