South African ambassador ordered to leave the country

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South Africa‘s ambassador to the United States, Ebrahim Rasool, has until Friday to leave the country.

Rasool is still in the U.S., according to the South African Foreign Ministry, even after Secretary of State Marco Rubio expelled him and gave him “persona non grata” status. It is a rare occurrence in U.S. history to expel such a high-ranking diplomat.

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