expelling

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In a statement released on X on Tuesday, Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi said the government was expelling Iranian Ambassador Mohammad Reza Shibani and declared him persona non grata.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

It was in 2024, not too long ago, that both countries were openly trading barbs, suspending visa services and expelling diplomats.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

For years, Canada and India have had bitter relations, expelling diplomats and stalling trade talks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Russia's FSB security service named the man it was expelling as Gareth Samuel Davies -- listed on Moscow's official database of accredited diplomats as the embassy's second secretary.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

In 1774 the Shawnee responded to these encroachments by raiding squatter settlements and expelling land surveyors.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz