Donald Trump in Versailles, end of the G7 in Evian, war in the Middle East and heat wave… Those informed for Wednesday June 17, 2026

Themes

Donald Trump received at Versailles and end of the summit: Emmanuel Macron receives Donald Trump for a dinner at the Château de Versailles on Wednesday evening, a historic place that has become a diplomatic and political setting for the French president who used it on numerous occasions during his two mandates.

G7 summit: what results? President Emmanuel Macron welcomed the “success” of the G7 summit held in Evian, describing “a moment of unity, quality discussions and real cooperation between the leaders who met here”, after months of “disagreements”.

War in the Middle East and the economic consequences: What is the impact of the war in the Middle East on our economy? Inflation, consumption, fuel prices… TotalEnergies’ record profits and its nearly 6 billion euros in profits in the first quarter, including 500 million euros in France.

Heat wave: A heat wave is hitting France on Wednesday and for several days with temperatures that could reach up to 40°C locally on Sunday, the first day of summer. The episode of “severe heat” extends over “a large part of the country” on Wednesday, indicates Météo-France, with 50 departments affected by a yellow vigilance for the heatwave.

Les invités:

Nathalie Mauret, political journalist for the EBRA press group (Le Progrès, L’Est Républicain…)

Estelle Martinprésentatrice de l’émission “64′ WE” à TV5Monde

Jérôme Viala-Godefroy, lecturer at Sciences Po Paris, specialist in the United States

Francis Reynaert, journalist, columnist at Nouvel Obs

Vincent de Feligonde, head of the Ideas and Debates department at La Croix