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Trump-Putin summit live: Zelensky to meet Starmer today after US threatens Russia with Alaska talks ultimatum

Trump threatens Putin with 'severe consequences' if the Russian leader does not agree to a ceasefire in Alaska tomorrow

The Independent UK

Ukraine war briefing: attack on Kyiv injures eight, Trump and Starmer to discuss ‘applying pressure’ on Putin

Residential building in Ukrainian capital damaged by air attack; UK and US leaders to meet in Scotland. What we know on day 1,251

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,250

Here are the key events on day 1,250 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

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Russia scales down celebrations honoring its navy as Ukraine launches more drone attacks

Russia has scaled down the festivities honoring its navy citing security concerns as continuing Ukrainian drone attacks posed a challenge the Kremlin

The Independent UK

Dancing with Putin: how Austria’s former foreign minister found a new home in Russia

The long read: Karin Kneissl made headlines around the world when she invited the Russian president to her wedding in 2018. Five years later, she moved to St Petersburg. The scandal revealed a dark truth about the ties between Vienna and Moscow

The Guardian - UK

Florida Republicans racially gerrymandered two state senate districts, court hears

GOP officials had previously manipulated districts as well to wrest voting power from Black electorate

The Guardian - US

Family of teenage girl allegedly tortured and murdered by man she met on Grindr sues app

‘Without Grindr, we believe that Miranda would have never met this Steven Gress character, and she’d still be alive,’ the lawsuit states

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Russian captain denies manslaughter after North Sea crash

Captain of Solong container ship, Vladimir Motin, accused of manslaughter over the death of Mark Angelo Pernia in crash in March this year

Evening Standard

Russian captain denies unlawful killing of crew member in North Sea collision

The Solong’s master, Vladimir Motin, of St Petersburg, is accused over the death of Mark Angelo Pernia.

The Independent UK

Russian captain to enter plea over death of crewman in North Sea collision

Vladimir Motin, 59, from St Petersburg, is charged over the death of crew member Mark Angelo Pernia, 38.

Evening Standard

Fact-checking false claims NATO troops are preparing to attack Russia from Estonia

A video claiming to show tanks preparing to advance towards St Petersburg from Tallinn in fact shows images from Estonia's Independence Day procession.

Euronews

Russian priest arrested during Sunday service for 2014 photo with Ukrainian flag

Nikolai Savchenko said police came to his St Petersburg church during Sunday service to detain him

Evening Standard

Russian captain of North Sea crash ship to appear in court

The Solong’s master Vladimir Motin, 59, of Primorsky, St Petersburg, in Russia, has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter, police said.

Evening Standard

Russian captain of North Sea crash ship charged over death of crew member

The Solong’s master Vladimir Motin, 59, of Primorsky, St Petersburg, in Russia, has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter, police said.

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The Guardian - UK

‘We swept into Moscow in Gorbachev’s limousine’: Neil Tennant’s love affair with Russia – before the ‘cancer of Putin’

They played Red Square, launched MTV Russia and got driven home from a gay club by the police. But the freedoms witnessed by Pet Shop Boys have been crushed. Singer Neil Tennant relives those heady days – and calls for a revolution

Autosport

How Dixon's woes gave Palou an unlikely victory in the 2025 IndyCar opener

Chip Ganassi Racing has a multi-champion superstar capable of extracting wins from what seem the most impossible of circumstances. Scratch that: it has two of them, because Alex Palou is a Catalan clone of Scott Dixon. Reigning title holder Palou bobbed around in the mix for over half of the IndyCar…

Motorsport

IndyCar on FOX Sports: Is this new era of race coverage off to a good start?

The NTT IndyCar Series’ new era is alive and well with FOX Sports. But there’s plenty of room for improvement this season after the broadcast for the opening race at St. Petersburg wrapped up.

Motorsport

The winners and losers of 2025’s IndyCar season opener at St. Pete

More than five months removed from the 2024 season finale in Nashville, the NTT IndyCar Series finally returned to life in St. Petersburg, Florida. Between the start of a new era with FOX Sports and a strategy-heavy street race, there was much to discuss leaving the weekend.

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Palou wins IndyCar season opener with strategy masterclass in St. Pete

Alex Palou’s quest for a third-straight NTT IndyCar Series title is off to a perfect start.

Motorsport

McLaughlin on pole in St. Petersberg while IndyCar rivals struggle

Defending race winner Pato O'Ward will have a steep hill to climb if he hopes to repeat in the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.

Motorsport

Everything you need to know as the 2025 IndyCar season kicks off in St. Pete

Welcome to the 2025 IndyCar season! Within just the first few laps put down in St. Petersburg, Florida this weekend... Chip Ganassi's Alex Palou will be fighting for a fourth IndyCar title while his veteran teammate Scott Dixon continues to chase a record-tying seventh crown for himself. And they aren't the…

The Independent UK

Rays commit to Tropicana Field repairs, but time is ticking for 2026 opener

After some uncertainty, the Tampa Bay Rays now support a $55.7 million city plan to repair hurricane-shredded Tropicana Field in time for the 2026 season opener while the team prepares to play this year at the New York Yankees’ spring training home in nearby Tampa

Autosport

Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #5 Scott McLaughlin

Had it not been for Team Penske’s push-to-pass scandal that rocked the IndyCar Series and negated a third-place finish in the St Petersburg season-opener, Scott McLaughlin could very well have been crowned champion. The 31-year-old New Zealand native was a force in 2024, with a season that elevated him to…

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Pinellas County Commission To Vote On Rays Ballpark Financing

Pinellas County Commission to vote on funding for new Tampa Bay Rays ballpark as part of a .5B revitalization project.

Reason

Tampa Bay Rays Cancel New Stadium Plans After Local Government Stalls Funding

If funding were approved, St. Petersburg residents would have been on the hook for a new stadium for one of baseball’s least attended teams.

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