French envoy to return to US after fence-mending Biden-Macron call

The US and French presidents moved to mend ties on Wednesday, with France agreeing to send its ambassador back to Washington and the White House acknowledging it erred in brokering a deal for Australia to buy the US instead of French submarines without consulting Paris.

In a joint statement issued after US president Joe Biden and French president Emmanuel Macron spoke by telephone for 30 minutes, the two leaders agreed to launch in-depth consultations to rebuild trust and to meet in Europe at the end of October.

They said Washington had committed to...