{"id":369851,"date":"2026-08-13T19:00:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T18:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/eurovision-is-barring-countries-involved-in-an-armed-conflict-from-hosting-the-contest\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T19:00:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T18:00:32","slug":"eurovision-is-barring-countries-involved-in-an-armed-conflict-from-hosting-the-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/eurovision-is-barring-countries-involved-in-an-armed-conflict-from-hosting-the-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Eurovision is barring countries involved in an &#8216;armed conflict&#8217; from hosting the contest."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/-3r_oDrShDg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Eurovision is barring countries involved in an 'armed conflict' from hosting the contest.\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-3r_oDrShDg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Eurovision Song Contest has changed its rules so that the next winner will be automatically ineligible to host the following year if their state is involved in an &quot;armed conflict&quot; or &quot;sensitive geopolitical situation&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>A country will also be ineligible to host if &quot;any other situation materially affects the security, safety or stability of their state or immediate region&quot;, the contest said in a statement on August 12.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Eurovision Song Contest has changed its rules so that the next winner will be automatically ineligible to host the following year if their state is involved in an &quot;armed conflict&quot; or &quot;sensitive geopolitical situation&quot;. 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