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Anti-Iranian regime activists hold global protests denouncing months-long internet outage

Activists also held banners praising Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, including calling him "King of Iran," according to footage taken at the scenes.

Supporters of the son of Iran's last shah, exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, with Iranian pre-Islamic revolution of 1979 flags, during a protest rally in Vienna, with an Israel flag flying in the background, May 10, 2026.
Noam Bettan poses for a picture in Neve Ilan, near Jerusalem, January 21, 2026

Israel's Noam Bettan dazzles in second Eurovision rehearsal as FBI helps with security

Noam Bettan and dancers are seen rehearsing "Michelle" in Austria.

Noam Bettan rehearses Eurovision song, 'Michelle,' in Vienna, meets Boy George

Israel’s Eurovision delegation arrives in Vienna in high spirits on April 30, 2026.

Israel’s Eurovision delegation arrives in Vienna in high spirits, despite security threats


Austrian pleads guilty to foiled Islamic State-inspired attack on Taylor Swift's Vienna concert

The defendant, an Austrian identified as Beran A, was arrested on August 7, 2024, the day before the first of three planned concerts by the US pop star in Vienna.

The defendant, an Austrian identified as Beran A, one of the men suspected of planning an attack on Taylor Swift's Vienna concert in 2024, is escorted by security personnel during a break in a courtroom for his trial in Wiener Neustadt, Austria, April 28, 2026.

Son of Holocaust survivors, granddaughter of a Nazi confront their separate inheritances

“Inheritance: Love, Loss and the Legacy of the Holocaust,” written by a Holocaust survivor and the granddaughter of a Nazi, is based on family letters, archival research, and visits to Europe.

Charlie Scheidt and Kat Rohrer are the co-authors of “Inheritance: Love, Loss and the Legacy of the Holocaust.”

Austria police find rat poison in HiPP baby food jar after nationwide recall

HIPP had said on Saturday it could not be ruled out that a dangerous substance was introduced into the product and that its HiPP Vegetable Carrot with Potato jars may have been tampered with.

Police in Austria said late on Saturday that rat poison was found inside a jar of HiPP baby food, following a recall of the product from more than 1,000 SPAR supermarkets in the country over safety fears.

From Lithuania to Jerusalem, a Holocaust survivor shares his story with diplomats

At the event organized by Zikaron Basalon and the Anti-Defamation League at the latter’s Jerusalem office, Clevs brought the diplomats back in time to when he was eight years old.

A Zikaron Basalon event held at the Anti-Defamation League office in Jerusalem on April 14, 2026.

Austria’s high court rules male soldiers may wear long hair

Judges said the grooming policy unlawfully discriminated on the basis of sex and ordered the defense ministry to revise regulations for the armed forces.

WAHL haircut and shaving machine, Hamilton

In the shadow of the Holocaust, survivors kept Passover alive in 1946 - opinion

The first post-Holocaust Passover brought survivors together to reclaim dignity, remember loss, and celebrate survival.

Dachau (seen 2020): The stench, the skeletal figures, the degradation.

Danish Eurovision contestant addresses pro-Israel Instagram story backlash

Some countries participating in Eurovision have called for Israel's exclusion from the competition due to the war against Hamas in Gaza, but the EBU declined to put the matter to a vote.

Moderator Austrian singer Cesar Sampson holds a draw for Denmark during the draw session for the two semi-final events of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 on stage at the Vienna's city hall in Vienna, Austria, on January 12, 2026.

Iranian diplomats in Australia, Denmark seek asylum as war rages on in their home country - report

This comes one week after US President Donald Trump urged Iranian diplomats to seek asylum during an address at the East Room of the White House.

A protester waves the pre-Islamic Revolution Iranian flag outside UN headquarters during a United Nations Security Council meeting on Iran in New York on January 15, 2026.

Sex toys in a kitchen, racist insults: Shocking details emerge in luxury Austrian hotel abuse case

The Interalpen-Hotel Tyrol in Austria has ended the employment of multiple members of its kitchen leadership following allegations by former apprentices of sexual harassment, and racist insults.

The Interalpen-Hotel Tyrol in Austria.

Austria files charges against suspect over planned 2024 Taylor Swift terror attack

The suspect, who had planned to carry out an Islamic State-inspired attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna, faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted.

Security information is displayed ahead of a Taylor Swift concert, following the cancellation of three Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna because of a planned attack, outside Wembley Stadium in London, Britain, August 15, 2024.