Tensions rocked the Western alliance as European Union leaders backed France in its anger over a scrapping mega-contract. The tensions in the transatlantic alliance overshadowed the beginning of the UN General Assembly week, after Australia last week canceled a multi-billion-dollar contract for French submarines, instead opting for US nuclear-powered ones ...
The United States never mentioned any initiative to form a new security alliance and never answered any of France’s questions on the matter, the Elysee Palace said Monday. A spokesperson for the presidential palace indicated that when French President Emmanual Macron met with his Australian counterpart, Australian Prime Minister Scott ...
