World May 11 Nemo of Switzerland wins Eurovision as protests over Gaza war overshadow 2024 contest By Jill Lawless, Associated Press
World May 11 Dutch contestant Joost Klein booted from Eurovision hours before tension-plagued final The Netherlands’ contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest was dramatically expelled from competition hours before Saturday’s final of the pan-continental pop competition, which has been rattled by protests over the participation of Israel. By Jill Lawless, Associated Press
Arts May 14 Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra wins Eurovision with a show of support for a nation gripped by war Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed the victory, Ukraine’s third since its 2003 Eurovision debut, and said “we will do our best” to host next year’s contest in the hotly contested port city of Mariupol. By Paolo Santalucia, Colleen Barry, Associated Press