{
  "id": 969043,
  "title": "After Israel nearly won Eurovision, new rule could deny winner automatic hosting rights",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/after-israel-nearly-won-eurovision-new-rule-could-deny-winner",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-12T16:10:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ynetnews Culture",
    "slug": "ynetnews-culture",
    "url": "https://www.ynetnews.com/culture/article/sjinqw5lge"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ahead of the 2027 contest in Bulgaria, the EBU says a winning country could lose hosting rights if war or geopolitical tensions make staging the event unsafe; the minimum contestant age will also rise to 18 and live-vocal rules have been clarified",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}