Head of Microsoft’s Israel branch to step down after inquiry into dealings with Israeli military

The inquiry came after a Guardian investigation revealed Israel used company technology to support mass surveillance of Palestinian phone calls The head of Microsoft’s Israeli subsidiary will step down in the wake of an inquiry that has scrutinised its business dealings with the Israeli military. Microsoft ordered the inquiry last year in response to a Guardian investigation revealing the military had used the company’s technology to operate a powerful surveillance system that collected Pales...

By Harry Davies and Yuval Abraham

How one Palestinian teen’s life changed forever after Israeli gunfire

Amir Othman was 16 when Israeli soldiers shot him on a hill near Nablus in the occupied West Bank.

Eurovision 2026 is here, but some countries won't be taking the stage

The Eurovision Song Contest semi-finals start on Tuesday. But Ireland, Spain, Slovenia, the Netherlands and Iceland will be absent. They've pulled out of the competition over Israel's continuing participation.

Barca striker Yamal waves Palestinian flag during La Liga celebrations

FC Barcelona striker Lamine Yamal held a Palestinian flag during the club's La Liga title parade, after the team secured their 29th Spanish league title by beating Real Madrid 2-0 in the Clasico.

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Israel demolishes dozens of Palestinian shops ahead of settlement-linked road project

The project would lead to the displacement of thousands of Bedouin Arabs living in the area, Ofran said

By Sam Metz and Shlomo Mor

Israel, Finland and Sweden qualify for Eurovision final

Israel, Finland and Sweden are among the ten countries to have qualified for the Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final.

Eurovision kicks-off in Vienna as broadcasters boycott contest over Israel

As the Eurovision Song Contest marks its 70th anniversary with the first semi-final in Vienna on Tuesday evening, Europe’s biggest live television music event is unfolding under the shadow of an unprecedented political boycott over Israel’s war in Gaza.

By RFI

Eurovision gets off to tense start, overshadowed by Israel controversy

The Eurovision Song Contest began under heightened political tension in Vienna on Tuesday as the first semi-final took place amid controversy over Israel’s participation and broadcaster boycotts linked to the war in Gaza. Five countries including Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland, Iceland and Slovenia withdrew from this year’s competition in protest at Israel’s involvement, reducing the […]

'Death to the IDF': Israeli cafe in Vienna vandalized ahead of Eurovision semifinals

On one of the bathroom walls, the phrases "Free Palestine," "Death to the IDF," and "Boycott Israel" were written.

Bruce Springsteen’s Tour is an American Revival That Succeeds Where Democrats Fail

Springsteen and the E Street Band's first stop at New York's Madison Square Garden is a furious reminder of the power of his catalog — and his rhetoric, too

By Brian Hiattt

'Children paying intolerable price': UN condemns child death toll from Israel's West Bank operations

The United Nations condemned on Tuesday the toll from “escalating” Israeli military operations and settler attacks in the occupied West Bank on children, with 70 Palestinian children killed since the start of 2025. “Children are paying an intolerable price for escalating military operations and settler attacks across the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem,” UN children’s agency spokesman James Elder told reporters. Since the start of 2025, when Israel began a large-scale military op...

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Almost one in four children in Italy living in poverty says Unicef

(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 12 - Nearly one in four Italian children are living in poverty, according to a report released by Unicef on Tuesday. The report by the 'Unicef Office of Strategy and Evidence - Innocenti' said around 23% of children here live in families with an income below 60% of the national average. The study also said that 27% of Italian children and adolescents aged five to 19 are overweight. Italy's suicide-mortality rate for 15-to-19-year-olds is 2.82 per 100,000, one of the lowest ...

By ANSA

'Stop the genocide' chanted during Israel's Eurovision semi-final performance

Israel’s act, Noam Bettan, performed at Vienna’s Wiener Stadthalle amid heightened security and controversy as five nations boycott the event.

Eurovision opens under shadow of Gaza war

Five countries boycott song contest over Israel's participation as protests and heavy security grip Vienna

By agencies

Gaza doctors held in Israeli prisons face 'catastrophic' conditions

Four Palestinian doctors from Gaza detained in Israeli prisons say they are enduring severe hunger and deteriorating detention conditions, with one describing the situation as “cat...

Eurovision 2026: The First Semi-Final begins shortly, Akylas performs fourth (updated)

The First Eurovision Semi-Final – What we will see tonight The post Eurovision 2026: The First Semi-Final begins shortly, Akylas performs fourth (updated) appeared first on ProtoThema English.

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