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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.