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00:00The upcoming European elections could tip the balance between

00:03Georgia Maloney's mainstream foreign policy and domestic far-right agenda.

00:10A Chinese spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon

00:13in a growing space rivalry with the United States.

00:21Several protesters are arrested in Tel Aviv at a rally to demand

00:25the government reach a hostage deal with Hamas.

00:30The upcoming European elections could tip the balance between

00:36Georgia Maloney's mainstream foreign policy and domestic far-right agenda.

00:41In less than two years, the Italian prime minister has become

00:45one of Europe's most powerful far-right leaders.

00:48Her foreign policies reassure centrist allies,

00:51while on domestic issues she remains distinctly right-wing.

01:00From an Italian point of view,

01:02Maloney is contributing to the resolution of the crisis

01:05that we are living in a few hundred years from our home.

01:08And more generally, she has an increasingly prominent role

01:11in Italy's international scene.

01:13Maloney also has a potential political ally in the president

01:16of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen,

01:19who has not ruled out inclusion of Maloney's party

01:22in a coalition if needed.

01:24However, at a rally in Spain, von der Leyen admitted

01:28in Europe about the rule of law,

01:30saying Europe will act if put at risk.

01:33The European elections could be a moment of truth for Maloney,

01:37where she would be forced to take a clear ideological stand.

01:45A Chinese spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon

01:48to collect rocks in a growing space rivalry with the United States.

01:54The mission set out to collect soil and rock samples

01:57and is part of a growing extraterrestrial rivalry

02:00with the U.S., Japan, India and other nations.

02:06China is aiming to put a person on the moon before 2030,

02:09which would make it the second country after the U.S. to do so.

02:16Ukrainian President Zelensky accused China

02:19of helping Russia to de-escalate the crisis.

02:23At the Shangri-La defense forum in Singapore,

02:26Zelensky said China was pressuring other countries

02:29not to attend the upcoming talks in Switzerland.

02:53He urged top defense officials to attend the summit,

02:56saying he was disappointed at the failure of some countries

03:00to commit to joining.

03:02Zelensky also said Ukraine had proposals to make at the summit,

03:06like addressing nuclear security, food security

03:09and the release of prisoners of war.

03:16The U.S. has been accused of helping Russia

03:19to de-escalate the crisis.

03:22Several anti-government protesters have been arrested

03:26after scuffles broke out between police and demonstrators

03:29in Tel Aviv.

03:31Thousands have gathered in the city to demand

03:34the Israeli government reach a deal to release the hostages

03:37still being held by Hamas in Gaza.

03:40On Saturday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

03:43called a permanent ceasefire a non-starter

03:46until Israeli conditions for ending the war are met.

03:49With this deal...

03:51That statement appeared to undermine a proposal

03:54that U.S. President Joe Biden had announced

03:57as an Israeli one on Friday.

03:59Biden referred to the three-phase plan

04:02as a truly decisive moment and urged Hamas to accept it.

04:09Meanwhile, smoke was seen rising from the direction of Rafah

04:12in southern Gaza on Saturday

04:14as the Israeli offensive in the besieged territory continues.

04:19Iceland elected businesswoman Halle Tomasdóttir as president.

04:24The investor topped a field of candidates

04:27in which the top three finishers were women.

04:30The 55-year-old campaigned as someone

04:33who is above party politics.

04:36She said she could open discussions on issues

04:39like the effect of social media on mental health,

04:42tourism in Iceland and the role of artificial intelligence.

04:45Tomasdóttir first rose to prominence

04:48in the country during the financial crisis.

04:51She will start in the new role on August 1.

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