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By Francois Murphy, Reuters
Sarah Engels from Germany takes to the stage with the other participants in the final of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) in Vienna's Stadthalle.
The Eurovision Song Contest's final takes place in Vienna, stung by five nations' boycott over Israel taking part, although protests in the city were muted.
The garish and usually good-natured competition between pop acts from countries across Europe and beyond, now in its 70th year, has been plunged into crisis by a dispute over Israel's military offensive in Gaza, a response to the Hamas-led attack on 7 October, 2023.
