The U.S. and French presidents on Wednesday moved to mend bilateral ties that soured over a recently unveiled Australian submarine deal under a new Indo-Pacific security partnership involving the United States and Britain.According to a joint statement issued after a phone call between U.S. President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron, the two leaders decided to "open a process of in-depth consultations, aimed at creating the conditions for ensuring confidence."The spat quickly escalated after last week's announcement of the security partnership between Australia, Britain and th…READ FULL ARTICLE
