Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani abruptly canceled a planned trip to the U.S., calling Trump's claims "serious and offensive" toward Meloni and Italy.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has sharply rejected claims by U.S. President Donald Trump that she "begged" him for a photograph during the recent G7 summit, describing the…

"Italy and I do not beg," Meloni said in a video rebuke posted on social media Friday. Italy's top diplomat, meanwhile, said he was cancelling a visit to the U.S because of the…