Australia submarine deal: France lambasts Australia, US after 'stab in back'
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France on Thursday accused Australia of back stabbing and Washington of Donald Trump-era behaviour after Canberra scrapped a huge submarines deal with Paris for US-made nuclear subs. Defence Minister Florence Parly called Australia's about-face "very bad news with regards to keeping one's word," while adding that France is "clear-eyed as to how the United States treats its allies." FRANCE 24's Clovis Casali tells us more.