Macron Hosts Justin Trudeau, Giuseppe Conte, Shinzo Abe for Dinner, as G7 Opens

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed the Group of Seven leaders to France, Saturday, August 24, to kick off a summit likely to highlight differences rather than unity between Western powers. Macron gathered the leaders and their spouses in a lighthouse for a dinner meeting, where they will be treated to Piperade, a spicy Basque dish prepared with green and red Espelette pepper, red tuna, and a selection of local cheeses and cake. The initial smiles and small talk could not disguise the G-7 countries’ opposing approaches to many problems, including the questions of protectionism and taxes. (Reuters)