Eurovision final marred by protests as five countries boycott over Israel
Spain, Ireland, Iceland, Slovenia and Netherlands all withdrew in protest against Israel’s participation amid Gaza war.

Spain, Ireland, Iceland, Slovenia and Netherlands all withdrew in protest against Israel’s participation amid Gaza war.









Three women and a child among civilians killed in Israel’s latest attacks on Gaza City.
Iran’s FM had urged member states to condemn ‘violations of international law by the United States and Israel’.

A developer from the occupied West Bank is turning a 75-year-old Palestinian folk tale into a video game.

The decision by five nations to boycott the song contest comes amid Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
‘We are not asking Hamas to disappear as a political movement’, says diplomat overseeing the US-brokered truce in Gaza.
Gaza’s battered tech sector is being reshaped by young developers building practical apps to navigate life.
Conflict monitor ACLED notes the increase in Israeli attacks on Gaza in April in its latest report.

2026 Cannes Film Festival juror Paul Laverty denounced Hollywood for boycotting actors who’ve opposed the Gaza war.
Palestinians in Gaza, football fans from around the world and activists laud Barca and Spain footballer.