{
  "id": 689193,
  "title": "Eurovision to exclude countries at war from hosting contest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/eurovision-to-exclude-countries-at-war-from-hosting-contest",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T17:27:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/culture/article/2026/08/12/eurovision-to-exclude-countries-at-war-from-hosting-contest_6756434_30.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The organizers of the music competition said that under the new rules, 'the winning broadcaster will automatically be ineligible to host the Contest if an armed conflict, a sensitive geopolitical situation or any other situation materially affects the security, safety or stability of their state or immediate region.'",
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    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Eurovision to exclude countries at war from hosting contest, EBU says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/eurovision-to-exclude-countries-at-war-from-hosting-contest-ebu-says",
        "published": "2026-08-12T18:06:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "Broadcasters to be barred from Eurovision song contest if state involved in ‘armed conflict’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/broadcasters-to-be-barred-from-eurovision-song-contest-if-state",
        "published": "2026-08-12T18:20:55.000Z"
      }
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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."
}