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Barbra Streisand has offered an explanation after asking Melissa McCarthy if the Bridesmaids star had taken the weight loss drug Ozempic.On Monday, McCarthy posted a picture of herself and director Adam Shankman as they attended a charity gala in honour of renowned choreographer Matthew Bourne. Fans and famous faces flocked to the comments section – including Streisand, whose now-deleted post received attention for the wrong reasons.The Funny Girl star wrote: “Give him my regards did you take Ozempic?” X This content is provided by X, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need…

Bayern Munich 2-2 Real Madrid(Sané 53′, Kane pen 57′ – Vinicius Jr 24′, 83′ pen)Allianz Arena, Munich Bayern Munich were forced to settle for a 2-2 draw in their Champions League semifinal first leg against Real Madrid after a late Vinicius Junior penalty canceled out goals from Leroy Sané and Harry Kane which had put Bayern ahead. Still, having at least avoided defeat in Munich, Bayern will head to Madrid for the return leg next Wednesday confident that they are very much in the tie. Freshly-crowned Spanish champions Real took the lead against the run of play midway through the…

Once a week, Chitra Jayaraju and her children get up early in the morning to wait in line at a community water tap near a housing complex in the southern tech hub of Bengaluru. “Earlier we used to get water twice a week, now we only get it once,” she said. “In the past three to four months, the price of drinking water has also doubled,” she told DW. Bengaluru, one of India’s most populous cities, primarily sources its water from the Kavery river and borewells. However, the wells are drying up as groundwater levels drop amid persistent droughts. Many residents…

London police said on Tuesday that they were not treating an incident of a man crashing a car into a building and then attacking people and police with a sword as terrorism-related.  He was arrested soon after.  A 14-year-old boy wounded in the attack later succumbed to his injuries in hospital, police said a few hours after the attack. The London Ambulance Service said paramedics treated five people and took them to hospital. “This must have been a terrifying incident for those concerned,” Deputy Assistant Commissioner Ade Adelekan said. He said he knew the community would want more information and…

The UK has sent the first failed asylum seeker to Rwanda – under a voluntary scheme.The scheme is for those who have gone through the asylum process and had permission rejected, rather than for migrants who have illegally entered Britain by crossing the Channel on small boats. The migrant was sent on a commercial flight and handed a fee from the British taxpayer to help relocate under the terms of a deal with Rwanda.Politics latest: Potential SNP contender hints she will standAccording to The Sun, the man of African origin claimed asylum in the UK but was rejected at the…

According to Israeli media outlets, the government in Tel Aviv has cast a cautious eye toward The Hague, Netherlands — home of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The government’s unease comes after recent reports that the court may issue warrants for the arrests of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Herzi Halevi, chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), before the end of the week.  Netanyahu commented on a possible arrest warrant on Friday, April 26, on the social media platform X, writing, “Under my leadership, Israel will never accept any attempt by…

The United Kingdom imposed sanctions on three Ugandan lawmakers on Tuesday, accusing them of corruption. The three individuals were parliament speaker Anita Among plus two former ministers for the northeastern Karamoja region, Mary Kitutu and Agnes Nandutu. Kitutu and Nandutu are accused of stealing thousands of iron sheets from a government-funded housing project aimed at helping vulnerable communities in the isolated Karamoja region, and redirecting them to politicians and their families. The parliamentary speaker, Among, allegedly profited off the scheme, the UK said. “The UK is sending a clear message to those who think benefiting at the expense of others…

Bernie Ecclestone has revealed he was told Ayrton Senna’s death in a Formula One race 30 years ago “would be the end of” the sport.The former F1 boss said Max Mosley, then president of the sport’s governing body the FIA, made the prediction after the Brazilian driver died at the San Marino Grand Prix on 1 May 1994. Senna, a three-time world champion and one of the biggest names in world sport, died instantly when his Williams car ran off the road at 190mph and hit a concrete wall on the seventh lap of the Imola circuit.The 34-year-old was the…

Skip next section Kyiv begins taking down Soviet monument to friendship with Russia04/30/2024April 30, 2024Kyiv begins taking down Soviet monument to friendship with RussiaAuthorities in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, have begun dismantling a giant Soviet-era monument. The granite structure was built in 1982 to celebrate “friendship” between Ukrainians and Russians. It depicts the signing of a 1654 treaty that binded Ukraine to Russian rule. “The dismantlement could take several days since the structure is quite massive. It includes around 20 pieces” weighing between six and seven tons each, the mayor’s office said. The monument will be transferred to a museum in Kyiv.…

Germany’s flagship airline convened at its Frankfurt HQ for its annual general meeting on Tuesday, releasing first quarter data for 2024 showing increased losses that it attributed in large part to repeated strikes in Germany in recent months.  Negative EBIT of €849 million, almost half of that attributed to strikes Lufthansa’s adjusted earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) for the first quarter tracked a loss of €849 million (roughly $908 million), more than three times its figure from the first quarter of 2023.  The airline estimated that €350 million or so could be attributed to strikes in Germany impacting its services. Lufthansa…