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Where is Vladimir Putin at the moment? All you need to know as Russian leader expects new child

The 69-year-old usually resides in the Grand Kremlin Palace, located in western Moscow

Irish Mirror

Russian racing boss still 'in touch' with FIA despite Sochi F1 race axe over Ukraine war

The Russian Grand Prix was scrapped as part of Formula 1's reaction to the country's invasion of Ukraine in February, but a claim has been made that there is still communication over its future

Daily Mirror

Africa 'already has shortage' of grain and fertiliser, AU head Sall warns

Senegalese President Macky Sall, who is the current chair of the African Union, granted an interview to FRANCE 24 and RFI in Paris. He discussed his meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin last week in Sochi, which focused on the issue of grain supplies stuck in Ukrainian ports. Sall said…

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Vladimir Putin's mystery girlfriend appears in public for first time after sanctions

Alina Kabaeva, the 39-year-old rumoured to have a hidden family with the Kremlin leader, was spotted in Black Sea resort Sochi at a rhythmic gymnastics training camp with 28 children

Daily Mirror

US supports international inquiry into war crimes in Ukraine – as it happened

Local governor says Ukrainian military has ‘pushed back’ Russian forces in battle for control of the city

The Guardian - AU

Senegal leader says Putin showed readiness to free up Ukrainian grain exports

Senegal's President Macky Sall said Russia's Vladimir Putin had told him on Friday he was ready to enable the export of Ukrainian grain to ease a global food crisis that is hitting Africa especially hard.

Reuters

Tunisia's Saied sacks 57 judges accused of corruption

In tonight's edition: Tunisian President Kais Saied sacks 57 judges accused of corruption. He has also passed a new law strengthening his grip on the judiciary. Also, at least 10 African countries have major displacement crises. The Norwegian Refugee Council, an NGO, is sounding the alarm in its annual report.…

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AU chair Macky Sall heads to Russia for talks with Putin over food security

The head of the African Union, Senegalese President Macky Sall, is scheduled to speak with President Vladimir Putin in the south-western Russian city of Sochi in a bid to offset Africa's impending food crisis due to the war in Ukraine.

Radio France Internationale

Vladimir Putin ‘losing his sight’ and ‘given three years to live by doctors’

Last week Putin met with Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko in Sochi and was caught on camera awkwardly twisting his feet while the pair chatted

Daily Record

Formula One opts against replacing cancelled Russian GP with another race

The Sochi race was originally scheduled for September 25.

The National (Scotland)

F1 season cut to 22 races after Russian GP not replaced on calendar

The Russian GP will not be replaced on this year’s calendar after the Formula One race in Sochi was cancelled in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

F1 make decision on replacing Russian Grand Prix after it was scrapped amid Ukraine war

The 2022 Russian Grand Prix in Sochi was cancelled back in February following the outbreak of war in Ukraine, with F1 chiefs initially implying the event would be replaced

Daily Mirror

F1 news: Russian Grand Prix will not be replaced on 2022 calendar after Sochi deal terminated amid invasion

The Russian Grand Prix will not be replaced on this year’s Formula One calendar.

Evening Standard

Vladimir Putin's rumoured lover celebrates birthday as he flies to city she lives in

It is unclear what Alina Kabaeva will be doing today for her birthday, but this week Vladimir Putin flew to the Black Sea resort Sochi where Kabaeva is said to be living with rumours swirling

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Evening Standard

Formula 1 terminates Russian Grand Prix contract as Sochi race removed from calendar

Formula 1 will not be returning to race in Russia as the sport stepped up its response to the invasion of Ukraine.

Asharq Al-Awsat

F1 Terminates Contract with Russia after Ukraine Invasion

Formula One has terminated its contract with the Russian Grand Prix following the country’s invasion of Ukraine, saying Thursday that Russia “will not have a race” in the future. F1 already canceled this year's race, which had been scheduled to be held in Sochi on Sept. 25. But following further…

Daily Mirror

F1 tear up Russian Grand Prix contract amid country's invasion of Ukraine

The Russian Grand Prix in Sochi had already been cancelled from the 2022 calendar, but F1 have decided the sport will no longer race there in the future

The Independent UK

Replacing Russian Grand Prix ‘no problem at all’, F1 confirm

The race is Sochi was scheduled to take place on 25 September

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Russian GP axe leaves F1 with '£40m budget gap' after it was scrapped amid Ukraine war

The 2022 Russian Grand Prix, scheduled to take place in Sochi this September, was axed from the F1 calendar this week in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine

The Hindu

Russia loses Champions League final to Paris; Sochi Formula One axed

The move comes as Russian bombs and troops pounded Ukraine.

Reuters

Sport-Russia stripped of major events as invasion of Ukraine intensifies

As Russian forces moved deeper into Ukraine on Friday, sports bodies moved quickly to strip Russia of events, with St Petersburg losing the Champions League final while the Formula One Grand Prix will not be held in Sochi.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Loses Champions League Final to Paris; Sochi F1 Axed

Russia was stripped of hosting the Champions League final by UEFA on Friday with St.

Evening Standard

F1 announces decision to cancel 2022 Russian GP in Sochi after invasion of Ukraine

Formula One will not race in Russia in 2022 after the sport confirmed its decision to cancel its Grand Prix in Sochi.

Daily Mirror

F1 cancels Russian Grand Prix amid Ukraine invasion as death toll rises

Russia's invasion of Ukraine is having widespread repercussions in the sporting world, and the Sochi GP was cancelled on Friday while pre-season training continued in Barcelona.

The Independent UK

Formula 1 cancel Russian Grand Prix in wake of Ukraine invasion

F1 said the race, which is scheduled to be held in Sochi on 25 September, is ‘impossible to hold in the current circumstances’

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