Paris halts counter-terror ties with Mali, expels diplomats | News

PARIS, Sept 19, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Paris has suspended counter-terrorism cooperation with Mali and ordered two Malian diplomats to leave after the arrest of a French envoy in Bamako, a French diplomatic source told AFP on Friday. The two Malian diplomats have until Saturday to leave France, while Mali has declared persona non grata to "five staff members"...