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Now playing Next Europe News Crunch time for von der Leyen as final Commissioner names pour in With days left for countries to nominate, we now know the most likely candidates to serve in the next EU executive. Just eight are women, and nearly half from the centre-right EPP group. 29/07/2024
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Now playing Next Japan Top diplomats meet to discuss security amid tension with China Top diplomats from Japan, the U.S., Australia and India met Monday to discuss security concerns and joint support to reinforce maritime safety and cybersecurity in the Indo-Pacific region amid growing tensions with China. 29/07/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Lawmakers claim pressure by China to not attend Taiwan conference The conference, which begins on Monday, is being held by the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China, a group of hundreds of lawmakers from 35 countries concerned about how democracies deal with Beijing. 29/07/2024