Will Ursula von der Leyen do a Deal With the Hard-Right?

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In today’s episode, we run through the race for EU Commission President heating up. Also, we discuss the Gaza ceasefire talks taking place in Egypt; why violence may be threatening Mexico’s election; and pro-Palestine protests increase in the US.

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Further reading:

✍️ EU Commission Presidential Debate

• https://www.politico.eu/article/von-der-leyen-hard-right-maastricht-debate-giorgia-meloni-viktor-orban-schmit/
• https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/apr/29/europe-live-european-commission-presidential-candidates-battle-it-out-in-maastricht-debate
• https://www.politico.eu/article/maastricht-debate-ursula-von-der-leyen-greens-remember-what-it-was-like-to-be-popular/
• https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/04/29/three-key-moments-from-the-first-debate-with-lead-eu-candidates

✍️ Gaza Ceasefire Talks

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68920131
• https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/04/29/world/israel-gaza-war-hamas#israel-hostages-hamas-deal
• https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/29/gaza-rafah-airstrikes-ceasefire-talks-hamas-israel

✍️ Violence Threatens Mexico’s Election

• https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-04-27/mexico-is-heading-towards-its-most-violent-election-ever-with-30-candidates-murdered-77-threatened-and-11-kidnapped.html
• https://www.cfr.org/blog/organized-crime-fuels-mexicos-election-violence-plus-europes-southern-cone-cocaine-pipeline

✍️ Pro-Palestine Protests in the US

• https://www.reuters.com/world/us/columbia-university-urges-pro-palestinian-protesters-disperse-after-failed-talks-2024-04-29/
• https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinian-campus-student-protests-war-19ed919ff6ff9573a8add4ec67e26181
• https://www.reuters.com/world/us/pro-palestinian-protests-keep-roiling-us-college-campuses-2024-04-28/
• https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/29/university-of-texas-austin-protests-arrests

✍️ TLDR Good News

• https://www.who.int/news/item//24-04-2024-global-immunization-efforts-have-saved-at-least-154-million-lives-over-the-past-50-years

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