LGBT World Cup venue axed
A space for gay and ethnic-minority football fans in St Petersburg for the football World Cup says it was forced…
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‘Floating Chernobyl’ leaves St Petersburg
The Akademik Lomonosov (pictured), called Russia’s “floating Chernobyl” by environmentalists, is due to be wired into the electrical grid in…
Russian navy spotted off Latvia coast
Latvia says it has spotted three Russian naval vessels close to its territorial waters. The Latvian military tweeted that the…
Kyrgyz migrant blamed for Russian bombing
The key suspect in Monday’s bombing on the St Petersburg underground was born in the former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan…