Vienna

Danish Eurovision contestant addresses pro-Israel Instagram story backlash

Some countries participating in Eurovision have called for Israel's exclusion from the competition due to the war against Hamas in Gaza, but the EBU declined to put the matter to a vote.

Moderator Austrian singer Cesar Sampson holds a draw for Denmark during the draw session for the two semi-final events of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 on stage at the Vienna's city hall in Vienna, Austria, on January 12, 2026.
People cheer as they watch the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest finals being screened at a community center in Tel Aviv, Israel, on May 17, 2025.

Eurovision Song Contest oddsmakers predict Israel will win televoting again this year

Original photograph of the artifact published in 1927 (L) and the actual artifact, February 20, 2026.

Newly identified ancient Egyptian copper drill rewrites history of region’s craftsmanship

Security information is displayed ahead of a Taylor Swift concert, following the cancellation of three Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna because of a planned attack, outside Wembley Stadium in London, Britain, August 15, 2024.

Austria files charges against suspect over planned 2024 Taylor Swift terror attack


Israel may share nuclear tech with Abraham Accords states - Israeli atomic chief

"Iran obtaining nukes is not an option the world can tolerate" - Moshe Edri

 AFTER SIGNING the Abraham Accords, then-prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the foreign ministers of Bahrain (left) and UAE display their copies as then-US president Donald Trump looks on, at the White House, September 15, 2020.

Catching light in a bottle: Israeli, Austrian scientists create perfect light trap

A beam of light prevents itself from escaping, allowing light to be perfectly absorbed.

 The “light trap” setup, consisting of a partially transparent mirror, a thin, weak absorber, two converging lenses and a totally reflecting mirror is shown.

Star of David flag vandalized in Vienna, Austria - report

Three youths destroyed a flag with the Star of David on it, according to the Algemeiner.

A general view of the city centre skyline showing residential housing and commercial buildings in Vienna, Austria, February 10, 2022.

Star of David flag vandalized in Vienna, Austria - report

Three youths destroyed a flag with the Star of David on it, according to the Algemeiner website.

A general view of the city centre skyline showing residential housing and commercial buildings in Vienna, Austria, February 10, 2022.

What we know about the Iran nuclear deal – and what we don't

“This is all about the Iranians trying to get the US and Europeans to drop the IAEA investigation.”

 European External Action Service (EEAS) Deputy Secretary General Enrique Mora and Iranian Deputy at Ministry of Foreign Affairs Abbas Araghchi wait for the start of talks on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal in Vienna, Austria June 20, 2021

Iran inflexible on IAEA probe as EU tables ‘final’ text to revive nuclear deal

The only changes after four days of talks in Vienna to a draft Borrell circulated on July 21 were the resolution of some technical questions, diplomatic sources said of the final text.

Iran's Chief Nuclear Negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani leaves the Palais Coburg, the venue where closed-door nuclear talks take place in Vienna, Austria, August 4,2022.

New digital archives show Vienna Jews' efforts to escape before WWII

The archive contains the then-200,000-strong Jewish community’s filings as they attempted to get visas and flee Austria before World War II began.

 The entrance of the Shoah Wall of Names Memorial bearing the names of 64,000 Austrian Jews who were killed in the Holocaust is seen ahead of its opening in Vienna, Austria November 9, 2021.

IAEA should move on to plan B with Vienna talks -opinion

The Vienna talks are deadlocked, even though the failure has not yet been officially announced.

 A SURVEILLANCE camera is displayed by IAEA Director-General Rafael Mariano Grossi at a news conference in Vienna, earlier this month. Grossi warned that it would be fatal to the Iran nuclear deal if Tehran didn’t reinstall cameras used by the IAEA to monitor nuclear acticvity.

Sexuality, nudity and Judaism: Vienna’s Jewish museum launches a daring new exhibit

The exhibit is bound to create controversy: One of the photos, taken by photographer Benyamin Reich, shows two young religious Jewish men, naked, covered only in a tallit (prayer shawl).

  One of the photos, taken by photographer Benyamin Reich, shows two young religious Jewish men, naked, covered only in a tallit (prayer shawl) in order to display homosexuality.

Herzl’s Plays in Vienna