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'An Inept, Stupid Person': Why the Italian Press Just Used Popular Slang to Brute-Force a War of Words With Trump

An Italian right‑wing newspaper has called Donald Trump a 'coglione' after his disputed claim that Giorgia Meloni begged him for a G7 selfie triggered an unusually bitter spat with Rome.

International Business Times UK

Donald Trump Humiliated: Giorgia Meloni Cancels US Trip After POTUS Claims She 'Begged' for Photo

Donald Trump and Italian PM Giorgia Meloni's relationship faces strain after a G7 summit dispute, leading to diplomatic fallout and cancelled engagements.

International Business Times UK

Italian PM Georgia Meloni calls out Donald Trump’s claims that she begged for a picture at the G7 conference

“I don’t know why the US president behaves this way towards his allies.”

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Trump-Meloni selfie row: Italy foreign minister cancels US visit

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has cancelled a US visit following controversial remarks by Donald Trump about Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. Trump claimed Meloni "begged" for a photo, a statement Meloni vehemently denied as "fabricated." The dispute has strained ties between the former allies, with Italian officials condemning Trump's "rants."…

The Times of India

'I Felt Sorry For Her': Trump's 'Begging Claim' About Italian PM Sparks Diplomatic Backlash

US-Italy relations face new challenges after Italian Foreign Minister cancels a US visit in response to Trump's controversial remarks about Prime Minister Meloni, highlighting growing diplomatic tensions.

International Business Times UK

'Italy and I NEVER Beg': Italian PM Meloni Hits Back at Trump's Claim She Begged for a Photo with Him

Italian PM Giorgia Meloni denies US President Trump's claim that she 'begged' for a photo at the G7 summit, intensifying diplomatic tensions between the two leaders.

International Business Times UK

'I And Italy Never Beg': Giorgia Meloni Slams Trump Over G7 Photo Claim

The latest dispute added to tensions that have strained what was once seen as one of Trump's closest alliances in Europe.

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Italy's PM says Trump 'totally invented' photo story

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has lashed out at "made up" claims by US President Donald Trump that she "begged" him for a photo opportunity.

AAP

Trump Accused of Making Up Stories as Meloni Rejects Claims She 'Begged' for a Photo With Him at the G7 Summit

Giorgia Meloni rejects Donald Trump's claim she 'begged' for a G7 photo, calling it fabricated and sparking a diplomatic row between Italy and the United States.

International Business Times UK

Italy PM Meloni ‘stunned’ by Trump’s claims she begged him for a photo

US president provokes outrage as PM says he ‘totally invented’ story in interview with Italian media

The Guardian - UK

Top diplomat axes US trip over Trump remarks that ‘offend all of Italy’

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The Independent UK

Italy’s deputy PM cancels US trip over ‘serious and offensive’ Trump comments about Meloni

Antonio Tajani has pulled out of the visit, saying Trump’s comments on Giorgia Meloni ‘offend all of Italy’

The Independent UK

Italy's top diplomat cancels US trip as Meloni slams Trump's claim she 'begged' for a photo with him

The Italian government is pushing back after U.S. President Donald Trump claimed Premier Giorgia Meloni had “begged” for a photo with him during the recent G7 meeting

The Independent UK

'Stunned': Italy cancels planned US visit after Trump says Meloni 'begged' for photo

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said in a video posted on X Friday that she was "frankly stunned" by US President Donald Trump's mocking claim that she "begged" him for a photo during the G7 summit in France this week. Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said he was cancelling a…

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Euronews

Italy wants to pull back on EU defence loan scheme to tackle rising energy costs

Security Action for Europe (SAFE) is a loan instrument designed to provide financial support to EU member states to speed up defence readiness.

Euronews

'No way out': Italian divers who died in the Maldives may have become lost in cave, rescuers say

The divers went missing while "attempting to explore caves at a depth of 50 metres," the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs previously said.

Euronews

EU countries urge sanctions on Israeli minister for video of Gaza flotilla activists

The video even drew a sharp rebuke from senior politicians within Israel’s government with both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar slamming its publication.

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Maldives Diving Horror Takes Dark Turn After Remaining Missing Tourists Are Found Inside “Shark Cave”

Italy’s Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said everything possible would be done to respectfully repatriate the remains of the victims.

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The Independent UK

Italian minister says Modena attack raises integration concerns amid migration debate

Italy’s interior minister has said that a car-ramming and stabbing attack in the northern city of Modena cannot be dismissed as an isolated act, warning it highlights deeper challenges around integration and social distress

Euronews

Rescuer dies as authorities search for bodies of missing Italian divers

Five Italians died in the Maldives while reportedly "attempting to explore caves at a depth of 50 metres," the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said earlier this week.

The Independent UK

Marco Rubio meets with Pope Leo at the Vatican amid Trump’s massive feud with pontiff

The tensions between Trump and Pope Leo XIV began last month when the president lashed out on social media accusing the Pope of being soft on crime and terrorism

Euronews

Trump renews feud with Pope Leo XIV days ahead of planned Marco Rubio visit to the Vatican

In an interview with US media outlets, Trump said Pope Leo XIV’s words are helping Iran and making the world “less safe”, slamming him for his stance which Trump perceives to mean indifference about Tehran acquiring nuclear weapons.

The Guardian - UK

Marco Rubio to meet pope this week after Trump’s broadside against Leo

US secretary of state’s two-day visit reportedly intended to thaw Washington’s frosty relations with Vatican and Italy

The Guardian - UK

Marco Rubio to visit Rome, reportedly to ‘thaw’ US relations with Pope and Meloni

US secretary of state will be in Italian capital on Thursday and Friday, the one-year anniversary of Pope Leo’s papacy

Euronews

Italy summons Russian ambassador over TV presenter's insults at PM Giorgia Meloni

Relations between Rome and Moscow have been tense because of Meloni's strong support for Ukraine as it continues to fight off Russia's full-scale invasion.

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