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Trump claims Meloni begged for G7 photo; she responds

Meloni calls Trump's claim she 'begged' for a G7 photo 'completely fabricated'; Italy cancels foreign minister's US trip.

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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has reacted indignantly to statements by US President Donald Trump that she 'begged' for a joint photo at the G7 summit in France. Meloni described the anecdote as completely fabricated and emphasized that neither she nor Italy would ever beg. Because of the incident, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani canceled a planned trip to the US, which highlights the deep crisis between Rome and Washington following Trump's recent Iran war.

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Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has canceled a planned trip to the US, deepening the diplomatic crisis between Rome and Washington.

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