{
  "id": 2989551,
  "title": "Netherlands withdraws from ‘no longer’ neutral Eurovision",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/netherlands-withdraws-from-no-longer-neutral-eurovision",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-24T09:30:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3365062/netherlands-withdraws-no-longer-neutral-eurovision"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Netherlands will not participate in next year’s Eurovision Song Contest, its broadcaster has said, adding that the event can “no longer be considered neutral” given divisions over the Gaza war. “It is undeniable that international conflicts are increasingly affecting the contest, undermining its neutral character. The Eurovision Song Contest has therefore become a platform for division,” said…",
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      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "The Netherlands will not participate in the 'no longer neutral' 2027 Eurovision Song Contest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/the-netherlands-will-not-participate-in-the-no-longer-neutral-2027",
        "published": "2026-08-24T08:43:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Dutch say won't participate in 'no longer' neutral Eurovision",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/dutch-say-wont-participate-in-no-longer-neutral-eurovision",
        "published": "2026-08-24T08:56:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Netherlands says Eurovision is ‘no longer’ neutral as it withdraws from 2027 contest over Gaza‑linked divisions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/netherlands-says-eurovision-is-no-longer-neutral-as-it-withdraws-from",
        "published": "2026-08-24T09:21:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Dutch public broadcaster to boycott ‘no longer’ neutral Eurovision",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/dutch-public-broadcaster-to-boycott-no-longer-neutral-eurovision",
        "published": "2026-08-24T10:42:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Dutch broadcaster Avrotros pulls out of 2027 Eurovision Song Contest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/dutch-broadcaster-avrotros-pulls-out-of-2027-eurovision-song-contest",
        "published": "2026-08-24T10:54:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Dutch say won’t participate in ‘no longer’ neutral Eurovision",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/dutch-say-wont-participate-in-no-longer-neutral-eurovision-3017443",
        "published": "2026-08-24T11:34:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Tempo.co English",
        "title": "Dutch Pull Out of 'No Longer Neutral' Eurovision",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/dutch-pull-out-of-no-longer-neutral-eurovision-3009935",
        "published": "2026-08-24T11:54:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}