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…