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'Unknown object' suspends, then restarts flights in Russia's St Petersburg airport

In a briefing after flights had resumed, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said President Vladimir Putin had been kept fully informed of the situation

Russia-Ukraine crisis: Elderly Russian activist arrested for taking part in anti-war protest; watch

In a recent protest held on 2 March in Saint Petersburg, well-known activist Yelena Osipova was arrested by Russian law enforcement officers for registering her dissent against the war

Champions League final: Paris replaces St. Petersburg as host after Russia-Ukraine conflict

The men's final will still be held on 28 May but now at the 80,000-seat Stade de France after the decision by UEFA's executive committee.

British government wants Gazprom-backed Champions League final out of Russia

The biggest game in the European season is scheduled 28 May at the Gazprom Arena, which is named after the state-owned energy giant that has sponsored the men's competition for a decade.

Russia holds its first Royal Wedding in a century; aristocrats from across Europe flock for lavish ceremony

Grand Duke George Mikhailovich Romanov, 40, and his Italian fiance Rebecca Virginia Bettarini, 39, were wed at Saint Isaac's cathedral in the former imperial capital Saint Petersburg.

Russia only country in world ready to transfer anti-COVID vaccine technology, says Vladimir Putin

The Russian president made the remarks during a virtual interaction with senior editors of international news agencies and rejected concerns over Sputnik V's efficacy

COVID-19 infections in Russia hit new record with 28,145 new confirmed cases, say authorities

Russia's total number of COVID-19 cases, nearly 2.4 million, remains the world's fourth-highest. The government coronavirus task force has reported 41,607 deaths during the pandemic

Saint Petersburg 2020: Petra Kvitova withdraws from quarter-final clash against Ekaterina Alexandrova through illness

Kvitova said the unspecified illness had bothered her during Thursday's three-set win over Alison van Uytvanck

Delhi Metro launches free WiFi services inside trains on Airport Express Line; facility is first of its kind in South Asia

The 22.7-kilometres swankiest line on the Delhi Metro network has six stations, and eight trains ply on this corridor

The Stories In My Life: Dostoevsky's White Nights sees two strangers negotiate unlikely love — and loss

Dostoevsky's White Nights seems to be built of a certain crepuscular dream-light; it is a story that moves very much in the real world yet seems to exist in some liminal, intensely charged, private universe. It covers typical Dostoevsky terrain: surface conformities covering the most awesome turbulence of conflicted souls, love, exaltation, loss | Neelam Saran Gour writes in 'The Stories In My Life'