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Russian court jails woman for 27 years over killing of pro-Kremlin blogger

Darya Trepova was found guilty of killing Vladlen Tatarsky, who died in a blast at a St Petersburg cafe in April 2023.

Al Jazeera

Fire Breaks Out At Russian Gas Terminal Near St Petersburg

A blaze at a natural gas terminal in the Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga on Sunday was caused by an "external factor", said Novatek, Russia's biggest exporter of liquified natural gas.

International Business Times

At least 27 people were killed in an attack on Donetsk in Russian-occupied Ukraine

Russian-installed authorities in Donetsk said that the shells had been fired by the Ukrainian military and called it a "terrorist attack."

WEKU

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Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 695

Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg oil terminal; efforts under way to reopen international airport serving Kyiv

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine claims drone flew over Putin's residence during attacks on St Petersburg

Russia’s defence ministry said anti-air defences intercepted two drones overnight

Evening Standard

A huge fire engulfs a warehouse in Russia outside the city of St Petersburg

Russian authorities say that a huge fire tore through a large warehouse used by Russia's largest online retailer south of St. Petersburg

The Independent UK

Russian singer who appeared on stage wearing nothing but a sock is detained

Maxim Tesli, front man of a band called Shchenki (The Puppies), is detained at a St Petersburg airport

The Independent UK

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St. Petersburg seeks profile boost as new Tampa Bay Rays ballpark negotiations continue

Officials in St. Petersburg, Florida, want to make it clear that their city is the current and future home of the Tampa Bay Rays as negotiations continue on a proposed new $1.3 billion ballpark

The Independent UK

Russia rounds up migrants celebrating New Year’s Eve and enlists them to fight in Ukraine

Some 3,000 labour migrants detained in St Petersburg alone as Vladimir Putin takes to increasingly desperate measures to make up for Ukraine war losses

The Independent UK

External Affairs Minister Jaishankar visits school named after Rabindranath Tagore in St Petersburg

External Affairs Minister Jaishankar visits school named after Tagore in St Petersburg, Russia, pays homage to Nobel laureate and meets Governor Beglov.

The Hindu

Azerbaijan close to peace agreement with Armenia, officials say

Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev has met Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan for bilateral talks in St Petersburg

The Guardian - UK

Sunshine returns to St Petersburg: Claudine Doury’s best photograph

‘This was taken during the city’s White Nights festival. There were girls standing in the streets, eyes closed, arms outstretched. Others were singing, dancing and drinking champagne. This girl didn’t move for a long time’

The Guardian - UK

Man arrested over 2013 killing of Russian art dealer in Amsterdam

Dutch police detain 62-year-old in relation to death of Aleksandr Levin, whose torso was found in IJ River

The Guardian - UK

Video emerges of Vladimir Putin in shell suit on 1990s Finland trip

Putin seen playing table tennis and accompanying then mayor of St Petersburg on fishing trip

The Guardian - UK

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The Independent UK

Tampa Bay Rays finalizing new ballpark in St. Petersburg as part of a larger urban project

The playoff-bound Tampa Bay Rays put the finishing touches on plans for a new 30,000-seat ballpark in St. Petersburg

The Independent UK

Austrian ex-foreign minister has ponies flown in on military plane as she moves to Russia

Karin Kneissl is relocating to Russia to lead a thinktank she established in collaboration with St Petersburg University

The Guardian - AU

Austrian ex-foreign minister moves to Russia – with ponies flown in on military plane

Karin Kneissl says she is moving to Russia to lead a thinktank she set up with St Petersburg University

The Conversation

Why Pope's message to young Russians not to forget 'great Russia of Catherine II and Peter I' has not gone down well in Ukraine

Pope Francis’s video speech to the All-Russian Meeting of Catholic Youth in St Petersburg, urging them to “not forget their heritage” has caused quite a stir. What struck a bitter chord internationally – and especially in Ukraine – about the remarks he delivered on August 25 was not so much…

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Prigozhin is buried in St. Petersburg as Russians make memorials for the Wagner chief

Wagner Group head Yevgeny Prigozhin died in a plane crash last week. Many Russians are mourning — and speculating about the crash.

Al Jazeera

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin buried at St Petersburg cemetery

Secrecy had surrounded the funeral arrangements for the Wagner mercenary boss who was killed in a plane crash.

Evening Standard

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin buried in private funeral in St Petersburg after plane crash

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has been buried in a private funeral in St Petersburg, his press service has said.

The Independent UK

The Kremlin says Putin is not planning to attend Wagner chief Prigozhin's burial

The Kremlin says that Russian President Vladimir Putin isn’t planning to attend the funeral of mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin following his death in a plane crash

The Independent UK

Who is Yevgeny Prigozhin? Wagner Group chief killed in plane crash

Former convict, catering impresario and ally of Vladimir Putin became increasingly vocal critic of Kremlin’s defence chiefs during war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Who is Yevgeny Prigozhin? Wagner Group chief killed in plane crash

Former convict, catering impresario and ally of Vladimir Putin became increasingly vocal critic of Kremlin’s defence chiefs during war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Who is Yevgeny Prigozhin? Wagner Group chief presumed dead in plane crash - OLD

Former convict, catering impresario and ally of Vladimir Putin became increasingly vocal critic of Kremlin’s defence chiefs during war in Ukraine

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