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France recalls ambassadors to US, Australia over sub deal

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By SYLVIE CORBET
Associated Press

PARIS (AP) — France has recalled its ambassador to the United States in an unprecedented show of anger that dwarfs decades of previous rifts. The relationship appears at a tipping point after the U.S., Australia and Britain shunned France in creating a new Indo-Pacific security arrangement. It is the first time ever France has recalled its ambassador to the U.S. Paris has also recalled its envoy to Australia. Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian says the French decision, on request from President Emmanuel Macron, “is justified by the exceptional seriousness of the announcements” made by Australia and the United States. 

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