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Eurovision to bar countries at war from hosting: What that means

Low Severity Asia Israel
Date Occurred Aug 13, 2026 10:41 UTC
Event Type General News
Source Al Jazeera
Recorded Aug 13, 2026
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Israel, which hosted the contest in 2019, will no longer be allowed to do so - but can still compete, protesters say.

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Event Metadata
  • ID #23423
  • Type General News
  • Region Asia
  • Severity Low
  • Indexed Aug 13, 2026
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