"We condemn today the Israeli authorities' decision, against the law, to expel Salah Hamouri to France," the French Foreign Ministry said.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kan’ani has slammed France’s double standards in dealing with the energy sector workers’ strikes.

Mali has welcomed the withdrawal of French military forces from the African nation, saying the pullout ushers in better security for its people.

French firefighters tackle wildfires raging in the country's southeast as a huge blaze appears to be contained further west.

France is battling a spate of wildfires, including a "monster" blaze in the parched southwest that has forced thousands to evacuate. 

A top Iranian diplomat says the talks in Vienna to revive the 2015 nuclear deal open up an opportunity for the US to show its determination to return to the agreement.

French President Emmanuel Macron has called on his ministers and army chiefs to work on the country's military postures in Africa, amid the complete withdrawal of thousands of its troops from Mali.

French President Emmanuel Macron has reshuffled his cabinet in the hope that it will unjinx a second term that kicked off with an unfortunate failed effort to win a parliamentary majority.

The newly re-elected president said aid amounted to "more than 615 tonnes of equipment."

The diplomatic fallout between France and Mali has turned worse.