Macron hosts Meloni for Riviera talks after Italian leader's fallout with Trump

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Macron hosts Meloni for Riviera talks after Italian leader's fallout with Trump. French President Emmanuel Macron will aim to build on a nascent rapprochement with Italy's Giorgia Meloni when they meet for a bilateral summit on the French Riviera on Thursday, just days after Meloni's erstwhile ally Donald Trump mocked her for supposedly "begging" him for a photograph at a recent G7 meeting.

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Macron hosts Meloni for Riviera talks after Italian leader's fallout with Trump.Supported · Medium-high confidence

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Operational intent is unclear.Public rhetoric may be coercive messaging rather than evidence of a specific near-term action.

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Macron hosts Meloni for Riviera talks after Italian leader's fallout with Trump.

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