Five countries boycott Eurovision over Israel's participation (opens in new tab)

The Eurovision Song Contest set its 25-country final lineup in Vienna after Thursday's second semifinal. Saturday's final at the Wiener Stadthalle is scheduled as the contest's 70th edition. Five countries — Spain, Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Iceland — are not taking part in protest over Israel's participation during the war in Gaza. Spain's prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, defended the boycott on Friday, saying Spain was "on the right side of history" and that silence was not an opt...