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In this photo released by the Moscow City Court Press Service, Stephen Hubbard, a U.S. citizen accused of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine against Russia, stands in a glass cage during a court session in the Moscow City court in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (Moscow City Court Press Service via AP) ** FILE **

Trump announces release of American Stephen Hubbard from Russia after more than 4 years in prison

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Smoke billows into the sky following Ukrainian drone strikes on an industrial zone in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026. (UGC via AP)

Front Page Podcast: Ukraine has launched one of its largest-ever aerial assaults against Russia

Ukrainian servicemen prepare a "Chaklun" strike drone used for deep-strike operations against Russian positions in Crimea, in an undisclosed location in Ukraine, Aug. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov, File)

Ukraine launches more than 1,000 drones at Russian oil terminals, data centers in massive attack

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

A woman walks past the German Consulate General building in St. Petersburg, Russia, on June 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky) **FILE**

Moscow orders closure of Germany’s consulate in St. Petersburg in spat over attempted drone attack

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

A woman walks past the German Consulate General building in St. Petersburg, Russia, on June 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky) **FILE**

Russia announces the closure of the German consulate in St. Petersburg

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Kanye West, known as Ye, watches the first half of an NBA basketball game between the Washington Wizards and the Los Angeles Lakers, on March 11, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)

Russian stadium dispute clouds Kanye West’s planned St. Petersburg shows

By The Washington Times AI News Desk

Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, leaves federal court during the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs in New York, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Larry Neumeister, File)

Kanye West to become one of biggest Western stars to play Russia since invasion

By The Washington Times AI News Desk

Smoke billows into the sky following Ukrainian drone strikes on warehouses of Russia's online retailer Wildberries, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, July 24, 2026, with St. Isaac's Cathedral seen in foreground. (UGC via AP)

Ukraine targets Moscow’s version of Amazon in campaign against Russia’s supply network

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

The First Deputy Chief of the General Staff of Russian Armed Forces Lt. Gen. Sergei Rudskoy holds a news briefing in Moscow, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)

Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg oil terminal in latest long-range attack on Russia

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A plume of black smoke is seen over the port of St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, June 3, 2026, after a Ukrainian drone attack. (AP Photo)

Putin says Russia will bolster its air defenses in response to Ukrainian drone attacks

By James Jordan and Harriet Morris - Associated Press

A plume of black smoke is seen over the port of St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, June 3, 2026, after a Ukrainian drone attack. (AP Photo)

Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg oil terminal before it hosts Russian economic forum

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Firefighters battle a fire at the University of South Florida campus Saturday, May 2, 2026, in St. Petersburg.=, Fla. (Luis Santana/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

Fire destroys a lab building on a University of South Florida campus

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FILE - The roof of the Tropicana Field is damaged the morning after Hurricane Milton hit the region, Oct. 10, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Rays ready to return to Tropicana Field for the first game since hurricane damaged the roof

By Rob Maaddi - Associated Press

FILE - A cyclist crosses a rainbow-painted intersection, Aug. 27, 2025, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, file)

St. Petersburg delays vote on flags for LGBTQ+ and Black communities after DeSantis erases murals

By Curt Anderson - Associated Press

FILE - The roof of the Tropicana Field is damaged the morning after Hurricane Milton hit the region, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson, File)

Rays nix $1.3B St. Petersburg ballpark deal, citing storms, delays

By Curt Anderson - Associated Press

The roof of the Tropicana Field is damaged the morning after Hurricane Milton hit the region, Oct. 10, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson, File)

St. Petersburg council rejects immediate repair to Rays’ ballpark roof after first giving approval

By Curt Anderson - Associated Press

Drone images above Tropicana Field, home of the Tampa Bay Rays, show the shredded roof of the dome and the cots on the field, set up for first responders, among the debris, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024 in St. Petersburg, Fla. (Max Chesnes/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

MLB’s Tampa Bay Rays to play at Yankees’ spring training field in 2025 after hurricane damage

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Waves roll in from the Gulf of Mexico toward lots where only empty foundations and debris remain after homes were swept away in Hurricane Milton, on Manasota Key in Englewood, Fla., Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Florida works to bring back tourism to its Gulf Coast following hurricanes Helene and Milton

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The roof of the Tropicana Field is damaged the morning after Hurricane Milton hit the region, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

MLB wants the Tampa Bay Rays to play in the area if hurricane-damaged Tropicana Field is unfit

By Curt Anderson - Associated Press

Animal care experts with The Florida Aquarium successfully relocate its seven male cownose stingrays, Monday, Oct. 14, 2024, from Tropicana Field back to the Aquarium in downtown Tampa. (Florida Aquarium via AP)

Safe! Florida Aquarium’s stingrays ride out Milton in MLB Rays’ ballpark tank

By Curt Anderson - Associated Press