Paris suspended counter-terrorism cooperation with Mali and ordered two Malian diplomats to leave the country Friday, escalating a diplomatic standoff after Malian authorities arrested a French embassy employee on accusations of espionage.

Paris suspended counter-terrorism cooperation with Mali and ordered two Malian diplomats to leave the country Friday, escalating a diplomatic standoff after Malian authorities…

PARIS/DAKAR: France has suspended counter-terrorism cooperation with Mali and ordered two staff members of the Malian embassy and consulate to leave, French sources said, with…

French foreign ministry said it also ordered two members of Mali’s embassy in Paris to leave.