US orders nonemergency government staff to leave South Sudan as tension grows over fighting  

FILE - South Sudan's President Salva Kiir, right, and Vice President Riek Machar attend a Holy Mass led by Pope Francis at the John Garang Mausoleum in Juba, South Sudan, Feb. 5, 2023.

The U.S. State Department on Sunday ordered nonemergency government personnel to leave South Sudan's capital as tension escalates because of fighting in the north.