According to France 24, US President Donald Trump will dine at the Palace of Versailles following this week's G7 summit. French President Emmanuel Macron choreographed the encounter as a diplomatic overture—an attempt to mend the fraught relationship between the two countries. By framing the dinner as a celebration of America's 250th anniversary, Macron has given the high-stakes bilateral talks a ceremonial dimension.

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