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
U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions Thursday on the International Bank of Yemen Y.S.C (IBY) for its financial support of the Iran-backed Houthi militant group. In addition, the
Cuban doctors arrive in Italy to help fight COVID-19. / Credit/ theconversation.com /Matteo Bazzi/EPA By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Cuba says it provides urgently needed medical care to impoverished people by dispatching doctors in overseas missions. The U.S. Trump Administration, however, accuses Cuba of
First U.S military flight of “criminal Aliens” to Guantanamo Bay. Photo released by the DHS Feb. 04, 2025. By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES President Trump’s first flight of “criminal aliens” arrived Wednesday at the infamous Guantanamo Bay military facility in Cuba, the Department
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
(Credit: US DOD) U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced a new $400 million military aid package for Ukraine during a visit to Kyiv Monday. The assistance includes additional ammunitions, armored
Michel Joseph Martelly, President of Haiti, addresses the general debate of the sixty-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN world headquarters in New York Sep. 26, 2012. (UN Photo Credit: J. Carrier) By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES The U.S. has sanctioned
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
First U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III withdrawal flight aircraft with American troops from Air Base 101 in Niamey on June 7, 2024 (Credit: U.S. Africom) By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES The U.S. has completed the withdrawal of its nearly 1,000 American
Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, Commander of U.S. Africa Command (Wikipedia Commons) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The United States and Botswana co-hosted the 2024 African Chiefs of Defense Conference last week in capital city Gaborone with top military leaders from across Africa. The