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 another source with knowledge of the matter saying the move came after Bamako’s arrest of a French intelligence agent in August. A spokesperson for Mali’s foreign ministry declined to comment. The move further exacerbates tensions between Paris and the West African country, after Mali’s military-led government severed military ties with France and turned to Russia for support in fighting Islamist militants.

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.