Donald Trump is meeting with Giorgia Meloni, the Italian prime minister, at the White House.

The two leaders are set to hold talks and have lunch during Ms Meloni’s day visit to Washington.

The conservative prime minister is a close ally of Mr Trump, and is expected to act as a power broker between Washington and Europe amid tensions over US tariffs.

She is the first European leader to meet with Mr Trump face-to-face regarding the levies.

Their meeting is taking place the day before she hosts JD Vance, the vice-president, in Rome.

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