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Marco Rubio expels South African ambassador to US for ‘race-baiting’ and ‘hatred’ towards…

Ebrahim Rasool

Ebrahim Rasool

Humeyra Pamuk

Today at 04:30

The United Sates is expelling South Africa’s ambassador to Washington after US secretary of state Marco Rubio called the envoy a “race-baiting politician” who hates President Donald Trump.

Mr Trump has cut financial aid to the country, citing disapproval of its land policy and its genocide case against Washington’s ally Israel at the International Court of Justice.

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