Eurovision
WORLD
Eurovision’s Israel Problem Reaches a Crisis Point
A New York Times investigation has exposed the full scale of Israel's multi-year campaign to influence the Eurovision vote, pushing the contest into one of the deepest institutional crises in its 70-year history.
EUROPE
Eurovision: A Platform for Music or Politics?
Eurovision 2025 exposed deep geopolitical divides as Israel's participation sparked protests, boycott calls, and vote manipulation claims.
EUROPE
Eurovision Autotune: Who is Really Singing?
Eurovision 2025 marks a shift from auto-tune to authenticity, as Italy, Greece, and the Netherlands champion raw, live vocal performances.
Popular
Hollywood Takes Homer and Greece Pushes Back
Christopher Nolan had every right to reinvent Homer, but Greek frustration reveals what is lost when a living cultural inheritance becomes Hollywood spectacle.
Iran and Ukraine’s Wars Are Converging
Caspian strike on Iranian ship and warnings to Europe suggest two wars merge into one conflagration.
The US-Saudi Nuclear Deal Normalises Enrichment in the Gulf
The US-Saudi nuclear agreement may be civilian in name, but its enrichment provisions could persuade other Middle Eastern states that nuclear latency is becoming the region's new measure of power.
Greece Keeps Betting on Golden Visa Capital
Greece is preserving its golden visa programme because foreign capital remains valuable to its recovery, even as property investment worsens pressure on housing.
Andy Burnham Plans to Retax British Homes
Burnham weighs a property tax overhaul that could redirect who pays for Britain's homes.
