This week on the Global Current is a special episode where our analyst Amelia Wysoczanski takes us on a deep dive on the history and significance of the Eurovision Song Contest! We discuss recent controversies of participating states, as well as the political tensions that have been brought into the competition. As contestants continue to be announced, it's the perfect time to get caught up on the state of the contest. The news briefer, Valeria Zavala covers an attack on a UN helicopter in South Sudan, Zelensky and Trump's Oval Office meeting, and a Japanese court decision regarding same-sex couples.

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