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Trump escalates spat with Italy's Meloni over G7 photo claim
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The US president told Italian broadcaster La7 that Giorgia Meloni 'begged' him for a picture at this week's G7 summit in France, saying he agreed only because he 'felt sorry for her.' Meloni angrily denied the claim, calling it 'made up.'
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