Article #102906

South China Morning Post - World News

South China Morning Post - World News

Title Eurovision to bar countries at war from hosting Source South China Morning Post - World News
Description Eurovision Song Contest organisers announced rule changes on Wednesday excluding any country in an armed conflict from hosting the competition and increasing the minimum age of competitors. While they did not mention any country by name, Israel, which has been at war in Gaza since 2023, came close to winning the competition in both 2025 and 2026, ultimately finishing second on each occasion. Under the old rules, the winning country normally hosts the following year’s competition. Under the new...
Link https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3363828/eurovision-bar-countries-war-hosting?utm_source=rss_feed Published At 2026-08-12 15:26:42 (2 hours ago)
Created At 2026-08-12 15:28:19 Updated At 2026-08-12 15:28:19