Bulgaria, Romania and Moldova return to the contest
Some 35 countries will compete in next year's Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, organisers said Monday, despite five countries boycotting over Israel's participation in the glitzy annual extravaganza.
Widespread opposition to the conduct of Israel's two-year war in Gaza had led to calls for it to be excluded from the world's biggest live televised music event.
There were suspicions, too, about manipulation of the televoting system to favour I
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