Macron and Carney meet on French Atlantic islands

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to Saint Pierre and Miquelon, France's tiny North Atlantic territory off the Canadian coast, on Sunday, amid strained relations between both countries and the US. The leaders greeted each other warmly at the airport and were expected to issue a joint statement confirming Canada's close ties with France and the EU following a working lunch. Macron posted on X that their friendship is a strength in a world in crisis. The archipelago is France's only remaining possession in North America, and the meeting highlighted shared sovereignty and independence from US pressure.