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Ed Sheeran’s shows at stadium owned by pro-Israel Robert Kraft cancelled Submitted by MEE and agencies on Sat, 09/26/2026 - 03:04 Concert promoter Messina Touring said the concerts were called off due to severe weather warnings Ed Sheeran's US tour been overshadowed by widespread international backlash for dropping his pro-Palestinian support act, Macklemore. (AFP) Off Ed Sheeran's weekend shows at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, the venue owned by pro-Israel billionaire Robert Kraft who had pushed for Macklemore's removal from the tour over his pro-Palestinian remarks, have been cancelled. "Due to the severe weather warnings in place in Boston and across New England throughout the weekend and following consultation with local officials, we have made the difficult decision to cancel the Ed Sheeran concerts at Gillette Stadium," concert promoter Messina Touring posted on Instagram on Friday morning.  "The decision was made with the safety of fans, staff and everyone involved in the shows as a top priority." Messina Touring said that any tickets purchased through Ticketmaster would be automatically refunded. Outside of Ticketmaster, refunds are currently available at the point of purchase. The British pop icon’s American tour has been overshadowed by widespread international backlash for dropping his pro-Palestinian support act, Macklemore. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); In Philadelphia, where he performed for the first time since Macklemore was taken off the tour, Sheeran apologised to fans and said that what Israel is doing in Gaza is "unjustifiable".  All supporting acts quit Ed Sheeran tour in protest of Macklemore’s removal Read More » "I've had to take and make difficult decisions, and I am making mistakes, and I'm so, so sorry," Sheeran told his audience. Macklemore was to open for Sheeran, but Kraft had threatened to cancel Sheeran's stadium concerts if he stayed, and lobbied other stadium owners to join him in applying pressure. n his own statement, Kraft did not deny that he had corralled other wealthy stadium owners to threaten Sheeran and silence Macklemore. He said his decision was based on Macklemore’s “recent actions, material shared from the stage during Ed Sheeran’s shows in New Jersey… that we believe has been deeply offensive and hurtful to the Jewish community.” “I would welcome the opportunity to sit down with Macklemore and discuss the facts,” added Kraft, saying that his goal was “peace for all people, an end to suffering and an end to all hate.” At the start of the concert at Lincoln Financial Field, Sheeran called Israel's war on Gaza "catastrophic and unjustifiable and disproportionate". According to US media reports, the start time of Sheeran's concert was pushed back by two and a half hours because of the withdrawal of all the opening acts, and Sheeran performed solo. Macklemore to begin 'Free Palestine' concert next month On Thursday, Macklemore announced he would headline his own "Free Palestine" concert tour that will start next month. The tour will begin in Dublin, Paris and London, Macklemore said in an Instagram post. US dates and additional performers will be announced later, he said, adding that proceeds would be donated to organisations that support the Palestinian people. "Being apolitical during a genocide doesn't work anymore," he said. "People are asking artists to show up, educate themselves and be in community. To use the stage for more than entertainment. To push back when the call for a Free Palestine is met with attempts to silence it."  A Palestinian artist paints a mural honouring US rapper Macklemore in a building damaged during the war, in Gaza City, on 19 September 2026. (Reuters) (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); "A big part of the reason why I wanted to do this tour in the first place is so I could stand up in stadiums like this and say two words that are very near and dear to my heart: 'Free Palestine,'" he said on stage. Macklemore said owners of stadiums where Sheeran was set to play had objected to those remarks. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Macklemore has ⁠been an outspoken critic of Israel's assault on Gaza and its occupation of the West Bank. "If these last couple of weeks have shown us anything, it's that something has shifted over the last three years," Macklemore said on Thursday. "There has been a collective awakening around Palestinian liberation, the power of billionaires that try to censor that call, and what we expect from artists right now." "What happened to me is bigger than one artist or one stage," he added. "When the billionaire class can decide which voices are allowed on stage and which ones are too dangerous to hear, everyone should be paying attention." What led to Macklemore’s removal? It started when Macklemore, wearing a keffiyeh, performed in front of more than 80,000 people at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey earlier this month, speaking openly in support of Palestinians while singing his pro-Palestine anthem "Hind's Hall". American Israeli lobby groups then launched a petition to pressure Sheeran to drop Macklemore as his opening act from future tour dates. The rapper made a public statement last week on social media, announcing that he had been removed from Sheeran's tour due to an ultimatum from the pro-Israel billionaire and owner of the Gillette Stadium, Robert Kraft.  Pro-Israel billionaire Robert Kraft led campaign to drop Macklemore from Ed Sheeran tour Read More » "After my family, there is nothing I'm more passionate about than the State of Israel and my Jewish identity," Kraft said in Israel in 2019. Macklemore's announcement not only drew huge support from fans and the international community, but also led all the opening acts on Sheeran's Loop Tour to withdraw in support of the rapper and the Palestinian people. Among them were Finneas, a Grammy-winning musician and brother of singer Billie Eilish; the Irish acts Aaron Rowe and Beoga; and the Danish band Lukas Graham. "Artists must not be silenced when they speak up for the oppressed," Finneas wrote on Instagram last Tuesday, adding: "I stand with Palestine and its people." In the days that followed, Macklemore said he would donate the entire $1m he earned from the previous concerts of Sheeran's Loop Tour to six organisations supporting Palestinians. Following his pledge, children's YouTube creator Ms Rachel announced she would also donate $1m to the Palestine Children's Relief Fund. "I will match Macklemore's donation, and I invite every wealthy white celebrity to match it and speak out against the genocide in Gaza," she said.   Israel's genocide in Gaza News Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:19 Update Date Override 0

Report: UAE-owned Manchester City found guilty of financial rules breach Submitted by MEE staff on Sat, 09/26/2026 - 01:50 The club is looking at points deduction serious enough to relegate them, or even expulsion from the Premier League in the worst-case scenario. Under the ownership of Sheikh Mansour, City have become the dominant force in English soccer. (AFP) Off The UAE-owned Manchester City have been found guilty on all but one of the 115 financial charges it faces for breaching financial rules, the Athletic reported, an outcome that could send shockwaves through English soccer and potentially sour UAE-UK relations. City was charged by the Premier League in 2023 following an investigation into alleged breaches between 2009 and 2018.  It was accused of failing to provide accurate financial information and details of payments to players and coaches, as well as breaches of financial sustainability rules. According to the Athletic, no sanction had yet been decided and that City is set to appeal. But BBC reported that the punishment decided by the panel will be released before any appeal is completed. If found guilty, City are looking at a points deduction serious enough to relegate them, large fines or, in the worst-case scenario, even expulsion from the Premier League. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The club won three Premier League titles, three League Cups and the FA Cup during the time in question, which ran up to 2017-18. On Friday, the Athletic reported that Premier League clubs are planning legal action and several teams mobilised leading lawyers to ascertain what they may be eligible to claim for, and a number of clubs are talking to each other about this.  UK criticises Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour for meeting Syrian president Read More » Legal firms have been contacting clubs to inform them that they would be in a position to claim compensation if Manchester City are found to have breached the Premier League’s rules, the report said. The club is owned by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, deputy prime minister and vice president of the UAE, who bought the club in September 2008 for around £200 million. Under the ownership of Sheikh Mansour, City have become the dominant force in English soccer. It has won eight Premier League titles, four FA Cups, seven League Cups and one Champions League in the past 15 years. Investigations into Manchester City’s financial breaches came after leaked documents published by German outlet Der Spiegel back in 2018. Emails purportedly exchanged between top City executives showed the club had inflated sponsorship revenue from Abu Dhabi state-controlled airline Etihad and telecoms firm Etisalat by disguising direct investment from Mansour’s Abu Dhabi United Group as income. ‘Negative outcome could damage UAE-UK relations’ Bloomberg reported last month that UAE officials cautioned that a negative outcome could damage improved relations with the UK. Manchester City has evolved into the flagship investment since being taken over in 2008 by Sheikh Mansour, both in the UK and UAE. Branded Manchester City residences are being developed in Abu Dhabi, accompanied by a Manchester City Training Academy featuring a “Match Day Terrace” for fans to watch matches on a big screen. Additionally, a dedicated Manchester City retail store is located on Yas Island. The UAE had also invested billions of dollars into rejuvenating a downtrodden part of Manchester, with joint ventures in social housing and improvements to sports facilities. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Burnham was Manchester mayor for nine years before taking over as British prime minister last month. Sheikh Mansour’s private investment vehicle, Abu Dhabi United Group, is a prominent investor in urban regeneration. During his tenure as Manchester mayor, Burnham praised Manchester City’s owners and the funding they have put into the east of the city. Burnham held his first phone call with United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Sheikh Mansour’s brother, in late July, as he seeks to broaden the UK’s investment appeal to wealthy allies like the UAE.   Sport News Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:19 Update Date Override 0

"For the pope, for God, make some noise!": Blending gospel and contemporary Christian music, 80,000 young Catholics filled the Stade de France on Friday evening to proclaim their faith. They gave Pope Leo XIV a rock-star welcome as he arrived at the stadium in his 'popemobile'.

Yemen’s Riyadh-based President Rashid al-Alimi on Friday called on ‌his people to mobilise and join the armed ‌forces while offering a general amnesty to the Iran-backed Houthi rebels who have seized swaths of Yemen's Red Sea coast and imposed a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia.

WASHINGTON: The US and China may have bought themselves breathing space with an extended trade truce, but analysts warn that time is running out for the world’s two biggest economies to resolve their strategic rivalry. President Donald Trump and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping concluded a pomp-filled summit Friday, with the US leader confirming they would meet twice more this year. But even as Trump and Xi “are making nice,” their countries “remain locked in a bitter competition over trad

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The French leader called on international oversight to ensure the most advanced systems mankind has ever created, are not controlled by a small number of powerful actors, or get used as instruments to oppress people.

The United Nations says it has received just one-fifth of the funding needed to prepare for food crises linked to the El Niño weather phenomenon.