Singer Ed Sheeran broke his silence on the controversy surrounding his tour, expressing sorrow over both the October 7th attacks in Israel and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, while defending his decision to continue performing. Meanwhile, the Trump administration barred CNN, MSNOW, and P
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