Pakistan, July 6 -- US President Donald Trump renewed his public criticism of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ahead of this week's NATO summit in Turkey. Trump shared a social media post mocking Meloni, reigniting tensions between the two leaders. The latest exchange comes as both are expected to attend the alliance's high-level meeting.

Trump posted a picture of Meloni on Truth Social with the caption, "RESTRAINING ORDER NEEDED." The post followed last month's dispute when Meloni accused Trump of fabricating a claim that she had "begged" him for a photograph during the G7 summit in France. The Italian prime minister had not publicly responded to Trump's latest remarks by Monday.

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