\nUS Ambassador Charles Kushner<\/em><\/p>\n

Eleven individuals, including an aide to a French far-left lawmaker, have been arrested in France on suspicion of involvement in the killing of right-wing nationalist Quentin Deranque. He died after being beaten by far-left activists of the France Unbowed (LFI) party outside a conference center in Lyon. The incident exacerbated a climate of deep political tension ahead of next year’s presidential election.<\/p>\n

Speaking to reporters, LFI’s national coordinator Manuel Bompard said his party was in no way responsible for Deranque’s death, and that it now felt threatened itself.<\/p>\n

In a post on X, the US State Department\u2019s Counterterrorism Bureau said, \u201c…violent radical leftism is on the rise and its role in Quentin Deranque\u2019s death demonstrates the threat it poses to public safety.\u201d<\/p>\n

French authorities objected to the statement, arguing that it amounted to interference in France\u2019s domestic political debate and legal processes and demanded U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner\u2019s presence at Quai d\u2019Orsay.<\/p>\n

Kushner ignored them.<\/p>\n

France ups the ante in spat with US ambassador, says ministers will no longer meet him<\/h3>\n

By JOHN LEICESTER<\/strong><\/p>\n

PARIS (AP) \u2014 France\u2019s spat with the U.S. ambassador to Paris took another turn Tuesday with the French foreign minister saying the top U.S. diplomat in France must respond to a summons and won\u2019t have access to French government officials until he complies.<\/p>\n

French authorities had summoned Ambassador Charles Kushner \u2014 the father of U.S. President Donald Trump \u2019s son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner \u2014 for a meeting on Monday over comments from the Trump administration that France objected to. But Kushner did not show up, the foreign ministry said.<\/p>\n

The U.S. Embassy did not immediately respond to repeated requests for comment.<\/p>\n

Speaking Tuesday, French Foreign Minister Jean-No\u00ebl Barrot described the failure to attend the meeting as \u201ca surprise\u201d that flew in the face of diplomatic protocol and will dent Charles Kushner\u2019s ability to serve as an ambassador.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will, naturally, affect his capacity to exercise his mission in our country,\u201d Barrot said, speaking to public broadcaster France Info.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

AP News<\/a><\/p>\n

This isn’t Kushner’s first rodeo. He was summoned last August over a letter he penned to French President Macron, decrying his lack of resolve in combatting antisemitism and calling attention to France’s intended recognition of a Palestinian state.<\/p>\n

He ignored that one too.<\/p>\n

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