Europe

With a boring and uninspiring Eurovision song that doesn't stand out, Israel is planning to embarrass itself on one of the world's biggest stages.

The Moldovan government banned the Shor Party – led at the time by Israeli-Moldovan politician Ilan Shor – from participating in national elections.

Sweden became NATO's newest member upon depositing its instrument of accession to the North Atlantic Treaty with the Government of the United States in Washington.

Farmers across the EU have taken to the streets this year over effects of a plan to tackle climate change and for the restoration of customs duties on farm products from Ukraine.

Israel has already agreed to revise the lyrics of its potential submission to the song contest after EBU took issue with verses that appeared to reference Hamas' October 7 attack.

A 65-year-old woman has reportedly barricaded herself in a room, where smoke has been seen, with 'pyrotechnics.'

"When lives are lost, and partners are simply playing internal political games or disputes, limiting our defense, it's impossible to understand," said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

“The test of any government commitments in standing up for European Jewry is right now...so far, European governments are failing this test," said EJA chairman Rabbi Menachem Margolin.

101 of the incidents occurred in Denmark after Hamas's October 7 massacre in Israel.

There was a collective downturn in mental health on the day of the Russian invasion, according to researchers.