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Italy's Giorgia Meloni has again hit back at US President Donald Trump on social media after he questioned her political popularity and repeated his claim that she asked "over and over" for a photo together. Trump said on Saturday that the prime minister was "doing poorly in Italy with her level of popularity". He also accused her of not supporting US efforts to prevent Iran "from obtaining or developing a nuclear weapon". In a statement on Instagram, Meloni said Trump's "constant, unprovoked attacks" were "senseless". "As for my popularity, being your friend has certainly not helped it, nor does it...

Meloni begged for photo with me, I felt sorry for her says Trump. 'She's probably happy I talked to her, I didn't have to' US President tells La7 television

The Italian government closed ranks on Friday to slam U.S. President Donald Trump over his claim that Premier Giorgia Meloni had “begged” for a photo with him during the recent G7 summit, a pushback that suggested the longtime U.S. ally had had enough of Trump’s boasting. Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani abruptly cancelled a planned trip to the United States this weekend, calling Trump’s claims “serious and offensive” toward Meloni and all of Italy. Meloni for her part posted a video calling Trump’s claims “completely fabricated” and expressing astonishment that he would invent such things about an ally. She concluded:...

Giorgia Meloni has said she was left 'stunned' after Donald Trump mocked her over a photo taken at the G7, claiming the Italian PM had been desperate to pose with him. Italy's foreign minister Antonio Tajani scrapped a June 21 trip to Washington in protest, writing on X that the 'grave and offensive words of President Trump ... offend the whole of Italy.' Trump told Italian TV channel La7 that Meloni 'wanted a picture with me so badly' at this week's summit in France and that he agreed only because he 'felt sorry for her.' He went further in the...

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has publicly accused President Donald Trump of fabricating a story about her during the G7 Summit in France. In an interview with an Italian news outlet, Trump claimed that Meloni "begged" him for a photo at the Evian-les-Bains summit. "She's probably happy I talked to her. I didn't have to talk to her," Trump told La7 TV channel. "She begged me to take a picture with her. She wanted a picture with me so badly," Trump continued per the translation. "I wouldn't have taken it, but I felt sorry for her." Upon learning of Trump's...

During a break at the G7 summit, cameras captured a series of informal and candid moments between world leaders as they engaged in casual conversations away from the formal agenda. The most talked-about moment came from an interaction between Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and US President Donald Trump, where their body language and expressions quickly became the focus of online discussion. Other leaders were also seen chatting, greeting each other, and exchanging remarks in a more relaxed atmosphere, offering a rare glimpse into the informal side of high-level diplomacy. The clip has since gone viral, with viewers analyzing gestures,...

An X user posted the photo of the 49-year-old politician posing on a bed wearing a skimpy slip, blasting Italy’s first woman prime minister as “shameful.” Meloni shared a screenshot of the post on Tuesday with an assurance that the photo is indeed fake — albeit fabulous. “Several fake photos of me are circulating, generated with artificial intelligence … I must admit that whoever created them, at least in the attached case, has also improved me quite a bit,” wrote the politician, who was elected in 2022. She went on to warn against ne’er-do-wells who use artificial intelligence to dupe...

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared himself "a strong supporter of NATO" after talks with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Friday, as political friction between the two allies brews. The atmosphere during the visit was notably warmer than in recent weeks. Rubio spoke partly in Spanish during the meetings, joking that the language was "very similar" to Italian. He also said he had been trying to learn Italian himself, but that his subscription to language app Babbel had expired.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Monday she would not support any decision by President Donald Trump to withdraw U.S. troops from Italy. "It is a decision that doesn't depend on me and one that I personally would not agree with," Meloni told reporters in Yerevan, Armenia, on the sidelines of a European Political Community summit. Asked whether Washington would consider pulling its troops out of ​Italy and Spain, Trump last week answered "probably". Meloni added she would likely meet with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is due to travel to Rome later this week for talks,...

Israel’s military removed two soldiers from combat duty and placed them in military detention for 30 days after they destroyed the town’s crucifix. The social media picture of an Israeli soldier taking the blunt side ‌of an axe to a fallen sculpture of Jesus on the cross drew worldwide condemnation and apologies from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other officials. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni thanked the Italian soldiers, saying: “I thank Commander Diodato Abagnara and the entire Italian contingent of UNIFIL for their decision to donate a new crucifix to the Lebanese village of Debel.” One of the...

Italian conservatives accuse Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of "betraying" a key democratic ally and handing a "gift to radical Islam" by freezing a long-standing security agreement with Israel. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is facing a political storm after her decision to suspend the automatic renewal of a critical defense agreement with Israel. The agreement in question was first signed in 2005 and has been automatically renewed every five years. It serves as the foundation for significant security, intelligence, and commercial cooperation between the two nations. On Tuesday, Meloni announced the suspension, citing "the current situation", a phrase widely interpreted...

President Donald Trump flipped on his once close ally, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, on Tuesday in a phone interview with an Italian daily newspaper. Trump responded to Meloni’s recent criticism of his attack on Pope Leo XIV by accusing Meloni of being a changed person. On Monday, Meloni called Trump’s multiple attacks on the Pope “unacceptable.” “I find President Trump’s words toward the Holy Father unacceptable,” Meloni said in a statement. “The Pope is the head of the Catholic Church, and it is right and normal that he calls for peace and condemns every form of war.” Meloni was...

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Tuesday that Italy would not renew its defense agreement with Israel. "In light of the current situation, the government has decided to suspend the automatic renewal of the defense agreement with Israel," the prime minister announced on the sidelines of Vinitaly in Verona. It should be noted that an official message was already conveyed yesterday in a letter sent by the Italian Minister of Defense to the Israeli Minister of Defense, Israel Katz. The agreement, initially approved by Israel in 2006, includes cooperation across defense industries, education and training of military personnel, research and...

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni on Wednesday toured a southern town in Sicily where days of heavy rains from a cyclone triggered a massive landslide that cleaved off the town's edge, collapsing houses and forcing the evacuation of over 1,500 people.

Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, attacked on Saturday (September 13) the domestic left-wing opposition for downplaying the “cold-blooded murder” of U.S. conservative activist Charlie Kirk." I come from a political community that has often been unfairly accused of spreading hatred ... by the very same people who today remain silent, downplay or even justify or celebrate the premeditated, intentional, cold-blooded murder of a 31-year-old man,” said Meloni, who leads a right-wing government in Italy.Kirk, a close ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, was killed by a single bullet as he spoke onstage at an outdoor amphitheatre in Utah Valley. Trump...

Another day and another one of those things we’re not supposed to talk about. In the past few weeks, two Muslims were arrested for plotting to bomb the Eiffel Tower and another was shot down in France after stabbing 5 people. (Authorities are still searching for the motive of the stabber who was shouting “Allahu Akbar”. It’ll turn out to be ‘mental illness’. Now over to Italy. An attack foiled at the Santa Rosa festival in Viterbo . The newspaper Il Messaggero reports that two Turkish citizens were arrested by the Italian Special Operations Division (DIGOS) with machine guns and...

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said a "glimmer of hope" has opened for peace talks in Ukraine after the summit between United States President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska. "A glimmer of hope has finally opened for peace talks in Ukraine. Italy is doing its part, along with its Western allies," Meloni said. Her remarks followed a joint European Union statement on the talks, which she also endorsed.

Giorgia Meloni has condemned the “vile” killing of a sniffer dog that died after sausages filled with nails were thrown into its kennel overnight. Bruno, a seven-year-old bloodhound, was once honoured by the Italian prime minister for helping to locate nine missing people. But on Sunday, the dog was found lying in a pool of blood at an animal training centre near the city of Taranto in Italy’s southern Apulia region. The animal died an agonising, hours-long death from internal bleeding, Arcangelo Caressa, his trainer, said as he vowed to track down the culprits. In a Facebook post, Ms Meloni...

🔥 Giorgia Meloni just gave Macron the eye roll of the century at the G7. You can’t fake that kind of disgust — she’s FED UP with globalist clowns like him. This is what happens when a real leader shows up in a room full of puppets. The world needs more Melonis — and another Trump.

Italy’s Chamber of Deputies witnessed an unusual and symbolic protest when a lawmaker entered the chamber draped in a white sheet like a ghost, with the word “Referendum” written across the front. The stunt was led by Riccardo Magi, secretary of the liberal party +Europa, who used the theatrical gesture to denounce what he sees as an attempt by Giorgia Meloni’s government to suppress public debate and encourage voter abstention ahead of the national referendums scheduled for 8 and 9 June. A ghost haunts Italy’s parliament: theatrical protest against government. Credit: Italian Congress TV Italy’s Chamber of Deputies witnessed an...