Italy and the United States have plunged into a diplomatic spat on Friday, after Donald Trump told Italian media that its prime minister had "begged him for a photo" at the recent G7 summit. It immediately sparked outrage in Italian political circles and beyond, drawing a response from Georgia Meloni herself as the fal
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Italy and the United States have plunged into a diplomatic spat on Friday, after Donald Trump told Italian media that its prime minister had "begged him for a photo" at the recent G7 summit. It immediately sparked outrage in Italian political circles and beyond, drawing a response from Georgia Meloni herself as the fal
Italy and the United States have plunged into a diplomatic spat on Friday, after Donald Trump told Italian media that its prime minister had "begged him for a photo" at the recent G7 summit.
France 24 English reported the story as "'Neither I nor Italy ever beg': Meloni hits back at Trump claim that she begged for a photo."
2 sources have covered this story, including France 24 English and St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 9 hours ago.
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