Category: ambassadors

US Senate Appoints Ambassadors to 4 Foreign Countries

The U.S. Senate confirmed four ambassadors to foreign countries on Thursday during its last session before the November midterms. President Joe Biden’s nominees were confirmed by voice vote to serve as U.S. emissaries to the Republic of Nicaragua, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the Republic of Panama, and Belize. Michelle Kwan, a retired U.S. figure skater…


Turkish Lira Dives Deeper After Erdogan Seeks Expulsions

ISTANBUL—The Turkish lira skidded to another all-time low of 9.85 on Monday after President Tayyip Erdogan said he had ordered the expulsion of ambassadors from the United States and nine other Western countries, risking a diplomatic rift. Concerns over possible fallout for foreign investment, combined with unease over the central bank’s surprisingly sharp rate cut…


NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Sept. 17)

France is recalling its ambassadors from the U.S. and Australia in reaction to a nuclear submarine deal between the two nations, the Pentagon admits a “tragic mistake” drone strike in Kabul killed innocent Afghans rather than terrorists, and the Mayor of Del Rio, Texas declares a local state of emergency as illegal immigrants continue to pour across the border.