Buckingham Palace has announced French President Emmanuel Macron will be treated to a lavish State Visit, hosted by The King at Windsor Castle, in July. A red carpet welcome, military processions, and a magnificent State Banquet will take place amidst a backdrop of a complicated geopolitical landscape.

Trump was set to meet Wednesday in Saudi Arabia with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, the onetime insurgent who last year led the overthrow of former leader Bashar Assad. He said the effort at rapprochement came at the urging of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi de facto ruler, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.