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Last update: 9 hours agoEurovision in Vienna: The 70th Eurovision Song Contest kicks off Tuesday with a full security clampdown and a political storm still brewing over Israel’s participation. Five countries—Spain, Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Iceland—are boycotting the event, and several broadcasters are also refusing to televise it, while protests are planned around the festival week. Israel–Eurovision fallout: Israel’s broadcaster KAN has faced a formal warning over calls for viewers to vote repeatedly, and the dispute has been fueled by reports of a large, state-linked push to influence Eurovision voting in prior years. Onstage focus: Despite the controversy, the show goes on with 35 countries competing in the first semi-final, including Greece’s Akylas and Germany’s Sarah Engels, while UK viewers get BBC coverage led by Graham Norton and Rylan Clark. Elsewhere in the news: The US is in high-level talks with Denmark about expanding military bases in Greenland, and PM Narendra Modi is set for a five-nation trip starting May 15.
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