UN Secretary-General António Guterres (right) meets with Zohran Mamdani, Mayor of New York City at UN Headquarters in Manhattan March 31, 2026. (UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe) By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio (Credit: Department of State) By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday blasted Germany for labeling the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as “extremist”. The classification would allow German
Nicolás Maduro, President of the Republic of Venezuela (Credit: Wikipedia Commons) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The U.S. called on the Venezuelan government Wednesday to guarantee the safety of six political opposition members sheltered in Argentina’s embassy in Caracas. The U.S. accused the government
Ilwad Elman from the Elman Peace & Human Rights Centre, briefs the United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in Somalia at UN headquarters in New York Oct. 3, 2024. (UN Photo by: Eskinder Debebe) By Gary Raynaldo -DIPLOMATIC TIMES “We cannot afford to
The flag of the Republic of Uganda By Atwiine Allen – DIPLOMATIC TIMES CORRESPONDENT KASESE, Western UGANDA – Meet Muhindo Jimmy. The 32-year-old politician representing the Kasese district in Municipality says older politicians in the East African nation are intimidated by younger ones such as
General Elly Tumwine, one of the heroes of the 1986 Luweero bush war that brought the current NRM government to power. By Atwine Allen – DIPLOMATIC TIMES CORRESPONDENT KAMPALA – UGANDA – General Elly Tumwine, best known as one of the heroes of the
DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF REPORT Brazil’s former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva could be set for a sensational comeback attempt after a supreme court judge annulled a series of criminal convictions against the leftist icon and restored his political rights. The ruling, which analysts called a
Flag of the Republic of El Salvador (credit:Wikipedia) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) is sending a special mission to the Republic of El Salvador amid the tense political situation in the Latin American
Former U.S. Secretary of State James Baker served under President George H.W. Bush 1989 – 1992 / (credit: bakerinstitute.org) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Former Secretary of State James A. Baker, III has some advice for the next elected President of the United States:
Mohamed Hussein Roble has been appointed the new Prime Minister of Somalia / Image credit : twitter.com/MohamedHRoble By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has appointed a new prime minister and announced plans for national elections in the horn-of-Africa nation. President