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  1. Why a song contest has emerged as Europe’s most controversial election

    A person holds a Palestinian flag during a protest against the participation of Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, Austria, May 12, 2026.

    The 2026 Eurovision Song Contest has devolved into its worst crisis in history, marked by a historic five-country boycott and audience protests over Israel’s participation amid the war in Gaza.

  2. Board of Peace envoy says stalled ceasefire hinges on disarmament of Hamas

    A man wearing a face mask stands in the midst of rubble as he looks up.

    The top diplomat overseeing the U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza, said Wednesday the truce hinged on Hamas' disarmament, a sticking point that has stalled progress on other fronts, including rebuilding the mostly destroyed enclave.

  3. U.S. Senate votes to approves Trump's pick for Federal Reserve chair

    Man with dark, hair in blue suit sitting at a desk

    The U.S. Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, bringing new leadership to the world's most powerful central bank at a fraught moment for the global economy.

  4. Retrial set for lawyer Alex Murdaugh after convictions overturned in deaths of wife, son

    A close-up image of a man in glasses and an orange prison jumpsuit, with his hands clasped around a pen and looking down.

    The murder convictions and life sentence of Alex Murdaugh were overturned Wednesday by the South Carolina Supreme Court because the court clerk at his trial suggested he was guilty, but the disgraced lawyer won't be leaving prison any time soon.

  5. Fentanyl ingredients entering Canada via Vancouver en route to cartel-run drug labs, U.S. DEA boss says

    Dozens of shipping containers are seen stacked under large cranes.

    Chemicals used to make fentanyl are streaming into the Port of Vancouver on their way to drug labs run by Mexican cartels on Canadian soil, the head of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration told senators in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.