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Now playing Next Europe News Ursula von der Leyen is re-elected European Commission president The re-election was shrouded in uncertainty and rested on complicated arithmetic among the four centrist parties. 18/07/2024
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Now playing Next USA US President Biden tests positive for COVID As pressure mounts on Biden to drop his re-election campaign, he revealed that he tested positive for COVID-19 before cancelling his speech for an event in Las Vegas. 18/07/2024
Now playing Next Austria EuroGames: Europe's largest LGBTQ+ multi-sport competition kicks off The EuroGames will host 4,000 athletes from 50 countries across a wide variety of sporting disciplines. 18/07/2024
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Now playing Next Europe News Leftists' last-minute call for von der Leyen vote postponement Two motions to postpone the vote on Ursula von der Leyen's presidency were filed last night - one from non-attached leftist Germany's Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) and another from The Left group in the European Parliament. 18/07/2024
Now playing Next Radio Schuman Talking to the first-timer MEPs: what are their plans? In the first plenary at the European Parliament, over 50% of MEPs are entering the Strasbourg chamber for the first time. Today, 18 July, the European Parliament will decide whether to elect Ursula von der Leyen as European Commission president. 18/07/2024
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Now playing Next Europe News Ukraine and Russia exchange 95 prisoners of war each Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the Russian Defense Ministry have confirmed the exchange. 17/07/2024
Now playing Next Tech News King's Speech: AI overlooked in new UK government's plans Artificial intelligence was barely mentioned in King Charles III's speech as he outlined the legislative programme for the UK's new Labour government. 17/07/2024
Now playing Next Top News Stories Today Latest news bulletin | July 17th – Evening Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. 17/07/2024
Now playing Next Culture news Who is Chappell Roan? The new(ish) pop star taking over the internet Bored with the dominance of Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa and Beyoncé? Well, there's a new pop star titan about to enter the fray. Welcome the Lady Gaga of the 2020s... Chappell Roan 17/07/2024
Now playing Next Europe News UK Labour Party sets out plan for Britain in King's Speech In the introduction to the speech, Prime Minister Keir Starmer urged patience, warning against “the snake oil charm of populism.” 17/07/2024
Now playing Next Tech News Elon Musk to move SpaceX and X to Texas blaming transgender law Musk, who has a transgender daughter, has previously said he 'supports trans'. 17/07/2024
Now playing Next Culture news Adele confirms she’s taking a ‘big break’ from music “I don’t have any plans for new music at all.” Adele has revealed that she has no intention of making new material anytime soon, and plans to take a break after her upcoming shows in Germany and Las Vegas. 17/07/2024
Now playing Next World News Balkan countries struggle with more wildfires amid latest heatwave Bulgaria triggered its heatwave Code Red, while North Macedonia asked for international aid. 17/07/2024