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The current President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, addresses the European Parliament. The MEPs then vote on whether or not to grant her a second term. SOUNDBITE
EU lawmakers overwhelmingly vote to give conservative Maltese politician Roberta Metsola another term as speaker of the European Parliament. Metsola wins a massive majority with 562 votes as the 720-seat parliament met for its first session in Strasbourg, France, with new MEPs. Metsola, who belongs to the largest political group in the parliament, will be the parliament's president for the next two and a half years. IMAGES
French far-right leader Jordan Bardella and then Eric Ciotti of the mainstream Republicans (LR) came to the Medef to present their programmes to employers' organisations, as did representatives of the other main parties in the run-up to the French general election. (COMPLETES VIDI34XT33W_EN) IMAGES
Israeli security forces clash with protesters in Tel Aviv, after the Knesset approved a key clause of the hard-right government's controversial judicial reform package despite months of mass protests. Protesters shout "Shame, Shame" at police officers scuffling with protesters, resulting in several arrests, as water cannons are deployed to disperse the crowds. IMAGES
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at the Plenum Hall in the Knesset -- only a day after undergoing surgery to have a pacemaker installed -- ahead of a final vote on a key clause of his government's controversial judicial overhaul package. IMAGES
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