US says consulted Paris on Australia deal but livid France says no

The White House said Thursday that US officials held high-level talks with Paris before announcing a deal in which Australia scrapped French submarines, but a livid France insisted it was taken by surprise. "Senior administration officials have been in touch with their French counterparts to discuss AUKUS, including before the...

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