The public feud between US President Donald Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni escalated on Saturday, with the Italian PM delivering a sharp response after Trump renewed claims that she repeatedly asked him for a photograph during the recent G7 summit.

Trump, as self-obsessed as ever, has now sparked a diplomatic crisis with Italy.

"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…

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…

“She’s probably happy I talked to her,” Trump was quoted by the italian channel as saying, after he himself asked the journalist about Italy's Prime Minister. | World News

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 Italian PM said on Friday that she was "shocked" at Trump's comments. The once close pair's relationship has been increasingly strained in recent months. #EuropeNews

Italian PM Meloni refutes Trump’s claims of her begging for a photo, criticizing his treatment of allies versus adversaries.

US president’s remarks to Italian TV trigger fury in Rome, prompting foreign minister to cancel Washington visit as Meloni accuses him of treating allies worse than enemies of the…

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni sharply rebuked her one-time close ally Donald Trump on Friday after he claimed she had 'begged' him for a photograph during the recent G7…

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni accused her one-time close ally Donald Trump of fabricating a story about her on Friday, after the US President told

Trump alleged that Meloni had "begged" to have a photograph taken with him at the 52nd G7 summit in Evian

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Italy’s prime minister said the U.S. president ‘made up’ his claim that she ‘begged’ him to take a photo together

Meloni defended herself against Trump on Saturday, saying he fabricated a claim that she begged him for a photo at this week’s G7 summit.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has accused her close ally, US President Donald Trump, of fabricating a story about her

President Donald Trump is lashing out at Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni once more. Trump is insisting she asked “over and over” for a photo with him at the recent Group of…

A fresh diplomatic clash has erupted between US President Donald Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni after Trump's explosive claim about their interaction at the G7…

United States President Donald Trump on Saturday doubled down on his claim that Italian PM Giorgia Meloni had "begged" him for a selfie, saying she asked him "over and over" for a…

Trump had said Meloni 'begged' him to take a photo with her at the G7 Summit, which Meloni rejected as 'completely made up' on Friday.

The row between Donald Trump and Giorgia Meloni reached a new ebb after the former took to social media to double down on his claims Italy's PM begged to have a picture with him