Austria
Eurovision’s grand final proceeds amid protests over Israel’s participation
The Eurovision Song Contest final kicks off in Vienna amid protests and a boycott by five countries over Israel’s participation.
Amid Eurovision tensions, Israelis find allies in Austria’s youth Green party
My Word: The sounds that drown out the music - opinion
Whatever happens at the Eurovision final, Israelis feel that Noam Bettan has already won
Israeli father and son found dead while hiking in Austrian Alps
The two were hiking, with a second son, on the Stubai High Trail in Neustift in Tyrol's Stubai Valley when the father slipped on the wet ground, prompting his son to try and grab him.
Iceland to call for EBU to ban Israel at London meeting in July
The EBU will discuss a call from Iceland’s public broadcaster to ban Israel from Eurovision in its upcoming meeting of the EBU General Assembly in London.
Shooter kills at least ten in attack on Austrian school, mayor says
Police gave no initial toll but said "several" people were dead and they were working in the assumption there was only one attacker.
Former Austrian president’s UN envoy nomination sparks controversy over Israel remarks - analysis
Fischer’s nomination as special envoy was announced amid controversy over his accusations that Israel’s Gaza campaign fuels antisemitism and exploits the Holocaust.
Austria’s Eurovision winner says he hopes Israel will be excluded next year
We’ve seen sore losers with this year’s Eurovision, and now there’s a sore winner; Austria's JJ.
Vienna votes on Sunday for new administration amid worrying rise of antisemitism
Since the end of World War II, Vienna has held the status of a “Land,” one of nine Austrian federal states.
Vienna remembers the Holocaust with music
Israeli-led operas at Vienna’s Volksoper explore Holocaust memory, blending Ullmann’s defiance with Mozart’s Requiem in a stirring musical dialogue.
Court rules media lacked evidence in tax evasion report on Roman Abramovich
The ruling comes after Krone published an article earlier this year accusing Abramovich of orchestrating a complex offshore scheme to avoid paying millions in taxes.
Archaeologists discover 25,000-year-old mammoth slaughter site in Lower Austria
Humans used the landscape near St. Pölten to ambush and hunt mammoths.
Mass grave of Nazi victims found at Hartheim Castle in Austria
From May 1940 to November 1944, about 30,000 people, including disabled individuals, mental patients, prisoners, and laborers, were killed in gas chambers at Hartheim Castle and burned.
