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Macron and Carney pledge tighter France-Canada cooperation amid US-Canada tensions
French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian leader Mark Carney met in Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, committing to deepen cooperation on climate, security and energy as relations with the United States grow strained.
How this was covered
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Why it matters
The joint appearance underscores France and Canada’s coordinated defence of the archipelago’s status against external territorial claims.
How this story developed
- Sep 13 Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Carney to Visit Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Emphasize Sovereignty
- Sep 19 President Trump signed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 into law.
- Sep 19 Trump announced a deal giving the United States permanent control over Greenland’s security, but analysts say it largely repeats the existing 1951 U.S.-Denmark agreement.
- Sep 20 The trilateral security accord is set to be signed next week.
- Sep 20 Labour chair Bridget Phillipson said Andy Burnham’s earlier remarks about Donald Trump are merely politics and should not stop a strong UK-US relationship as the two leaders prepare to meet at the UN General Assembly.
- Sep 20 President Donald Trump asked President Volodimir Zelenski to stop attacks on Russian oil refineries, warning they raise diesel prices, as the two leaders prepare to meet in New York during the UN General Assembly.
- Sep 20 The leaders held a joint news conference and released a joint communiqué.
- Sep 21 UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham praised the agreement and said he will convey congratulations to President Trump and Prime Minister Frederiksen ahead of the UN signing.
- Sep 21 Zelensky announced plans for a high‑profile meeting with President Trump in New York.
- Sep 21 A signing ceremony is set for Tuesday during the UN General Assembly high‑level week.
- Sep 21 The agenda now explicitly includes defence drones and AI cooperation alongside broader geopolitical issues.
- Sep 22 U.S. announced intent to establish two additional military sites in southern and eastern Greenland.
- Sep 22 Macron scheduled private meetings with Trump at 17:35 and with Zelensky at 21:45 in New York during UN week.
- Sep 22 Burnham announced that UK aircraft will provide air‑to‑air refuelling for Saudi fighters in Yemen and said the UK remains committed to seeking a resolution to the Chagos Islands dispute.
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