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By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday backed President Joe Biden's nomination of

Senate Republican Whip John Thune told CNN there is "a lot of resistance" to the nomination of Jack Lew to be the US ambassador to Israel, a sign that Democratic efforts to push for his quick confirmation could hit roadblocks in the chamber.

The French ambassador to Niger and other French diplomats are "literally being held hostage at the French embassy," according to French president Emmanuel Macron.

The Taliban has welcomed Zhao Sheng as China's new ambassador to Afghanistan during a lavish ceremony held at the presidential palace in Kabul on Wednesday.

France's ambassador to Niger is staying put in the West African country in defiance of an ultimatum by its military rulers ordering his exit within 48 hours on Friday.

Niger's junta ordered the French ambassador in Niamey on Friday to leave the country within 48 hours, according to the Nigerien Foreign Ministry.

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US Ambassador Kathleen FitzGibbon arrived in Niger on Saturday, the State Department announced, taking up her post as the United States and partners continue to grapple with the military takeover in that country.

The Senate confirmed a slate of high-profile State Department nominees late Thursday night, including ambassadors to Italy, Jordan, Georgia, the United Arab Emirates, Niger, Rwanda and Ethiopia.

Large crowds protest in Iraq and Yemen after the acts of a far-right group in Copenhagen.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky fired his ambassador to the United Kingdom on Friday.

China-based hackers breached the email account of US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns as part of a recent targeted intelligence-gathering campaign, three US officials familiar with the matter told CNN.