UK Ambassador to Mexico Fired for Pointing Gun at Staff
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The UK ambassador to Mexico, Jon Benjamin, reportedly left his post after a video surfaced showing him pointing a gun at embassy staff, which was perceived as a highly inappropriate joke given Mexico's severe gun violence issues. The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has not officially commented on his departure, but he is no longer listed as the ambassador.
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