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Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Former Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius' stunning TV presenter wife reveals intimate photos as she flies in to watch him play after three-and-a-half months out injured
The wife of former Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius was spotted watching her husband play for his current side on Saturday. Karius, 32, is married to Italian TV presenter Diletta Leotta, 33, who has become familiar to viewers through her work for broadcaster DAZN. She was in attendance for Karius' first appearance for over three months following a lengthy injury lay-off as his Schalke side drew 0-0 with Dutch team FC Twente. Leotta was seen watching from the stands with the couple's two-year-old daughter, Aria, in tow. She also posted a photo of her in an orange bikini while in Germany. The Italian could be seen giving Karius a brief kiss after the half-time whistle blew during the friendly match. She spoke to German publication BILD after the encounter, in which she expressed pride at her husband being able to return from a calf injury so quickly. Leotta said: 'I'm so proud that Loris made his comeback so quickly!' 'It's always nice when the family is there to watch. Of course, they can't be there all the time – unfortunately! But the more often, the better for me. 'It's obvious, everyone likes to have their family close by.' 'This time I'll only be here in Gelsenkirchen for a short three days. But I'll definitely be there longer around [Schalke's] first home game against Hertha [Berlin]!' Her comments come after Karius revealed last month that he was so overwhelmed meeting his wife's family for the first time that he locked himself in his room and dived onto the bed to process his emotions. Karius and Leotta tied the knot last year in a lavish ceremony at a five-star hotel resort and devoured a cake almost as tall as them. However, meeting Leotta's family from Catania, Sicily, was apparently a culture shock which left Karius 'destroyed' and yearning for respite because of the exuberance and noise. 'It was fun to bring Loris to my house in Catania for the first time,' Leotta told the Storie oltre le Stories podcast via Gazzetta dello Sport. 'At a certain point during lunch - he doesn't speak Italian, by the way - he heard all this noise. 'He wasn't used to this disaster, he said to me: "Please stop, I need a break!" 'He went upstairs to his room, locked himself in and threw himself on the bed destroyed by life.
CTV News
5 days ago
- Business
- CTV News
Russian lawmakers say ‘security threat' WhatsApp should prepare to leave Russia
A WhatsApp icon is displayed on an iPhone, Nov. 15, 2018, in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File) MOSCOW — WhatsApp should prepare to leave the Russian market, a lawmaker who regulates the IT sector said on Friday, warning that the messaging app owned by Meta Platforms was likely to be put on a list of restricted software. President Vladimir Putin last month signed a law authorizing the development of a state-backed messaging app integrated with government services, as Russia strives to reduce its dependence on platforms such as WhatsApp and Telegram. Anton Gorelkin, deputy head of the lower house of parliament's information technology committee, said in a statement on Telegram that the state-backed app, MAX, could gain market share if WhatsApp - used by 68 per cent of Russians daily - left. 'It's time for WhatsApp to prepare to leave the Russian market,' Gorelkin said, adding that Meta is designated as an extremist organization in Russia. The company's Facebook and Instagram social media platforms have been banned in Russia since 2022, when Moscow sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine. Meta did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Russian lawmakers this week approved sweeping legal amendments, proposing fines of up to 5,000 roubles (US$63) for anyone searching for material online that the government deems extremist - which includes not just the likes of Instagram and Facebook, but many opposition politicians and activists. The move drew criticism, including from some Kremlin backers such as Margarita Simonyan, a state media executive who said journalists would be unable to investigate activities of opposition groups such as the Anti-Corruption Fund of late opposition figure Alexei Navalny. National Security Threat Anton Nemkin, a member of the parliament's IT committee, said WhatsApp's fate in Russia was now predetermined. 'The presence of such a service in Russia's digital space is, in fact, a legal breach of national security,' the TASS news agency quoted Nemkin as saying. Asked if WhatsApp might leave Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said all services must abide by Russian law. Russia has long sought to establish what it calls digital sovereignty by promoting home-grown services. Critics have voiced concerns that Russia's new state-backed messaging app may track its users' activities and have suggested Russia could slow WhatsApp's speeds to encourage downloads. Alphabet's YouTube has seen its audience in Russia drop sharply in the last year to fewer than 10 million daily users from more than 40 million in mid-2024, as slower download speeds have made it harder for people to access. The Kremlin this week published a list of instructions from Putin, including an order to introduce additional restrictions on the use in Russia of software, including communication services, produced in 'unfriendly countries' that have imposed sanctions against Russia. Putin gave a deadline of September 1. Gorelkin, referring to Putin's order, said WhatsApp was likely to be among those communication services restricted. Alexander Marrow, Reuters
Yahoo
16-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
📸 Dividing opinion: this is Schalke's new third kit
📸 Dividing opinion: this is Schalke's new third kit Things are heating up on social media. Schalke 04 officially unveiled its alternate jersey for the 2025/26 season today - and many fans were already steamed. But why? Instead of the typical royal blue, the third jersey shines in orange. Schalke is thus harking back to old times: as early as 2006/07 and 2009/10, S04 occasionally played in orange. Other fans, on the other hand, liked the jersey better than initially thought. Advertisement What do you think of the new jersey? This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here. 📸 Thomas Niedermueller - 2022 Getty Images
Bloomberg
08-07-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
BP Plans to Keep Crude Unit at German Refinery Running for Now
BP Plc will for now keep running a crude-processing unit that it had planned to close at its Gelsenkirchen refinery — the bigger of its two plants in Germany — as the market contributes to the plant's profitability. The crude unit was was one of several units that the firm last year said would be taken out of service from 2025 amid high costs and declining demand for fuels. European refiners face competition from fuel imports originating in the Middle East and Asia.
Yahoo
29-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Former NJ Gov. Chris Christie hits the dance floor at Bruce Springsteen concert
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie appeared to be partying at a Bruce Springsteen concert in Germany, according to a video circulating on the social media website Tiktok. Christie and his wife Mary Pat could be seen in the video dancing and singing along as Springsteen performed his 1984 hit "Dancing in the Dark." The concert video was posted June 28 to an account for Mojohand, a "New Jersey-born, Brooklyn-based" rock band, according to the band's bio page. Text over the video read "why is Chris Christie at a Bruce Springsteen show in Germany?" Springsteen and the E Street Band's "Land of Hope & Dreams" tour included two shows in Germany over the last month, one in Frankfurt on June 18 and another in Gelsenkirchen on June 27. In 2023, while campaigning for the Republican presidential primary, Christie told Sirius XM host Steve Scully that his relationship with Springsteen has had its "ups and downs" over the years, as he noted the New Jersey musician is a Democrat while he is a Republican. However, the former governor said he was a major fan and that Springsteen music was his "vice." At that time, Christie told Scully he had seen 152 Springsteen concerts, and wanted to keep seeing more. In 2011, Springsteen wrote a letter to the Asbury Park Press that criticized then-Gov. Christie's cuts to services that were "eating away at the lower edges of the middle class, not just those already classified as in poverty." Amanda Oglesby is an Ocean County native who covers education and the environment. She has worked for the Press for more than 17 years. Reach her at @OglesbyAPP, aoglesby@ or 732-557-5701. This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Chris Christie 'Dances in the Dark' at Bruce Springsteen show
