Imran Khan, former Prime Minister of Pakistan (Source: Wikipedia Commons) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Pakistani police have charged Imran Khan under anti-terror law after the former prime minister told neutrals at a rally to stand with ‘nation, justice and country’, not thieves. Police
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
Pentagon Press Briefing room at the Pentagon in Washington DC (Credit: US DOD) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON DC – PENTAGON – The U.S. House on Tuesday passed a $768 billion defense policy bill, boosting the Pentagon’s budget some
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III briefs media members, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Nov. 17, 2021. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brittany A. Chase) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON DC – PENTAGON – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin
(credit: defense.gouv.fr) French Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin and France’s Armed Forces Minister Tuesday pledged cooperation in fighting terrorism in the troubled AFRICA Sahel region. The two high-ranking defense officials
EU-Japan-Djibouti conduct joint naval exercise in the Gulf of Aden May 10, 2021 (Credit: Copyright 2021 Japan Ministry of Defense) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The European Union, Japan and Djibouti carried out a trilateral joint naval exercise this week in the
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
(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
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
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES At the direction of President Biden, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III ordered a 90-Day Independent Review Commission (IRC) on Sexual Assault in the Military to take bold action to address sexual assault and harassment in the force.