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  "id": 682457,
  "title": "Eurovision winner cannot host if in 'armed conflict'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/eurovision-winner-cannot-host-if-in-armed-conflict",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T16:29:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RTE News",
    "slug": "rte-news",
    "url": "https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0812/1587633-eurovision-song-contest/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The organisers of the Eurovision Song Contest have said they have changed the rules for next year so that the winning broadcaster will \"automatically be ineligible to host\" if their state is involved in an \"armed conflict\".",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Sky News",
        "title": "Eurovision changes rules to prevent winners involved in 'armed conflict' from hosting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/eurovision-changes-rules-to-prevent-winners-involved-in-armed",
        "published": "2026-08-12T15:49:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}