Boycott-hit 70th Eurovision celebrated under high security

The world's biggest live televised music event will bring together participants from 35 countries -- the fewest since entry was expanded in 2004 -- with several countries having pulled out over Israel's war in Gaza. The semifinals on Tuesday and Thursday will yield an initial selection ahead of Saturday's grand final at a Vienna concert hall. Some 95,000 tickets have been sold to fans from 75 countries around the world, with "strong demand" in the United States, Australia, Brazil, Japan and South Africa...