MALMO, Sweden — Switzerland won the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 on Saturday in the Swedish host city Malmo, beating runner-up Croatia.   Billed as a feel-good celebration of European diversity, this year's contest was thrust into the political spotlight with calls for Israel to be excluded because of its military campaign in Gaza, triggered by Hamas' deadly attack on October 7 in Israel.   Swiss rapper and singer Nemo, 24, won the contest with "The Code," a drum-and-bass, opera, rap and… Read Full Article

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Alok Shukla has spent years fighting to protect a key Indian forest from mining companies.

Alok Shukla has spent years fighting to protect a key Indian forest from mining companies.

Yan Xiong escaped from China in 1992, but he and other dissidents are still being targeted by Beijing.

Yan Xiong escaped from China in 1992, but he and other dissidents are still being targeted by Beijing.

Yan Xiong escaped from China in 1992, but he and other dissidents are still being targeted by Beijing.

Tbilisi, georgia — About 50,000 opponents of a "foreign agents" bill marched peacefully in heavy rain through the Georgian capital on Saturday. The bill, which would require organizations receiving more than 20% of their funding from abroad to register as "agents of foreign influence," has touched off a rolling political crisis in Georgia, where thousands have taken to the streets to demand the bill be withdrawn. Earlier, the United States said the country had to choose between the "Kremlin… Read Full Article