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US President Donald Trump reignited his feud with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni by sharing a meme on Truth Social implying she is obsessed with him, just ahead of a NATO summit in Turkey; Meloni rejected the claims as false and defended Italy’s sovereignty and existing base agreements, while Trump also posted doctored images of Barack Obama as part of a broader social media spree.
President Zelenskyy says Ukraine’s defense forces, industry, and new long-range drones have begun striking deep into Russia, including a 2,070-km attack on an oil refinery; he claims the war is returning to Russia and that the G7 unanimously supported Ukraine’s response at their summit, with plans to extend reach beyond 3,000 km and pursue licensed production of missiles for Patriot systems pending U.S. approvals.
Donald Trump escalated his spat with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the G7, accusing her of not supporting the U.S. against Iran and claiming she begged him for a photo, a claim Meloni called false; Italy’s foreign minister canceled a U.S. visit amid the feud, underscoring frictions among allied leaders.
US President Donald Trump told Axios that his viral “I am the boss” remark at the G7 Summit was a funny, unscripted moment made as he walked into a long table with seven world leaders, and that all of them understood it as humor rather than an assertion of dominance, amid ongoing talks that included Modi’s presence and Iran-related developments.
Trump alleged that Meloni repeatedly sought photo opportunities with him at the G7 to boost her domestic popularity, a claim Meloni dismissed as made-up. He said she wanted to repair ties with Washington after U.S. actions against Iran, escalating a row that has strained Italy–U.S. relations, with Italy canceling a planned visit amid debates over NATO spending and the Iran crisis.
Trump at the G7 signaled a softer view on Iran's missiles, saying missiles aren’t the problem and suggesting Gulf states could have them too, a contrast to the Epic Fury framing that degrading Iran's missile capabilities was a central objective. The administration is also pursuing discussions on Iran's enrichment, with unresolved questions about whether any enrichment will be allowed.
At the G7 summit, AI executives from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google DeepMind joined world leaders as peers, urging democracies to coordinate on global AI standards, testing and risk analysis while stressing that AI labs should not wield unchecked power; the group frames AI as a strategic asset requiring international cooperation and governance to ensure broad benefits and avoid fragmentation.
Italy’s Giorgia Meloni pushed back at Donald Trump at the G7 after Trump claimed she was unpopular and said she begged for a photo; Meloni responded on Instagram that her popularity isn’t Trump’s business and defended Italy’s use of bases for potential Iran-related operations, saying agreements must be respected while she’s prime minister. The exchange underscores a growing rift between the allies even as Meloni and Trump have had a close relationship.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia is ready to resume dialogue on Ukraine but rejected responsibility for ending talks, following Kyiv’s proposal to host Zelensky and Western leaders at the G7 which Moscow says it did not receive through official channels.
President Donald Trump has widened a dispute with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni over a disputed G7 summit photo, fueling tensions during a working lunch with leaders at Evian-les-Bains, France, as part of the G7 and Middle East talks.
Emma Brockes surveys a week of brief, telling moments—from G7 leaders’ offhand banter and Trump quips to Epstein’s NYT Magazine exposé, NHS guidance on A&E demand around England’s World Cup games, Brooklyn Beckham’s meta ad, and a quirky bee mystery—illustrating how public attention oscillates between spectacle and deeper truth.
An opinion piece arguing that Trump arrives in France fatigued and out of step with European leaders, unable to credibly sell a tentative Iran ceasefire and Ukraine policy, with Macron’s Versailles dinner offering a brief symbolic boost while his broader foreign-policy leadership remains widely questioned.
The White House attempted to turn Trump’s odd moment at the G7—shouting “I’m the boss” as he approached the table—into a viral meme, but online critics slammed the effort as juvenile and unprofessional, highlighting a chaotic reception to the clip.
Trump tells Axios he sees no limits to his power and embraces a 'great-man' view of leadership, praising Xi and Modi while arguing for hardline Iran policy; a forthcoming book and a NYT/SwanHaberman excerpt describe a document he showed claiming he's more powerful than Attila the Hun and Napoleon, which he posted on Truth Social (authorship disputed). He says allies matter only if they acknowledge his power, notes the economy as a constraint on widening conflict, and hints at regime change in Iran.
French President Emmanuel Macron says Donald Trump initially believed Ukraine would lose, but changed his stance after the Anchorage meeting, with concerns of a possible deal to cede Ukrainian territories. European leaders then urged Trump to reject unacceptable terms, and a G7 gathering in France highlighted renewed U.S. support for Kyiv, including a proposal to demining the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for Kyiv’s backing.