Giorgia Meloni

Giorgia Meloni

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attends a working lunch with leaders of G7 and the Middle East, in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 16, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/Pool

Italy's Meloni tells Trump to focus on his own popularity as row rumbles on

The exchange marked an escalation in a public dispute between the two leaders following this week's Group of Seven summit in France

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attends a working session with G7 leaders and outreach partners on promoting economic growth during the G7 Summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, 17 June 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

Meloni says Trump 'totally invented' story that she begged him for photo

U.S. President Donald Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025. Photo: Reuters

Trump turns on Meloni, says he is 'shocked' by Italian leader

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni speaks during a joint statement with President of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides, at Chigi Palace, in Rome, Italy, February 26, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo

Italy plans to send air defence aid to Gulf states after Iranian strikes: Meloni

A restored angel fresco is displayed inside the Basilica of St. Lawrence in Lucina following controversy over an alleged resemblance to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, in Rome, Italy, January 31, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Vincenzo Livieri

Italy investigates church painting of angel restored to look like Meloni

Giorgia Meloni was the only female leader on the stage when Donald Trump called her "beautiful" Screengrab: X

'Epic levels of cringe': Trump calls Italian PM 'beautiful young woman', sparks social media backlash

Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam. File Photo: UNB

CA and four world leaders' talks take bilateral relations to new heights: Press secy

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni speaks during a press conference with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (not pictured), in Rome, Italy, February 26, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo

Italy calls for summit between US and Europeans, says divisions make West weaker

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni reviews an honour guard as she attends a ceremony to mark the 163rd anniversary of the Italian Army, in Rome, Italy, May 3, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo

Italy's Meloni under investigation over release of Libyan suspect

FILE PHOTO: Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni reacts on the day of the informal meeting of European heads of state or government takes place in Granada, Spain October 6, 2023. REUTERS/Juan Medina/File Photo

Italian PM Meloni flying to US to meet Trump: Italian media report

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Argentina's President Javier Milei meet at Chigi Palace, in Rome, Italy, December 13, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

Argentina's Milei given Italian citizenship during Rome visit: source

FILE PHOTO: Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni reacts on the day of the informal meeting of European heads of state or government takes place in Granada, Spain October 6, 2023. REUTERS/Juan Medina/File Photo

Italy's Meloni secures tight win in Liguria regional election

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets with the new UK Border Security Commander Martin Hewitt, ahead of his visit to Rome, at an airfield near London, Britain, September 15, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Phil Noble/Pool

UK PM Starmer pledges migration cooperation ahead of Italy talks