The Latest: Congo orders EU envoy to leave over sanctions

BENI, Congo (AP) — The Latest on Congo’s presidential election (all times local):
6:50 p.m.
Congo’s government has ordered the European Union ambassador to leave the country within 48 hours, after the EU prolonged sanctions against the ruling party’s presidential candidate ahead of Sunday’s election.
The foreign minister’s order, seen by The Associated Press, calls the ambassador’s comportment “reprehensible” and comes after weeks of pressure