The Saudi capital Riyadh is set to host the WTA Finals for three consecutive years, from 2024 through 2026.
This announcement was made following the agreement between the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) and the Saudi Tennis Federation. The event, (...)
An explosion has occurred at a gas export terminal near the city of St. Petersburg in Russia, officials say.
The blast caused a large fire, state-owned Ria Novosti news agency said. It said the fire had been contained, and there were no reports of (...)
A fire burning at an oil depot in St. Petersburg has been extinguished, the Russian Emergency Ministry said on Telegram, after dozens of firefighters were called to the scene.
Videos from the area posted on social media showed a large plume of black (...)
Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has been buried in a private funeral in St Petersburg, his press service has said.
It said the ceremony, in his home city, was held in "a closed format", and all those "wishing to say goodbye can visit the [city's] (...)
A suspect in the killing of pro-war Russian blogger Vladlen Tatarsky has been charged with terrorism, Russian officials say.
Darya Trepova was taken to a Moscow court on Tuesday after her arrest the previous day in St. Petersburg. Prosecutors are (...)
Saudi Arabia said on Friday that the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies should extend oil production cuts at around current levels as the Kingdom did not want a fight for market share with the United States or a (...)
Igor Sechin, CEO of Russian oil giant Rosneft, accused the United States of using energy as a political weapon and said on Thursday that the US golden age of energy had become an "era of energy colonialism" for other countries.
Speaking at an (...)
Russia launched a nuclear-powered icebreaker on Saturday, part of an ambitious program to renew and expand its fleet of the vessels in order to improve its ability to tap the Arctic's commercial potential.
The ship, dubbed the Ural and which was (...)
A ballet set to music by The Rolling Stones and choreographed by Mick Jagger's ballerina girlfriend has premiered in Russia.
The eight-minute "Porte Rouge" (Red Door) show, inspired by the veteran British singer's zany dance style, delighted a (...)
Second seed Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands beat Croatia's Donna Vekic 7-6(2), 6-4 to win the St Petersburg Ladies Trophy Sunday and claim her eighth WTA singles title.
In the semifinals, Bertens beat hard-hitting Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus 7-6(5), (...)
Top seed Petra Kvitova shook off her Australian Open hangover to beat Belarusian Victoria Azarenka 6-2, 7-6 (7-3) in the St Petersburg Ladies Trophy on Wednesday, but not before the former world No. 1 gave the Czech a scare.
Kvitova, the defending (...)
Belgium beat England 2-0 in the World Cup third-place play-off on Saturday to secure their best ever finish at a World Cup and send Gareth Southgate's side home with a second straight loss.
France will face Croatia in Sunday's final at the Luzhniki (...)
President of the Federal Republic of Russia Vladimir Putin met here today with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, who will attend the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
According to a Kremlin presidential statement the two sides (...)
The Speaker of Shura Council, Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al Al-Sheikh has said that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under the leadership of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud believes that the dialogue is (...)
Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder faced further criticism at home after he was elected as chairman of Russia's biggest oil producer Rosneft on Friday, according to Reuters.
Schroeder, a Social Democrat who led Germany from 1998 to 2005, (...)
Germany survived a whirlwind assault by Chile and capitalised on an awful mistake by the South Americans to claim a 1-0 victory in a pulsating, bad-tempered Confederations Cup final on Sunday.
Germany won the title for the first time after Lars (...)
Arturo Vidal and Chile want to be the unofficial world champions.
[caption id="attachment_155226" align="alignright" width="300"] Germany's captain Julian Draxler speaks during a press conference in St. Petersburg Saturday. — Reuters[/caption]
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Refereeing at the Confederations Cup in Russia may have been chaotic at times, but Video Assistant Referees (VAR) have prevented major mistakes from being made, football's governing body says.
FIFA's head of refereeing Massimo Busacca says video (...)
The Tampa Bay Rays moved four games above .500 for the first time in nearly two years, surging past the Baltimore Orioles with a 15-5 win at Tropicana Field Friday night.
The Rays jumped out to a 9-2 lead in the first three innings and reset their (...)
IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano commended Russia's role in the development of the global nuclear power generation market and non-energy peaceful nuclear applications
On June 1-3, IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano inspected several Russian (...)
Russia's leading economic thinkers say the country needs bold action to avoid stagnation. After President Vladimir Putin set out his ideas for the economy in a keynote speech on Friday, they are still waiting to hear what that action will (...)
Saudi Arabia's national oil company Saudi Aramco aims to invest globally in production of gas and liquefied natural gas after holding its initial public offering, Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources Khalid Al-Falih said on (...)
Saudi Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources Engineer Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al-Faleh participated here yesterday in the 21st St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) which was held in the Russian city of Petersburg on June 1-3, (...)
Saudi Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources Engineer Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al-Faleh participated here yesterday in the 21st St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) which was held in the Russian city of Petersburg on June 1-3, (...)
Russian President Vladimir Putin met here today with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations as well as the developments on (...)