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- Italian PM Torches Trump for Claiming She ‘Begged’ for Photo as US Warned â€...
(AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni accused President Donald Trump of spreading fake news about her with his claim that she “begged” for a photo with him at the G7 Summit, as outrage grows among Italian officials. “She begged me to take a picture with her. She wanted a picture with me so badly. I wouldn’t have taken it, but I felt sorry for her,” Trump said this week, according to La7 Italian TV channel. Meloni, once seen as a close ally of Trump, hit back with a statement on Friday. “Donald Trump’s statements are completely made up,” she said. “I am frankly astonished. I don’t know why the president of the United States behaves like this towards his allies: it is not the first time, moreover.” She then chided Trump for not showing the same “determination” in going after “enemies of the West.” “I can only say it is disappointing that he does not show the same determination with the enemies of the West and of the United States, whose leaders he instead treats with far greater indulgence,” she said. Meloni declared, “There is one thing he should remember: Neither I nor Italy ever beg.” Io e l’Italia non imploriamo mai. pic.twitter.com/sTpKlqWB67 — Giorgia Meloni (@GiorgiaMeloni) June 19, 2026 Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani announced he has canceled a trip to the United States over Trump’s statement about the prime minister, saying Trump offended all of Italy. Le gravi e offensive parole del Presidente Trump nei confronti del Presidente del Consiglio Giorgia Meloni offendono tutta l’Italia. Per questo motivo ho deciso di annullare la mia visita negli Stati Uniti prevista per i prossimi 21 e 22 giugno. — Antonio Tajani (@Antonio_Tajani) June 19, 2026 “The serious and offensive words of President Trump towards Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni offend all of Italy. For this reason, I have decided to cancel my visit to the United States scheduled for the next 21 and 22 June,” he wrote on X. Trump had bragged that Meloni must have been “happy” he talked to her at the summit because he didn’t have to. “She’s probably happy I talked to her. I didn’t have to talk to her,” he was quoted as saying. Trump previously lashed out at Meloni after she called his criticism of the pope “unacceptable.” Giovanbattista Fazzolari, undersecretary to Meloni’s office, released a statement… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - Inside Catalonia’s Build as One of Europe’s Most Exciting Animation Hubs
In 2017, one Catalan animated feature hit cinema theaters. Eight years later, after a 2023 Oscar nomination for “Robot Dreams,” produced by Barcelona’s Arcadia Motion Pictures, in 2025 six Catalan animated features saw a theatrical release. This year, Catalonia has 11 titles selected for Annecy, between its festival and MIFA market, led by Contrechamp contender […] [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - ‘We Are Aliens,’ Cannes, Annecy Buzz Title, Sells Wide Across Asia (EXCLUSIV...Paris-based sales company Charades has closed a raft of Asian deals on Kohei Kadowaki’s animated feature ‘We Are Aliens’ ahead of its Annecy International Animation Film Festival premiere in Competition.The Japanese-French co-production has sold to Geen Narae Media in South Korea, Hooray Films in Taiwan, Shaw Organisation in Singapore, Intercontinental Film Distributors in Hong Kong […] [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
- CNN’s Anderson Cooper Torpedoes Trump ‘Unconditional Surrender’ Claim: ‘...
CNN host Anderson Cooper torpedoed President Donald Trump’s claim that his Iran deal is equivalent to an “unconditional surrender” by the Iranians. Hours after the text of the deal was released, Trump signed the Iran memorandum of understanding at the Palace of Versailles. The 14-point plan was met with derision from across the political and ideological spectrum. But in an interview with Axios, Trump made the stunning claim that the deal “really probably is unconditional surrender” for Iran. On Thursday night’s edition of CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360, ANDERSON COOPER: Good evening from the Newsroom. Topping our CNN Global War coverage, the President defends his agreement with Iran and now suggests Iran has made an unconditional surrender. In his first interview since signing the Memorandum of Understanding last night in Versailles, where Germany once signed the terms of its surrender after World War I, the President spoke with AXIOS Marc Caputo. Here’s some of that conversation. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) MARC CAPUTO, REPORTER FOR WHITE HOUSE IN THE AXIOS: What have you learned about not just the exercise of power, but the limits on your power as a result of the conflict? DONALD TRUMP (R) PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: There are no limits. CAPUTO: No limits. TRUMP: No, I haven’t learned that lesson yet. I know there are, but you know, there are no limits. We defeated them totally militarily. I did a naval blockade where not one ship was able to get through. Some tried, they didn’t, you know, didn’t last very long. CAPUTO: And it certainly brought Iran to the table more than before. However, beginning of conflict, you had talked about. You only wanted unconditional surrender. The MOU doesn’t look like unconditional surrender. TRUMP: Well, it really probably is unconditional surrender. CAPUTO: Yes, I think so. (END VIDEO CLIP) COOPER: It really is. He probably is, he says. Keeping them honest, the agreement he signed and the Vice-President, Vance, will sign in Geneva tomorrow, along with Iranian officials, contains 14 conditions. In other words, 14 ways that this is not unconditional. As for surrender, conservative pundit Erick Erickson is calling the preliminary deal, quote, “an American surrender.” But set aside the whole question of who, if anyone, is surrendering here under the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding, the two sides now have 60 days to come to a final agreement for settling their differences. They can extend, by mutual agreement. That clock began… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - From Barça to Atlantic History, Canary Islands Producers Eye the WorldIf the Canary Islands’ audiovisual sector is increasingly pitching itself as both rooted and exportable, a handful of new and recent titles suggest why. Across cultural history, elite sport, climate emergency and intimate observational portraiture, local companies are shaping projects that start from Canarian experience and reach out from there. At the heritage end stands […] [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
- Sunny Side of the Doc’s Aurélie Reman: ‘It’s a Moment in History for Trus...The 37th Sunny Side of the Doc (SSD) returns this year to the coastal city of La Rochelle, France after facing off budgetary headwinds. From June 22 – 24, the streamlined documentary marketplace launches new sections, no mean feat given that they only had five months to put it together. But just as most documentary […] [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
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