- + Ship Suspected Of Damaging Cables Off Finland Part Of Russia's 'Shadow Fleet,' EU Says—The European Commission said a cargo ship suspected of having deliberately damaged power and Internet cables in the Baltic Sea is part of Russia's so-...
- + Putin Says Slovak PM Ready To Offer 'Platform' For Possible Ukraine Talks—Russian President Vladimir Putin said on December 26 that Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is ready to offer a “platform” for possible peace talks be...
- + Iranian President To Visit Moscow For Talks In January—Iranian President Masud Pezeshkian is scheduled to travel to Russia on January 17, state-controlled media in Iran and Russia reported on December 26. ...
- + Bosnia's Security Minister Arrested On Corruption Charges—Bosnia-Herzegovina’s security minister has been arrested on charges of money-laundering, abuse of office, and accepting bribes, the Balkan nation’s pr...
- + Israel Strikes Huthis At Yemen Airport, Prompting Iranian Condemnation—Israel carried out large-scale air strikes on the main airport in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, on December 26 as it steps up attacks on the Iranian-backed ...
- + Azerbaijan Airlines Boss Says Black Box Found, Lauds 'Heroic' Pilots (VIDEO)—The head of Azerbaijan Airlines has joined hundreds of mourners in Baku to pay tribute to the victims killed in a deadly plane crash. The passenger je...
- + Mounting Evidence Suggests Russian Air Defenses Hit Passenger Jet Before Crash—Experts say evidence indicates that the Azerbaijan Airlines plane may have been hit by a ground-to-air missile over Russia’s Chechnya region before cr...
- + Pakistan Military Court Jails 60 Imran Khan Supporters Over Violent Protests—A Pakistani military court has sentenced 60 people to prison terms ranging between two and 10 years over violent protests that erupted after the arres...
- + Trump's Tariff Threats Spell Trouble For Europe's Car Industry—Between tougher competition from China, declining sales at home, and new pressure from Donald Trump, many European automakers are facing a bleak outlo...
- + Aviation Experts Due To Arrive At Kazakh Crash Site To Examine Black Box—As the first seven survivors arrived back in the country on December 26, Azerbaijan observed a national day of mourning 24 hours after a passenger pla...
- + First Survivors Return To Azerbaijan As Authorities Seek Cause Of Air Disaster—As the first seven survivors arrived back in the country on December 26, Azerbaijan observed a national day of mourning 24 hours after a passenger pla...
- + Azerbaijan Mourns Lives Lost in Air Crash; Investigations Underway—Azerbaijan observed a national day of mourning on December 26, a day after a passenger plane from the flag carrier, Azerbaijan Airlines, crashed in Ka...
- + Azerbaijan Mourns Plane Crash Victims; Officials Warn Against Speculation—Azerbaijan observed a national day of mourning on December 26, a day after a passenger plane from the flag carrier, Azerbaijan Airlines, crashed in Ka...
- + Azerbaijan Grieves: National Day Of Mourning Held For Plane Crash Victims—Azerbaijan held a national day of mourning on December 26, a day after a passenger plane from the national carrier, Azerbaijan Airlines, crashed in Ka...
- + Azerbaijan Holds National Day Of Mourning For 38 Plane Crash Victims—Azerbaijan held a national day of mourning on December 26, a day after a passenger plane from the national carrier, Azerbaijan Airlines, crashed in Ka...
- + 2024 Was The Year Of Floods; Expect Climate Crisis To Continue —From Central Europe to the Caucusus to Central Asia and Afghanistan, 2024 saw extreme flooding across many of the countries in RFE/RL's region. We loo...
- + 2024 Was The Year Of Floods, Expect Climate Crisis To Continue —From Central Europe to the Caucusus to Central Asia and Afghanistan, 2024 saw extreme flooding across many of the countries served by RFE/RL. We look ...
- + Crew Struggled To Save Plane That Crashed In Kazakhstan—Experts say they believe the flight crew of an Azerbaijan Airlines jet that crashed on December 25 was struggling to control the plane in its last mom...
- + Experts Believe Crew Was Struggling To Save Plane That Crashed In Kazakhstan—Experts believe the flight crew of an Azerbaijan Airlines jet that crashed on December 25 was struggling to control the plane in its last moments, the...
- + U.S., EU Slam Bosnian Serb Efforts To Block Bosnia-Herzegovina's EU Integration—The United States and European Union on December 25 condemned plans by ethnic-Serb leaders in Bosnia-Herzegovina to block efforts for closer European...
- + Kosovo Panel Overturns Commission, Clears Serbian List Party For February Vote—A special panel in Kosovo overturned a decision by the country’s election commission that had barred the country's largest ethnic-Serbian party from p...
- + State Of Emergency Declared In Russia's Krasnodar Region As Massive Oil Spill Spreads—Authorities declared a region-wide state of emergency in Russia's Krasnodar region on December 25, warning that oil was still washing up on the coastl...
- + North Korean Troops Take Pounding As Kim Reportedly Doubles Down—North Korea’s elite troops have faced severe losses Russia's war with Ukraine, with over 1,100 killed or injured in recent weeks, according to South K...
- + Authorities Seek Answers After Deadly Crash Of Azerbaijani Passenger Jet In Kazakhstan —The cockpit recorder has been recovered intact as authorities stepped up their investigation following the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger j...
- + Flights From Baku To Chechnya Region Suspended After Dozens Die In Kazakhstan Plane Crash—A passenger plane flying from Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku, to Russia's Grozny region has crashed near the city of Aqtau in western Kazakhstan with 67 p...
- + More Than 40 Killed In Pakistani Strikes Inside Afghanistan, Taliban Claims—Pakistani air strikes killed 46 civilians in eastern Afghanistan, the Taliban-led government in Kabul said on December 25, while Islamabad claimed it ...
- + Emergency Teams Rescue Survivors Of Kazakhstan Plane Crash —A passenger plane flying from Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku, to Russia has crashed near the city of Aqtau in western Kazakhstan with 67 people on board, ...
- + Ukraine Live Briefing: Russia Targets Ukrainian Energy Sector Again—RFE/RL's Ukraine Live Briefing gives you the latest developments on Russia's ongoing invasion, Western military aid, global reaction, and the plight o...
- + Ukraine Recovers After 'Inhumane' Christmas Day Attacks; Biden Vows New Weapons 'Surge'—"Massive" Russian attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure showed no letup as night fell on Christmas Day following what President Volodymyr Zelenskiy call...
- + Ukraine Struggles To Recover Following 'Inhumane' Christmas Day Attacks—"Massive" Russian attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure showed no letup as night fell on Christmas Day following what President Volodymyr Zelenskiy call...
- + Russia Launches Another Major Missile Strike On Ukraine's Energy Infrastructure—Russia launched a major missile strike on Ukraine in the early hours of December 25, targeting the country’s energy facilities and other civilian infr...
- + 'Dear Santa, I Want Ukraine To Win'—Finland has staked a claim as the official home of Santa Claus, drawing international tourists to a holiday village in the Lapland region. It's also w...
- + Syrian Islamist Rulers Shun The Taliban Governance Model —Syria's new Islamist rulers, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), have swiftly moved to distance themselves from how the Taliban is ruling Afghanistan. The HTS...
- + Dozens Killed As Azerbaijani Passenger Plane Crashes In Kazakhstan—A passenger plane flying from Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku, to Russia has crashed near the city of Aqtau in western Kazakhstan with 67 people on board, ...
- + Passenger Plane Flying From Azerbaijan To Russia Crashes In Kazakhstan, Several Survivors Reported—A passenger plane flying from Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku, to Russia has crashed near the city of Aqtau in western Kazakhstan with 67 people on board, ...
- + Serbian List Set To Appeal Kosovar Election Commission's Decision Barring It From February Election—The president of the largest ethnic-Serbian party in Kosovo on December 24 said that he will file an appeal with the Election Complaints and Appeals P...
- + Pakistan Launches Air Strikes On Suspected Militant Hideouts In Afghanistan—Pakistani military jets on December 24 conducted air strikes inside Afghanistan, targeting suspected hideouts of the Islamist militant group Tehrik-e ...
- + Pakistan Launches Air Strikes On Militant Hideouts In Afghanistan—Pakistani military jets on December 24 conducted air strikes inside Afghanistan, targeting suspected hideouts of the Islamist militant group Tehrik-e ...
- + Iran's Cyberspace Council Votes To Lift Ban On WhatsApp, Google Play —Iran’s council on safeguarding the Internet has voted to lift bans on the WhatsApp messenger and the Google Play apps, state media reported. [Category...
- + Russian Cargo Ship Under U.S. And EU Sanctions Sinks In Mediterranean Sea—A Russian cargo ship sank in the Mediterranean Sea, leaving two members of its crew missing, Russian and Spanish authorities said on December 24. [Cat...
- + YouTube Practically ‘Blocked’ In Russia, Expert Says, As Traffic Plummets— YouTube traffic in Russia has plummeted to just 20 percent of its “normal levels” in recent days, a leading Russian expert said, describing the situa...
- + Deadly Fire In Russia's Tatarstan Highlights Conditions For Migrant Workers—Six people died in a fire at a migrant workers’ temporary residence in the Russian republic of Tatarstan, highlighting the increasingly difficult cond...
- + Russia Sentences U.S. Citizen After Closed-Door Spy Trial—A Russian court has sentenced U.S. citizen Eugene Spector to 15 years in a penal colony for "espionage" amid accusations by several Western government...
- + Ukraine Live Briefing: Putin Has No Plans To Meet Trump, Kremlin Says—RFE/RL's Ukraine Live Briefing gives you the latest developments on Russia's ongoing invasion, Western military aid, global reaction, and the plight o...
- + Rights Watchdog Calls For Accountability For 'Brutal' Violence Against Georgian Protesters—Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called for Georgian security forces to be investigated for the “brutal police violence” against largely peaceful proteste...
- + Moldova's Pro-Western President Sworn In For Second Term—Final preliminary results show Moldova's pro-Western president, Maia Sandu, has won a second term, a critical milestone for the integration of one of ...
- + What We Saw: How RFE/RL's Photographers Captured Their Best Photos Of 2024—From a freezing Ukrainian foxhole to the markets of Central Asia, our photographers explain how they captured history in 2024. [Category: Features, ...
- + Kosovo Group Deploys 'Seed Drones' To Battle Deforestation—Drones are being used to drop seeds as part of a pilot project to reforest parts of Kosovo. The Sustainability Leadership Kosovo group estimates an ar...
- + 'So Much Death': Ukrainian Drone Pilot Shares Emotional Account Of Frontline Combat—Speaking with RFE/RL from a military shelter in eastern Ukraine, a female drone pilot with the call sign "Siri" shares an emotional story about losing...
- + Anger Over Kazakh Time Zones Change—Officials have lashed out at critics and strained to justify the decision to switch to a unified time zone in the world's ninth-largest country. Now t...
- + Russian Attack On Kryviy Rih Kills 1 Amid Intense Clashes And Russian Push Toward Pokrovsk—One person was killed and 11 were wounded by a ballistic missile strike on an apartment block in the Ukrainian city of Kryviy Rih, local officials sai...
- + Intense Clashes In Ukraine's East As Russia Pushes Toward Pokrovsk—Clashes were reported along much of the frontline in eastern Ukraine as Russian forces continue to make gains amid speculation over the Kremlin’s stra...
- + Ukraine Supports Stabilizing Syria, Zelenskiy Says As He Again Warns Of Russia-North Korea Cooperation—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukraine is interested in stabilizing the situation in Syria and believes it is essential for the country'...
- + Kosovo Election Authority Bans Ethnic Serbian Party From Elections—Kosovo’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has decided not to certify the main ethnic Serbian party, effectively barring it from competing in the Febr...
- + Zelenskiy Accuses Slovak PM Of Wanting To 'Help Putin' Through Gas Payments—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy accused Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico of wanting to "help" President Vladimir Putin earn money to fund Rus...
- + Darkness And Drones: Winter Warfare On Ukraine's Front Lines —Members of Ukraine's National Guard are battling frigid temperatures and darkness as they defend the front lines from attacks by Russian forces near t...
- + Uzbek Authorities Keeping Tabs On Family Of Suspect In Russian General's Killing—Uzbek authorities are keeping a close eye on the family of the suspect in the high-profile assassination of a Russian general in Moscow last week, nei...
- + 5 Candidates Approved For Belarus Vote Lukashenka Seen Winning Easily—Belarus' Central Election Commission (CEC) said five candidates, including Alyaksandr Lukashenka, have been registered for a presidential election nex...
- + 'People Expect Solutions,' President Tells New Romanian Government —Romanian President Klaus Iohannis appointed leftist Social Democrat Marcel Ciolacu as prime minister to form a new government after three pro-Western ...
- + Ciolacu Appointed PM As Romanian Government Faces Likely Confidence Vote —Romanian President Klaus Iohannis appointed leftist Social Democrat Marcel Ciolacu as prime minister to form a new government after three pro-Western ...
- + Georgian President Calls For New Election Date By December 29 —Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has called on the ruling Moscow-friendly Georgian Dream party to set a date for new parliamentary elections by ...
- + Another Female Singer Challenges Iran's Dress Code Onstage—Another female singer has challenged Iran's strict Islamic dress code by posting video of herself performing without a head scarf. Hana Kamkar is the ...
- + For Too Many Serbian Women, Home Is No Haven—Statistically speaking, for those suffering from domestic violence, home is the most dangerous place for many women. [Category: Serbia, Features] [Lin...
- + Turkey Replacing Iran As The Dominant Foreign Player In Syria—The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government at the hands of Turkey-backed rebels has effectively ended Iran’s influence in Syria and made Ankara the domi...
- + Ukraine Live Briefing: Russian Forces Kill POWs, Says Kyiv—RFE/RL's Ukraine Live Briefing gives you the latest developments on Russia's ongoing invasion, Western military aid, global reaction, and the plight o...
- + Kremlin Says No Plans Yet For Talks With Trump—The Kremlin said there are currently no plans for President Vladimir Putin to meet with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump amid a rise in talk of findi...
- + Protest In Belgrade Turns Up Heat On Government Over Railway Canopy Collapse—Students who have been blocking academic departments at the University of Belgrade for weeks staged a protest on December 22 to demand accountability ...
- + Putin Meets Slovak PM In Moscow For Talks About Natural Gas Deliveries—Russian President Vladimir Putin and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico met in the Kremlin on December 22 to discuss a soon-to-expire contract allowing...
- + Putin Meets Slovak PM In Moscow For Expected Talks About Natural Gas Deliveries—Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks in the Kremlin on December 22 with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, one of the few European leaders Puti...
- + Ukraine's Human Rights Ombudsman Accuses Russian Forces Of Executing 5 POWs—Russian forces executed five Ukrainian prisoners of war according to the latest war crime allegation against Russian troops raised by Ukraine's ombuds...
- + Anti-Government Protesters Dance Through Tbilisi—Georgian anti-government protesters livened up their march with traditional dancing. Steps from the "khorumi" war dance were seen at the December 21 r...
- + Iran's Supreme Leader Calls On Syrians To Resist Rebel Government—The supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Khamenei, has called on Syrians to resist the emerging rebel-led government after the ouster of former President...
- + Russia Launches Massive Drone Attack As Putin Vows Revenge For Kyiv's Attack On Kazan —Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed revenge over Kyiv's attack a day earlier on high-rise buildings in Kazan, the capital of Russia's oil-rich repu...
- + What Will Trump's Policy Be Toward Central Asia?—We know what U.S. policy for Central Asia was when Donald Trump was president the first time. But the region has changed significantly in the four yea...
- + Ukraine Live Briefing: Russian Kills POWs, Says Kyiv—RFE/RL's Ukraine Live Briefing gives you the latest developments on Russia's ongoing invasion, Western military aid, global reaction, and the plight o...
- + Mystery Photos Shed Light On Romania's 1989 Revolution—A collection of images donated anonymously to a Hungarian photo archive capture pitched battles in Timisoara, the city where Romania's revolution brok...
- + Exodus Of Doctors Leaves Afghans Scrambling For Treatment—The Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan in 2021 has fueled a mass exodus of professionals, including doctors. The shortage of medical professionals has ...
- + Russian Pensioners, Tricked by Scammers, Carry Out Risky Stunts—Several Russian pensioners were allegedly tricked by scammers into carrying out risky stunts in crowded places in Moscow and St. Petersburg on Decembe...
- + Pakistani Militants Kill 16 Near Afghan Border As Violence Grows—Pakistani militants carried out a daring early-morning raid near the northwestern border with Afghanistan, killing over a dozen officers in the latest...
- + Orban Says Higher NATO Defense Targets Would Cripple The Hungarian Economy—Hungary's right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's recent reported proposal for NATO members states to...
- + Drones Hit High-Rise Buildings In Russian City—Footage posted on social media shows unmanned aerial vehicles as they hit high-rise buildings in Kazan, the capital of Russia's Tatarstan region, on D...
- + Pakistani Military Courts Sentence 25 People For 2023 Unrest—Pakistani military courts have sentenced 25 people for their part in attacks on military facilities in May 2023. [Category: Pakistan, News, The Rundow...
- + Air-Raid Warning Declared Across Ukraine As Russian Strikes Continue—An air-raid warning has been declared in all regions of Ukraine due to possible ballistic missile strikes, Ukraine's air force said. [Category: Ukrai...
- + 'Our Children Are Dying': The Toll Of Sectarian Violence In A Pakistani City—Hundreds have been killed and injured in clashes between Shi’ite and Sunni Muslims in northwestern Pakistan this year. The violence has fueled a worse...
- + Russia Moving Military Assets To Africa After Syria Setback—Russia appears to be moving some of its military equipment from Syria to Africa, where Moscow is expanding its military footprint. [Category: Russia, ...
- + What's Next For Georgia's Presidential Crisis As Inauguration Day Nears—A showdown is looming over Georgia's presidency as the December 29 inauguration day approaches for far-right politician and former soccer star Mikheil...
- + Ukraine Hits Kazan Buildings In Latest Display Of Drone Power—Ukraine struck high-rise buildings in Kazan, the capital of Russia's oil-rich republic of Tatarstan, in the latest display of its growing drone capabi...
- + Drones Strike Buildings In Russian City Of Kazan—Drones have hit high-rise buildings in Kazan, the capital of Russia's republic of Tatarstan, with the attacks causing the city's airport to temporaril...
- + At Least 2 Killed In Car Ramming At German Christmas Market—At least two people were killed and more than 60 injured after a car drove at high speed into a busy outdoor Christmas market in the German city of Ma...
- + Georgian Elections: OSCE Flags Vote-Buying, Violence, And 'Instrumentalized' Media In Final Report—The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) said in its final report on the October 26 parliamentary elections in Georgia that nume...
- + Russian Volunteers Grapple With Oil From Stricken Tankers —The scale of the environmental disaster along Russia's Krasnodar coast is becoming clear as volunteers say no major state efforts are being made to he...
- + Poland Outraged Over Hungary's Decision To Shelter Politician Wanted On Corruption Charges —Poland has summoned Hungary's ambassador over Budapest's decision to grant political asylum to a Polish opposition politician who is wanted for allege...
- + The Azadi Briefing: Taliban Minister Criticizes His Government's Media Crackdown—A senior Taliban figure has criticized the extremist group over muzzling the free press in Afghanistan. [Category: Azadi Briefing, Features, Afghanist...
- + Kyiv In Flames After Massive Russian Attack —Kyiv was just one of several targets in massive Russian air strikes across Ukraine on December 20. [Category: Ukraine, Russia, Photo Galleries, Photo ...
- + Georgia Promises Changes To 'Foreign Agents' Law Amid Mounting International Pressure—The Georgian government has pledged to amend its controversial "foreign agents" law following discussions with the secretary-general of the Council of...
- + Georgia Promises Changes to 'Foreign Agents' Law Amid Mounting International Pressure—The Georgian government has pledged to amend its controversial "foreign agents" law following discussions with the secretary-general of the Council of...
- + Russian Islamic Council Approves Polygamy For Muslim Males, Contrary To Legal Code—Russia's top Islamic body has approved a religious edict that allows Muslim men to practice polygamy, which contradicts Russian law that prohibits ind...
- + The Week's Best: 10 Stories And Videos You Shouldn't Miss —We know you're busy and probably don't have the time to read all of our coverage each and every day. Here are some of the highlights produced in Engli...
- + Russia's Runaway Food Prices—As Russians prepare to celebrate the New Year or the week of public holidays that follows, they might notice that the cost of this year’s festivities ...
- + Sirens Wail, A Child Flees For Safety, As Russia Bombs Kyiv (Video)—RFE/RL captured dramatic footage as Russia launched massive air strikes on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. As firefighters doused the flames, a man was f...
- + Sirens Wail, A Child Flees For Safety, As Russia Bombs Kyiv —RFE/RL captured dramatic footage as Russia launched massive air strikes on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. As firefighters doused the flames, a man was f...
- + Destruction, Injuries After Russian Missile Attack in Ukraine's Kryviy Rih (Video)—At least five people were injured as private and municipal buildings were damaged or completely destroyed in a massive Russian missile attack that als...
- + Ukraine Live Briefing: Russian Missile Strikes On Kyiv—RFE/RL's Ukraine Live Briefing gives you the latest developments on Russia's ongoing invasion, Western military aid, global reaction, and the plight o...
- + Kyiv Hits Kursk After Massive Wave Of Deadly Russian Strikes On Ukraine—Ukraine launched a deadly missile attack on the Russian region of Kursk on December 20, just hours after Russia carried out a massive air assault on K...
- + At Least 2 Dead In Massive Wave Of Russian Strikes On Ukraine —At least two people were killed and several wounded early on December 20 in a massive wave of Russian air strikes on Ukraine's capital and the souther...
- + Taliban's Ban On Organ Transplants Deprives Afghans Of Lifesaving Treatment—The Taliban government has imposed a complete ban on organ transplants. Patients and doctors say the prohibition deprives Afghans from accessing poten...
- + What Would The Russian Capture Of Pokrovsk Mean For The Ukraine War?—Russia could soon capture the key southern Donetsk logistics hub of Pokrovsk, which would cap a year of material territorial gains in Ukraine. [Catego...
- + U.S., Britain Impose Sanctions On Georgian Interior Ministry Officials—The United States and the United Kingdom have announced sanctions on Georgian Interior Minister Vakhtang Gomelauri and other senior officials in the m...
- + 'In His Own Bubble': Zelenskiy Slams Putin Remarks, Urges More EU Military Aid—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told EU leaders gathered in Brussels on December 19 that continued support in the fight against Russia's invas...
- + Putin Sends Signals To The West On Ukraine Ahead Of Trump's New Term—In a marathon Q&A session, Russian President Vladimir Putin dangled the prospect of concessions on Ukraine before audiences in Kyiv, Washington, a...
- + Lawmaker Shot Dead In Parliament Of Georgia's Breakaway Abkhazia—One lawmaker was killed and another injured in a shooting at the de facto parliament in Georgia's Abkhazia, a breakaway region supported by Russia. [C...
- + Lawmaker Shot Dead In De Facto Parliament Of Georgia's Breakaway Abkhazia Region—One lawmaker was killed and another injured in a shooting at the de facto parliament in Georgia's Abkhazia, a breakaway region supported by Russia. [C...
- + Romanian Court Sends Case Against Tate Brothers Back To Prosecutors—A court in Romania has accepted an appeal filed by controversial Internet influencer Andrew Tate and his brother and sent his case on human traffickin...
- + Uzbek Man Charged With Terrorism In High-Profile Assassination Of Russian General—A court in Moscow charged Uzbek citizen Ahmat Qurbanov on December 19 with terrorism and other charges in the high-profile killing of Lieutenant Gener...
- + Crimean Tatar Leader Applauds Czech Recognition Of Soviet Deportations As Genocide—Crimean Tatar leader Mustafa Dzhemilev has praised the Czech Republic after it adopted a resolution recognizing the deportation of Crimean Tatars by S...
- + Putin, In Annual Televised Show Of Control, Says Russia Nearing 'Primary Goal' In Ukraine War—President Vladimir Putin said Moscow is nearing its primary goal in the war against Ukraine and challenged the United States to a missile "duel" invol...
- + Putin, At Annual Televised Show Of Control, Says Russia Nearing 'Primary Goal' In Ukraine War—President Vladimir Putin said Moscow is nearing its primary goal in the war against Ukraine and challenged the United States to a missile "duel" invol...
- + Uzbeks In Moscow Fear Crackdown After Russian General's Assassination—Uzbek migrants in Moscow told RFE/RL that they feared a crackdown after an Uzbek man was arrested in connection with the assassination of Russian Gene...
- + Last Holdouts Cling To Life In Ukrainian Frontline Town—The eastern Ukrainian town of Siversk has been bombed nearly flat by Russian artillery, but two residents of a badly damaged home are refusing to leav...
- + Zelenskiy Says Transatlantic Unity Fundamental To Halt Putin's Aggression—President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said that only transatlantic unity could eventually stop the war in Ukraine and lead to peace amid a change of admin...
- + Cold Snap Exposes Extent Of Iran's Energy Crisis—Rolling blackouts and gas cuts are part and parcel of winters in Iran, but a rare cold snap has exposed the extent of the country’s energy crisis. [Ca...
- + Exclusive: Allies Of Tajikistan's Ruling Family Cash In On Connections—A private firm with ties to Tajikistan's ruling family was awarded an opaque government contract to register mobile devices brought into the Central A...
- + Exclusive: Tajikistan's Ruling Family Cash In On Connections—A private firm with ties to Tajikistan's ruling family was awarded an opaque government contract to register mobile devices brought into the Central A...
- + Pakistan's Push For Digital Control Adds To 'Climate Of Fear'—Pakistan is clamping down on the use of VPNs, a move that activists say is designed to further stifle free speech and dissent in the country. [Categor...
- + Central Asian Migrants Brace For Backlash After Russian General's Killing—The arrest of an Uzbek citizen over the killing of a Russian general in Moscow has triggered fear and panic among Central Asian migrants in Russia. [C...
- + 'Life Is Going To Get Harder': Migrants In Russia Brace For Fallout After Uzbek Detained In General's Killing—Russian authorities have named an Uzbek citizen as the suspect in the killing of a general in Moscow, unsettling some migrants who anticipate a xenoph...
- + Zelenskiy Huddles With European Leaders In Brussels Ahead Of Trump's Return—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has arrived in Brussels for a meeting with NATO chief Mark Rutte and several European leaders to discuss war s...
- + Why Is TikTok Being Investigated By The EU? —European Union regulators are launching a probe into TikTok after it said foreign actors from Russia used the social media platform to interfere in th...
- + U.S., U.K. Say Medvedev's Comment Calling NATO Officials 'Legitimate Targets' Irresponsible—The U.K. and U.S. governments on December 18 said the comments of Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev following the assassination...
- + EU Foreign Policy Chief Brushes Aside Russian 'Threats' After Medvedev Calls NATO Officials 'Legitimate Targets'—Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev has accused NATO and officials from countries allied with Ukraine in its battle to repel inva...
- + Russia's Medvedev Threatens NATO Officials As 'Legitimate' Targets After Top General Killed—Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev has accused NATO and officials from countries allied with Ukraine in its battle to repel inva...
- + Migrants On Edge As Russia Arrests Uzbek Over Ukraine's Assassination Of General —Russia accused Kyiv of "terrorism" after authorities said they had detained an Uzbek citizen who confessed to planting an explosive device that killed...
- + Moscow Accuses Ukraine Of 'Terrorism' After Uzbek Suspect Arrested Over Killing Of General—Russia accused Kyiv of "terrorism" after authorities said they had detained an Uzbek citizen who confessed to planting an explosive device that killed...
- + Syrians Expect 'Serious Soul-Searching' From Russia Over Assad Support—As expatriate Syrians celebrate the removal of Bashar al-Assad from power, they have also voiced support for Ukraine as it continues to face an invasi...
- + Ukrainian Soldier Makes Viral Claims Of 'Incompetence' In Army—A Ukrainian soldier's videos criticizing the army's officer corps has gained millions of views and sparked public debate. Valeriy Markus began posting...
- + Ukraine Live Briefing: Talking War Strategy In Brussels—RFE/RL's Ukraine Live Briefing gives you the latest developments on Russia's ongoing invasion, Western military aid, global reaction, and the plight o...
- + Georgian President Challenges EU To Press Ruling Party On New Vote—Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili challenged the European Union to do more to support pro-EU protesters and press the ruling Moscow-friendly Geor...
- + Council Of Europe Chief Goes To Georgia Amid Ongoing Protests—Council of Europe chief Alain Berset is traveling to Georgia on December 18 amid ongoing protests against the ruling Georgian Dream party following it...
- + Uzbek Suspect Arrested Over Killing Of Russian General, Moscow Says—Russian authorities said on December 18 that they had detained an Uzbek citizen who had confessed to planting a explosive device that killed a high ra...
- + Ukrainian Rape Survivor Says Her Voice Is A Weapon Against War Crimes—Survivors of sexual violence from the wars in Ukraine and Bosnia-Herzegovina say they refuse to be seen as victims. In a new documentary, 'I Survived'...
- + Fear And Economic Uncertainty Weaken Russia's Pull For Central Asian Migrants—Russia has long been a destination for Central Asian workers. But rising attacks and discrimination against migrants as well as the sliding Russian ec...
- + Russian Uranium Stake In Kazakhstan Sold To China Amid Western Sanctions Risk—Russia's Rosatom is selling its stakes in some uranium deposits in Kazakhstan to Chinese-owned companies, as the Central Asian nation looks to avoid a...
- + U.S. Condemns Tehran Court's 10-Year Sentence For Iranian-American Journalist—The U.S. State Department condemned the 10-year sentenced handed down by Iranian authorities against Reza Valizadeh, a dual U.S.-Iranian citizen and f...
- + Kyiv Says It Broke Up Russian Spy Network Targeting F-16 Fighter Data—The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said it disrupted what it described as the "biggest network" of Russian spies operating within the country who w...
- + Russian State Duma Pushes Bill To Block 'Foreign Agents' From Revenues—Russian lawmakers have approved a bill that restricts how "foreign agents" can access their income inside the country as the government continues to c...
- + Bolstered By North Korean Troops, Russia Presses Attacks in Kursk Region—Moscow's forces, bolstered by North Korean soldiers, intensified their offensive against Ukrainian troops in Russia’s Kursk region, as Kyiv's outnumbe...
- + The Moment A Russian General Was Killed By A Scooter Bomb In Moscow (Video)—Video has emerged showing the moment a Russian general was killed in Moscow. Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov was killed by a bomb concealed in a scoo...
- + The Moment A Russian General Was Killed By A Scooter Bomb In Moscow—Video has emerged showing the moment a Russian general was killed in Moscow. Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov was killed by a bomb concealed in a scoo...
- + Russian Attack Drones Hunt Down Individual Civilians In Ukraine—Residents in Ukraine's Kherson region say they are being stalked by Russian drones, which drop lethal grenades and mines on their community. Up to 40 ...
- + EU Launches Probe Into TikTok Over Suspected Romanian Election Interference—The European Union has launched an investigation into the Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok over accusations that it was used by Russia to in...
- + Russian Lawyer Fined For Talking To RFE/RL—A Moscow court on December 17 fined lawyer Yeva Levenberg of the OVD-Info rights group for speaking to RFE/RL's Russian Service. [Category: News, Russ...
- + Oil Covers Dozens Of Kilometers Of Russia's Coastal Area After Tankers Sink—Dozens of kilometers of Black Sea coastline in Russia's Krasnodar region have been covered in heavy fuel oil, local authorities and residents reported...
- + The Many Faces Of Europe Invasion, The Anonymous X Account Stoking Anti-Immigrant Narratives—An RFE/RL investigation reveals that an influential X account called Europe Invasion concocted fake personas to push xenophobic narratives and fuel an...
- + What's Behind The Student-Led Protests In Serbia?—Students have led weeks of nationwide protests in Serbia in the wake of the deadly collapse of a railway station roof in the city of Novi Sad last mon...
- + Ukraine Live Briefing: Kyiv Targets General In Moscow—RFE/RL's Ukraine Live Briefing gives you the latest developments on Russia's ongoing invasion, Western military aid, global reaction, and the plight o...
- + Russian General Charged With Chemical Weapons Use In Ukraine Killed In Blast Claimed By Kyiv —A high-ranking officer in charge of Russia's Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defense Forces (RKhBZ) has been killed in an explosion in Moscow that s...
- + Wider Europe Briefing: The EU Carries Over Its Problems To 2025—In this week's newsletter, I'm looking at the big decisions the EU will (and won't) be taking before the winter break. [Category: Wider Europe, Featur...
- + Ukrainian PM Says Deal To Transit Russian Gas Won't Be Extended In 2025—Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said a deal allowing the transit of Russian gas through his country wouldn't be extended into 2025, but he said...
- + Assad Breaks Silence, Says He Left Syria As Russian Base Came Under Attack—Ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said he only left the country in the late hours of December 8 after a Russian air base allegedly came under at...
- + Hungary, Slovakia Block EU Sanctions Against Georgian Leaders—Hungary and Slovakia – both with populist, pro-Russian leaders -- on December 16 blocked a proposed package of European Union sanctions against leadin...
- + Pokrovsk 'Deserted' As Russian Army Draws Near (Video)—On a recent visit to Pokrovsk, our reporter Oleksiy Prodayvoda could hardly believe how much the east Ukrainian town has changed as Russian forces edg...
- + The War In Ukraine In 2025—Sam Greene, professor at the King’s Russia Institute at King’s College London, joins the host to discuss Russia’s war against Ukraine, including the p...
- + Serbian Government Using Top Tech To Spy On Journalists, Amnesty Says —Serbian authorities have been using sophisticated digital surveillance technology to access mobile phones used by journalists and activists, Amnesty I...
- + EU Ministers Approve New Sanctions Targeting Russian 'Shadow Fleet'—European Union foreign ministers have adopted a 15th package of sanctions against Russia targeting tankers transporting Russian oil as the bloc looks ...
- + Environmentalists Warn Of Disaster As Russian Officials Race To Grounded Tankers In Kerch Strait—Environmentalists are warning of a potential disaster posed by two Russian oil tankers that ran aground in the ecologically sensitive waters off Ukrai...
- + Ukraine Says North Korean Soldiers Killed, Wounded In Russia's Kursk—Ukrainian intelligence said at least 30 North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia have been killed or wounded in the western Russian region of Kursk, ...
- + Kyrgyz Prime Minister Resigns Amid Tax Authority Scandal—Kyrgyz Prime Minister Akylbek Japarov submitted his resignation on December 16 amid an unfolding scandal surrounding the detention of senior officials...
- + Kyrgyz PM Japarov Steps Down With No Explanation—Kyrgyzstan’s Prime Minister Akylbek Japarov resigned on December 16 without offering an explanation. [Category: News, Kyrgyzstan] [Link to media]
- + Iran Shuts Down Government Offices, Schools Amid Freezing Temperatures, Gas Shortages—Iran closed government offices and shifted school classes online on December 16 due to freezing temperatures and a severe gas shortage. [Category: Ira...
- + Ukraine Live Briefing: Moscow, Kyiv Trade Blame For Bombs—RFE/RL's Ukraine Live Briefing gives you the latest developments on Russia's ongoing invasion, Western military aid, global reaction, and the plight o...
- + Tighter Restrictions On U.S. Abortion Access Expected In New Trump Era—The Meadow women's health clinic in Virginia, near Washington, D.C., opened earlier this year, and many of the patients travel long distances from sta...
- + From Abay's Path To Harry Potter's World: A Resurgence In Kazakh-Language Publishing—Two decades ago, Kazakh-language books accounted for less than 1 percent of the books in some big city shops. Now the proportion is closer to 10 perce...
- + From Abay's Path To Harry Potter’s World: A Resurgence In Kazakh-Language Publishing—Two decades ago, Kazakh-language books accounted for less than 1 percent of the books in some big city shops. Now the proportion is closer to 10 perce...
- + 4 Men Arrested In North Macedonia Suspected Of Plotting Terrorist Acts—Four men suspected of planning terrorist attacks have been arrested in western North Macedonia, Interior Minister Pance Toskovski said on December 15....
- + Syrians Rally In Prague, Change Flag At Embassy—Dozens of Syrian diaspora members in the Czech Republic -- joined by local sympathizers -- rallied in downtown Prague to welcome the removal of Presid...
- + Russian Troops Remaining In Syria Reportedly Lack Food, Water—Russian military personnel still in Syria are experiencing a lack of food and drinking water as an evacuation of troops and equipment continues, accor...
- + Russian Troops Remaining In Syria Lack Food, Water, Says Ukrainian Intelligence—Russian military personnel still in Syria are experiencing a lack of food and drinking water as an evacuation of troops and equipment continues, accor...
- + Damaged Russian Tanker Spills Oil Into Kerch Strait During Storm—A Russian oil tanker began spilling oil into the Kerch Strait after splitting in two during a heavy storm, Russian authorities said on December 15. [C...
- + Russian Tanker Damaged By Storm Spills Oil Into Kerch Strait—A Russian oil tanker damaged by a heavy storm is spilling oil into the Kerch Strait, Russian authorities said on December 15. [Category: News, Russia,...
- + Ukraine Targets Russian Fuel Supply Lines To Zaporizhzhya—Ukraine on December 14 carried out a complex operation targeting fuel supply routes from the Russia-annexed Crimea to occupied areas of Zaporizhzhya, ...
- + Iran Detains Singer Who Performed Without Head Scarf—Iranian singer Parastoo Ahmadi has been detained after performing without the mandatory head scarf, her lawyer and family say. [Category: Iran, News] ...
- + Ukraine Live Briefing: Moscow Deploying North Korean Troops—RFE/RL's Ukraine Live Briefing gives you the latest developments on Russia's ongoing invasion, Western military aid, global reaction, and the plight o...
- + The Couple Bringing English Cider To Kazakhstan's 'Home Of Apples'—The wild apple forests of the Tien-Shan mountains close to Kazakhstan's largest city, Almaty, are not just picturesque. They are widely regarded as th...
- + As Afghan School Year Ends, So Do Girls' Dreams—As the academic year ends in Afghanistan, students are saying goodbye to their teachers and classmates. But for girls as young as 11, it's the end of ...
- + Ukraine, Russia Trade Blame Over Deadly Bombings—Authorities in Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of orchestrating deadly bombings over the past week. [Category: News, Russia, Ukraine, Russi...
- + Russia Deploys More North Korean Troops In Kursk Region, Zelenskiy Says—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on December 14 that Moscow has started involving more North Korean troops in its efforts to drive Kyiv's ...
- + Russia Withdraws More Military Equipment From Syria—A Russian cargo plane took off early on December 14 from the Hmeimim air base in western Syria and was reportedly destined for Libya as Moscow continu...
- + Iranian-American Journalist Reza Valizadeh Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison In Iran—An Iranian court has sentenced Reza Valizadeh, a dual U.S.-Iranian citizen and former journalist for RFE/RL's Radio Farda, to 10 years in prison on ch...
- + Ukraine Live Briefing: Moscow Deploying North Korean Troops, Kyiv Says—RFE/RL's Ukraine Live Briefing gives you the latest developments on Russia's ongoing invasion, Western military aid, global reaction, and the plight o...
- + A Georgian-Kazakh Billionaire Takes On The Hollywood Big Boys Of English Soccer—Wycombe Wanderers, majority-owned by Georgian-Kazakh Billionaire Mikheil Lomtadze, is competing in a league featuring Hollywood owners. At the moment,...
- + Tbilisi Mayor Postpones Tree-Lighting Event As Anti-Government Protests Continue—The mayor of Tbilisi postponed a Christmas tree lighting amid concerns that protesters gathered in the city would turn violent after an electoral coll...
- + Tbilisi Mayor Postpones Christmas Tree-Lighting Ceremony As Anti-Government Protests Continue—The mayor of Tbilisi postponed a Christmas tree lighting amid concerns that protesters gathered in the city would turn violent after an electoral coll...
- + Tbilisi Braces For More Protests As Far-Right President Appointed—The Georgian capital is bracing for another large opposition protest, and possible police violence, after an electoral college dominated by the ruling...
- + Tblisi Braces For More Protests As Far-Right President Appointed—The Georgian capital is bracing for another large opposition protest, and possible police violence, after an electoral college dominated by the ruling...
- + Georgians Protest Expected Appointment Of Far-Right President—An electoral college dominated by the ruling Georgian Dream is set to appoint far-right former soccer star Mikheil Kavelashvili as president on Decemb...
- + Georgia Set To Elect Far-Right President In Indirect Vote Boycotted By Opposition—An electoral college dominated by the ruling Georgian Dream is set to appoint far-right former soccer star Mikheil Kavelashvili as president on Decemb...
- + Russia Appears To Prepare Some Military Equipment For Withdrawal From Syria—Russia appears to be continuing to withdraw military equipment from its Hmeimim air base in Syria, according to satellite images taken on December 13 ...
- + Husband Of Iranian Rights Lawyer Arrested In Tehran—The husband of prominent Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh has been detained by security forces, according to their daughter. [Category: Ira...
- + Romanian Court Clears Ex-Mercenary Bodyguard Of Far-Right Candidate—A Romanian appeals court has ruled to fully release a former mercenary and chief bodyguard of far-right pro-Russian presidential candidate Calin Georg...
- + What A Ukraine Peace Plan Could Look Like —In European capitals, behind closed doors, diplomats and leaders are spit-balling what a Ukrainian peace plan might actually look like. European peace...
- + The Azadi Briefing: Taliban Suffers Devastating Blow With Killing Of Minister—The Taliban's claims of restoring security and wiping out rival militant groups in Afghanistan has been negated by the killing of one of its ministers...
- + Belarus Adds 8 Months To Former RFE/RL Journalist's 3-Year Sentence—Former RFE/RL correspondent Ihar Karney, currently serving a three-year prison sentence for "cooperating" with the Belarusian Association of Journalis...
- + Is IS Coming Back After Assad's Fall?—Syria's most notorious extremist group has lost power over the last decade but has still managed to hit international targets. Some worry IS could mak...
- + The Week's Best: 10 Stories And Videos You Shouldn't Miss—We know you're busy and probably don't have the time to read all of our coverage each and every day. Here are some of the highlights produced in Engli...
- + Ukraine Live Briefing: EU Officials Talk Aid, Peace Efforts —RFE/RL's Ukraine Live Briefing gives you the latest developments on Russia's ongoing invasion, Western military aid, global reaction, and the plight o...
- + Russia Launches 'Massive' Attack On Ukraine's Energy Facilities—Russia has launched massive air strikes against Ukraine's energy facilities using dozens of cruise missiles and drones in a move that Ukrainian Presid...
- + U.S. Slaps More Visa Restrictions On Georgian Officials—The United States has imposed more visa restrictions on Georgian officials for "undermining democracy" amid ongoing popular protests against a move by...
- + Assad's Fall Is A Blow To Russia. Here's What It Means For The War In Ukraine. —Russia's focus on subjugating Ukraine was one of the factors that led to the abrupt demise of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Moscow’s main client i...
- + The Bitter Standoff Over Georgia's Next President—An electoral college is expected to choose Mikheil Kavelashvili, a 53-year-old former footballer and right-wing populist, as Georgia's next president....
- + The Foreign Militants Among The Ranks Of Syria's New Rulers—RFE/RL has learnt that hundreds of foreign fighters, including from Central Asia, are among the ranks of Syrian militant groups which toppled the gove...
- + Georgian Activist Decorates Tbilisi Christmas Tree With Images Of People Beaten At Protests—Georgian protester Anamaria Tavartkiladze has volunteered to decorate the country's main Christmas tree with images of people beaten amid ongoing mass...
- + Fear And Hope As Battle For Ukraine’s Pokrovsk Looms—Russian forces have neared the outskirts of Pokrovsk, a strategically important transportation and logistics hub in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region. ...
- + Noted Russian Missile Designer Reportedly Shot Dead Near Moscow—A senior official from a Russian company that develops cruise missiles used by Moscow in its war with Ukraine has reportedly been shot and killed just...
- + Trump Criticizes Decision To Allow Ukraine To Strike Inside Russia —U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has criticized the Biden administration for giving Ukraine permission to strike inside Russia with powerful U.S. mis...
- + Russia Closes In On Key Ukrainian City As Zelenskiy Visits Front Line —Russian forces continue to take ground near the strategic eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk amid a surge in diplomacy to end Europe's biggest war in ...
- + Russia Closes In On Key Ukrainian City Amid Flurry Of Diplomatic Peace Efforts —Russian forces continue to take ground near the strategic eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk amid a surge in diplomacy to end Europe's biggest war in ...
- + Russia Closes In On Key Ukrainian City Amid Surge In Peace Diplomacy—Russian forces continue to take ground near the strategic eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk amid a surge in diplomacy to end Europe's biggest war in ...
- + 'Historic Moment' -- EU Fully Accepts Romania, Bulgaria Into Schengen—EU justice and interior ministers have agreed on Romania and Bulgaria's fully joining Europe's Schengen visa-free travel area from January 1. [Categor...
- + Ukraine Live Briefing: Russia Gaining Ground Near Pokrovsk—RFE/RL's Ukraine Live Briefing gives you the latest developments on Russia's ongoing invasion, Western military aid, global reaction, and the plight o...
- + Ukrainians Skeptical About War With Russia Ending Soon—Asked whether they believe the war will end in 2025, Ukrainians in Chernihiv and Zaporizhzhya expressed doubt -- although some believe it may happen i...
- + Inside A Secret, Expanding Russian Lab Site With A Bioweapons Legacy—Video footage released by the Russian military gives a rare glimpse inside a secretive facility near Moscow that Washington has linked to an alleged o...
- + Islamic State Seeks Comeback Amid Power Vacuum In Syria—Islamic State militants are trying to exploit the security vacuum following the fall of the Assad government in Syria. Experts and officials are warni...
- + Macron, Tusk To Discuss EU Peace Force For Ukraine Amid Diplomatic Surge —French President Emmanuel Macron and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk will discuss the deployment of a postwar peacekeeping force in Ukraine when the...
- + Zelenskiy, Orban Exchange Jabs As Ukraine Tries To Hold Key Town—The number of those killed in a Russian strike on a clinic in the southern city of Zaporizhzhya has risen to six, Ukraine's State Emergency Service re...
- + 'Escalating Crackdown' In Azerbaijan Draws U.S. Criticism—The United States has demanded that the government of Azerbaijan immediately release a group of detained human rights activists, journalists, and civi...
- + The Horrors Of Syria's 'Human Slaughterhouse' Spill Into Public View —Inside Syria, the prison complex called Saydnaya was widely known for its cruelty and depravity. Newly liberated by rebels, the prison, its inhumane c...
- + Macron Urges Georgian Dream's Ivanishvili To Address Democratic Backsliding—The Élysée Palace announced on December 11 that French President Emmanuel Macron initiated a phone call with Bidzina Ivanishvili, the honorary chairma...
- + Ukraine Caught In The Middle As U.S.-China Trade Hostilities Target Drones—Manufacturers in China recently began limiting sales to the United States and Europe of key components used to build drones that have become a vital p...
- + Romania's Western-Leaning Parties Join Forces To Keep Far-Right Out —Romania's pro-Western parties have agreed on a parliamentary majority to prevent far right groups from joining the government amid political turmoil p...
- + Afghan Taliban Minister Killed In Kabul Blast—Khalil Haqqani, the refugee minister in Afghanistan's Taliban-led administration, has been killed in an explosion in the capital, Kabul, two sources f...
- + Iranian Leader Blames Assad's Downfall On U.S., Israel, And Turkey—Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, in his first public comments since Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was ousted, accused the United States and Isra...
- + Ukraine Live Briefing: Russia Targets Clinic, Cafe —RFE/RL's Ukraine Live Briefing gives you the latest developments on Russia's ongoing invasion, Western military aid, global reaction, and the plight o...
- + China In Eurasia Briefing: What The Fall Of Assad Means For Beijing—Plus: China turns up the temperature on Taiwan, a new investigation into Chinese companies helping Russia on the battlefield, Serbia’s extradition dea...
- + At Least 8 Killed In Russian Strike On Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya—The number of those killed in a Russian strike on a clinic in the southern city of Zaporizhzhya has risen to six, Ukraine's State Emergency Service re...
- + At Least 7 Killed In Russian Strike On Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya—The number of those killed in a Russian strike on a clinic in the southern city of Zaporizhzhya has risen to six, Ukraine's State Emergency Service re...
- + At Least 6 Killed In Russian Strike On Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya—The number of those killed in a Russian strike on a clinic in the southern city of Zaporizhzhya has risen to six, Ukraine's State Emergency Service re...
- + Ukraine's Mobile Frontline Bank Dodges Shells To Deliver Cash —Civilians who still live near Ukraine's front line rely on a mobile bank to deliver cash, but it can be a risky business -- when Current Time reporter...
- + Georgian Government Seeks To Ban Fireworks, An Iconic Symbol Of The Protests—As mass demonstrations continue every day, the ruling Georgian Dream party is trying to push through new draconian measures that include prohibiting d...
- + EU Blasts Georgian Leaders' 'Repressive' Methods As Protesters Return To Streets—Pro-Europe protesters rallied on the streets of Tbilisi for the 13th consecutive nights, while European Union foreign ministers warned the Georgian Dr...
- + U.S. Loans Ukraine $20 Billion Before Biden's Departure—The United States announced it has loaned Ukraine $20 billion backed by the interest earned on frozen Russian assets, part of a $50 billion G7 support...
- + Ex-Mercenary Bodyguard Of Moscow-Friendly Romanian Candidate Freed —A Romanian former mercenary and bodyguard of far-right pro-Russian presidential candidate Calin Georgescu has been released by a Romanian court after ...
- + Lukashenka Reveals Plans For Russian Oreshnik Missile Deployment In Belarus—Belarus' authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka said "several dozen" Russian nuclear warheads are now deployed in his country and that about 30 sit...
- + Ukraine Denies Reports Of Russian Breakthrough In Sumy Region—Ukraine has rejected reports of a Russian breakthrough into the northeastern region of Sumy characterizing them as part of Moscow's disinformation cam...
- + Ukrainian Authorities Deny Reports Of Russian Breakthrough In Sumy Region—Ukraine has rejected reports of a Russian breakthrough into the northeastern region of Sumy characterizing them as part of Moscow's disinformation cam...
- + Wider Europe Briefing: How NATO Is Preparing For A Grim Winter In Ukraine —In this week's newsletter, NATO's perspective on the winter war in Ukraine and its efforts to counter the growing hybrid threats posed by China and Ru...
- + Ukrainian Mom Overcomes Darkness Amid Blackouts (video)—Amid the third winter of Russia's full-scale invasion, Ukrainians are facing power outages as Russian attacks on their energy infrastructure take thei...
- + Outside Powers Move To Protect Interests In Syria As Rebel-Backed Interim PM Named—Syria’s interim prime minister took power with the support of the rebels who ousted President Bashar al-Assad as outside powers – including Russia, Tu...
- + Loud Explosions Heard In Damascus As Israel Strikes Military Sites—Loud explosions were heard early on December 10 in Damascus amid reports that Israel has been systematically striking Syrian military installations fo...
- + Ukraine Live Briefing: U.S. Announces 'Critical Infusion' Of Aid —RFE/RL's Ukraine Live Briefing gives you the latest developments on Russia's ongoing invasion, Western military aid, global reaction, and the plight o...
- + Ukraine Live Briefing: Russia To Station Nuclear Weapons In Belarus —RFE/RL's Ukraine Live Briefing gives you the latest developments on Russia's ongoing invasion, Western military aid, global reaction, and the plight o...
- + How Russia Is Spinning Its Syria Debacle, And Why—When Russia was riding high in Syria, the Kremlin played up its role with prominent propaganda. Now, with Bashar al-Assad out and Russia's standing th...
- + Western Countries Face Dilemma Over Syria's Blacklisted New Rulers—It is not yet clear what role Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) will play in post-Assad Syria. But if, as seems likely, it emerges as a key player, Western g...
- + Western Countries Face Dilemma Over Syria’s Blacklisted New Rulers—It is not yet clear what role Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) will play in post-Assad Syria. But if, as seems likely, it emerges as a key player, Western g...
- + Belarus Issues New Pardons, But Hundreds Of Political Prisoners Remain—Belarus's authoritarian ruler, Alyaksandr Lukashenka, announced the pardon of 29 political prisoners, even as crackdowns on dissent intensify ahead of...
- + EU Leaders Set To Praise Moldova, Condemn Georgia—European Union leaders are set to praise accession candidate Moldova's "successful" presidential election and vow to continuing working with country, ...
- + 'Targets': Georgian Journalists Beaten By Masked Men Amid Ongoing Protests (Video) —Journalists in Georgia have been violently attacked while covering mass protests after the ruling party announced a delay in membership talks with the...
- + Britain Restricts Contact With Georgia, Slams Crackdown On Journalists, Protesters—Britain has said it is severely restricting its contacts with the Georgia government and blasted its "shocking" crackdown on journalists and pro-Weste...
- + Fall Of Assad Unravels Iran's Decades-Old 'Axis Of Resistance'—Syria was the lynchpin of the Iran-led axis of resistance. Losing the country delivers an irreparable blow to Tehran’s ability to fund and arm its par...
- + Zelenskiy Floats Option Of Foreign Troops In Ukraine Until NATO Membership—President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he would consider the temporary deployment of foreign military forces on Ukrainian soil until full NATO membership ...
- + How Assad's Fall Threatens Russia's Military Influence In Syria -- And Across The Region —Russia’s intervention in Syria in 2015 was massive—and successful, propping up the embattled Bashar al-Assad. Now the Syrian dictator is gone, toppled...
- + Syrian Refugee On Assad's Fall : 'If I'm Dreaming, Please Don't Wake Me Up' (Video)—Noura Bittar, a Syrian refugee living in Denmark, says she is celebrating the end of the Assad's rule but fears what the future holds. Noura arrived i...
- + 'We Have Been Poisoned': Kazakhstan's Oil Boom Led To The End Of A Local Community—The processing of rich oil fields in Kazakhstan has produced a windfall that was hoped to benefit millions of lives in the poverty-stricken country. I...
- + 'The Idea Seemed Insane': Behind Putin's Invasion Of Ukraine—Lucian Kim, author of the new book Putin's Revenge: Why Russia Invaded Ukraine, joins the host to discuss Putin's growing resentment, Russia's imperia...
- + Ukraine Live Briefing: Trump Calls On Putin To End War—RFE/RL's Ukraine Live Briefing gives you the latest developments on Russia's ongoing invasion, Western military aid, global reaction, and the plight o...
- + Ex-Warden Of Donetsk Prison Reportedly Killed In Car Bombing—A car bomb in Ukraine's Russia-occupied eastern region of Donetsk has reportedly killed the head of a prison where dozens of Ukrainian soldiers captur...
- + Bodyguard Of Moscow-Friendly Romanian Candidate Detained For 24 Hours—A Romanian former mercenary and bodyguard of far-right pro-Russian presidential candidate Calin Georgescu has been ordered to remain in custody for 24...
- + With Assad In Russia, Syria's Former Rebels Seek Stability Out Of Chaos—With ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad somewhere in Russia, the new de facto rulers in Damascus have begun efforts to stabilize the situation as...
- + The Assad Legacy: Civilian Deaths, Sieges, And Chemical Weapons (Video)—Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has fled the country after 24 years in power. He's accused of cracking down violently on opponents, ordering mass exe...
- + The Militant Leader Who Captured Damascus—Abu Muhammad al-Jolani, the leader of the U.S.-designated terrorist group Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham, has led a lightning offensive in Syria to topple the g...
- + Syria's Assad Flees To Moscow, Reportedly Granted Asylum—Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his family have arrived in Moscow, a Russian diplomat said, as rebels took control of the capital, Damascus, brin...
- + Celebrations, Looting, And Statue Surfing: Scenes From Syria After Assad's Fall—Following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s rule in Syria, images emerged of jubilation and chaos, including toppled statues and the sacking of govern...
- + Russia Says Syria's Assad Granted Asylum In Moscow —Syrian rebels claimed early on December 8 to have taken control of the capital, Damascus after launching a lightning offensive in recent days that adv...
- + Trump Says Russia, Iran In 'Weakened State,' Calls On Putin To Make Ukraine Deal—Trump said Russia and Iran are in a “weakened state” and called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to make a deal to end the war in Ukraine. [Categor...
- + Romanian Police Detain People 'Carrying Weapons' To Bucharest—Police in Romania have detained several people as they headed toward Bucharest carrying guns, machetes, and knives, to allegedly “disrupt public order...
- + Syrians Take To The Streets As Assad's Rule Collapses—Celebrating crowds flooded the streets of Syria's biggest cities, Damascus and Aleppo, early on December 8 after the opposition declared an end to the...
- + Gender-Based Violence in Central Asia—This year’s edition of the international 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign got under way on November 25. That gender-based vi...
- + Afghan Women Say Ban On Midwife Training Will Mean Health Risks—A Taliban shutdown on midwife and nurse training in Afghanistan has students worried over the health consequences for women. Medical trainees have lau...
- + Georgescu, Supporters Protest Outside Bucharest Polling Station After Runoff Scrapped—Romania’s far-right, pro-Russian presidential candidate Calin Georgescu and dozens of his supporters staged a protest at a shuttered polling station i...
- + Losing Syria Is A 'Huge Slap In The Face' For Russia—For Moscow, intervention in Syria's civil war in 2015 was proof that it had regained its status as a global power and counterweight to the West. Now, ...
- + Assad Flees Syria As Rebels Take Damascus—Syrian rebels claimed early on December 8 to have taken control of the capital, Damascus after launching a lightning offensive in recent days that adv...
- + Syrian Rebels Claim Control Over Damascus, Assad's Whereabouts Unknown—Syrian rebels claimed early on December 8 to have taken control of the capital, Damascus after launching a lightning offensive in recent days that adv...
- + Georgian Pro-EU Protesters On Streets Again After Violent Government Crackdown—Thousands of protesters took to the streets of the Georgian capital on December 7 following a violent crackdown the night before by riot police agains...
- + Zelenskiy Hails Talks With Macron, Trump, Says 'A Just Peace' Was Discussed—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called his trilateral talks with French counterpart Emmanuel Macron and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump “goo...
- + Zelenskiy Arrives In Paris For Notre Dame Ceremony, Possible Trump Meeting—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived in Paris on December 7 for the reopening of Notre Dame cathedral and for potential face-to-face meetin...
- + Georgian Police Continue Crackdown On Pro-European Protests In Tbilisi—Pro-European demonstrators shot fireworks at Georgia's parliament building during ongoing protests over the prime minister's decision to end accession...
- + Georgescu Urges Romanians To Show Up At Polls -- Despite Scrapping Of Presidential Runoff—Romania’s far-right, pro-Russian presidential candidate defiantly told voters to turn up at polling stations for a December 8 election runoff that has...
- + Romanian Police Raid Homes In Probe Linked To Scrapped Presidential Vote—Police in Romania conducted searches at three homes on December 7 as part of a probe into election irregularities a day after the country’s Constituti...
- + Syrian Rebels 'Liberating' Homs, Eye Damascus As Assad Regime Hangs In Balance—Syrian rebels led by Islamist militants were reported to be entering the central city of Homs on December 7 and closing in on Damascus suburbs as the ...
- + Syrian Rebels Drive Toward Homs, Damascus As Assad Regime Hangs In Balance—Syrian rebels led by Islamist militants were reported to be entering the central city of Homs on December 7 and closing in on Damascus suburbs as the ...
- + Syrian Army Digs In To Defend Homs From Advancing Rebels As Russia, Turkey, Iran Meet—Rebels in Syria were reported to be advancing closer to the central city of Homs on December 7 as Russia, Iran, and Turkey held an emergency meeting t...
- + Ukraine Live Briefing: Zelenskiy Meets Trump In Paris—RFE/RL's Ukraine Live Briefing gives you the latest developments on Russia's ongoing invasion, Western military aid, global reaction, and the plight o...
- + The Wasteland: Shocking New Images From Russian-Occupied Maryinka —New photos from inside the ruins of Maryinka in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region show the city reduced to an uninhabitable wilderness. [Category: Ukra...
- + Rustaveli: Georgia’s Road Of Protest—Protests that have rocked Tbilisi in recent days broke out on a historic street that has become the “political heart” of modern Georgia. [Category: Ge...
- + Hague Special Court Hits Former Kosovar President With Witness Tampering Charges—Prosecutors with a special international court in The Hague confirmed on December 6 that a new indictment has been filed against former Kosovar Presid...
- + Russian Strike Kills 10, Injures 20 In Southern Ukraine—An attack by Russian troops on the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhya on the evening of December 6 killed 10 people, according to regional Governor Ivan F...
- + UN Nuclear Watchdog Says Iran Planning To 'Dramatically Increase' Uranium Enrichment—Iran is poised to significantly increase the production rate of highly enriched uranium, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has warned in a...
- + Romania's 'King Of TikTok' Tied To Alleged Scheme Boosting Far-Right Presidential Candidate— A mysterious programmer with a reputation for a lavish lifestyle has emerged as a central figure in the claims that far-right presidential candidate ...
- + Putin Says Oreshnik Missile System Will Be Deployed In Belarus—Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Oreshnik missile systems, recently combat-tested in a strike on Ukraine, will be deployed in Belarus s...
- + 5 More Azerbaijani Journalists Detained Amid Crackdown On Media Freedom—Five Azerbaijani journalists who are reportedly affiliated with Meydan TV, a media outlet known for harshly criticizing government policy, have been d...
- + 'We Stopped Our Lives': Georgian Protesters Fatigued But Resilient As Demonstrations Continue—After a week of protests following the Georgian government's decision to suspend EU accession talks through 2028, demonstrators told RFE/RL's Austin M...
- + The Week's Best: 10 Stories And Videos You Shouldn't Miss —We know you're busy and probably don't have the time to read all of our coverage each and every day. Here are some of the highlights produced in Engli...
- + Syrian Rebels Advance Toward Homs As Thousands Flee—Russian forces bombed a key bridge and highway to try and slow a lightning advance by rebels toward the Syrian city of Homs as thousands fled the area...
- + What To Expect In 2025—The New Year has every potential to be momentous, with the return of Donald Trump to the White House, pledging to bring an end to the war between Russ...
- + Police Use Water Cannons In Attempt To Break Up Protest In Tbilisi As Pressure Grows On Georgian Government —Riot police in Georgia used water cannons late on the night of December 6 to disperse protesters gathered in Tbilisi for the ninth consecutive night t...
- + Pressure Grows On Georgian Government Amid Police Brutality Claims, EU Concerns—Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has called on Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze to step down as pressure mounts on the government amid a violent...
- + Massive Pro-European Protests Continue In Georgia (Video)—Massive protests continued in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, on December 5, triggered by the ruling party's decision to suspend negotiations on joinin...
- + Ukraine Live Briefing: Local Official 'Tortured To Death,' Kyiv Says—RFE/RL's Ukraine Live Briefing gives you the latest developments on Russia's ongoing invasion, Western military aid, global reaction, and the plight o...
- + Kerch Bridge Traffic Halted As Explosions Reported In Russian-Occupied Crimea—Explosions were reported early on December 5 in the Crimean city of Kerch, and the bridge connecting the Moscow-occupied peninsula with Russia was clo...
- + Syrian Militants' Capture Of Key City A 'Game-Changer'—The capture of Hama, a strategic city in Syria, by militants is a game-changer in the Middle Eastern country’s decadelong civil war. [Category: Middle...
- + Iran's New Hijab Law Seen As 'Vengeful Act' Against Women—A controversial new law to enforce the mandatory hijab has drawn the ire of the Iranian public and even senior clerics, who say it defeats its purpose...
- + The Ruble Swoons And Russia's Economy Wobbles Further—The Russian currency has dropped precipitously in recent weeks, a drop mainly sparked by new U.S. sanctions on a major Russian bank. It’s not a collap...
- + Romanian Court Annuls Presidential Election, Throws Process Into Chaos —Romania's Constitutional Court annulled the entire presidential election -- even as a runoff vote was under way -- throwing the process into upheaval ...
- + Court Annuls Romanian Presidential Election Amid Accusations Of Russian Meddling—Romania's Constitutional Court has ruled that the presidential election, the second round of which has already started for Romanians abroad, must be s...
- + Voting Begins In Crucial Romanian Presidential Runoff Amid Accusations Of Russian Meddling—Voting has begun abroad in Romania's presidential runoff seen as a referendum on the NATO and EU member's future course amid accusations of Russian me...
- + Romanians Rally For European Path Before Presidential Runoff With Pro-Russian Candidate —About 3,000 people marched in Bucharest on December 5 demanding Romania maintain its pro-European path ahead of a runoff that will decide whether a fa...
- + Britain Seeks Extradition Of 2 Men Charged In Romania Over Attack On British-Iranian Journalist—Britain’s counterterrorism police say they are awaiting the extradition of two Romanian men who are suspects in the stabbing in March of a journalist ...
- + Georgian Law Enforcement Searches Homes Of Ex-Defense Minister—Georgian law enforcement officers conducted searches on December 5 of homes owned by former Georgian Defense Minister Davit Kezerashvili following a d...
- + Syrian Army Says It Has Withdrawn From Key City After Rebel Advance —The Syrian army said it was redeploying troops "to preserve civilians lives and prevent urban combat" after Islamist-led rebels entered the key city o...
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- + EU Orders TikTok Data Freeze Amid Accusations Of Russian Meddling In Romanian Elections—The United States has called for a thorough investigation into Moscow's moves to influence Romania's presidential and parliamentary elections after do...
- + U.S. Calls For Probe Into Russia's 'Malign' Meddling In Romanian Elections—The United States has called for a thorough investigation into Moscow's moves to influence Romania's presidential and parliamentary elections after do...
- + Opposition Leader Recovering After Violent Arrest As U.S. Warns Georgia To Halt Brutality—A Georgian opposition leader who was beaten unconscious during his arrest is recovering and expecting a court hearing, his lawyer said December 5, as ...
- + The Bidens And Burisma: President's Pardon Stretches Back To Son's Time As Ukraine Company Board Member—U.S. President Joe Biden has given a sweeping pardon to his son less than two months before he leaves office. It covers a period dating back to 2014, ...
- + China, Serbia Eye Stepped-Up Cooperation Through Extraditions—Belgrade has stepped up extraditions of Chinese citizens back to China — a development that is set to grow as hundreds of thousands of Chinese citizen...
- + 'Part Of The European Family': Georgians Share What Drives Them To Protest (Video)—Georgians have been in the streets for a week of mass protests over government plans to delay EU accession talks, along with election results many des...
- + Declassified Documents Show Romanian Elections Targeted By 'Aggressive Hybrid Russian Action'—Documents declassified by Romania's top security council on December 4 said the country was the target of an "aggressive hybrid Russian action” during...
- + 'Foreign Agents' Bill Puts Serbia's EU Aspirations Under Question—Serbian lawmakers have begun deliberating a bill submitted to parliament that would establish a "foreign agents" registry, a move that may alienate Se...
- + Pashinian Suggests Armenian Rift With Russia Widening—Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian declared on December 4 in parliament that Yerevan has effectively passed the "point of no return" regarding it...
- + Report: Putin, Other Russian Officials Directly Involved In Transfer, Deportation of Ukrainian Children—Senior Russian authorities, including President Vladimir Putin, were directly involved in ordering the forcible transfer, fostering, and later adoptio...
- + Tajik Drone Crash Leaves Village Alarmed But Undamaged (Video)—On December 3, a large, apparently military drone, fell in the village of Sharora, near the Tajik capital, Dushanbe. According to local residents, it ...
- + Tajik Drone Crash Leaves Village Undamaged But Alarmed—On December 3, a large, apparently military drone, fell in the village of Sharora, near the Tajik capital, Dushanbe. According to local residents, it ...
- + Ukrainian Official Says Regional Mayor Died After Torture In Russian Captivity—The head of Zaporizhzhya Region's Military Administration, Ivan Fedorov, has alleged the mayor of the Ukrainian town of Dniproprudne died after being ...
- + Syrian Troops Reportedly Thwart Rebel Advance Near Russian Air Base—A war monitor and state media say that Syrian government forces have launched a counterattack against Islamist-led rebels who were getting close to a ...
- + Police Secure Area After Mystery Drone Crash Near Tajik Capital—Police and security officials have cordoned off a large area near Dusanbe after a drone resembling a military unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) crashed in...
- + Jailed Iranian Nobel Laureate Mohammadi Temporarily Released On Medical Grounds—Imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has been released on furlough for at least three weeks after receiving urgent medical c...
- + Ukraine Live Briefing: NATO Makes Infrastructure Protection A Priority—RFE/RL's Ukraine Live Briefing gives you the latest developments on Russia's ongoing invasion, Western military aid, global reaction, and the plight o...
- + NATO Agrees To Prioritize Protecting Ukraine's Infrastructure—NATO members have agreed to make protecting Ukraine's infrastructure a top priority, alliance chief Mark Rutte said on December 4, as Russia continues...
- + U.S. Urges 'Dignity' After Georgian Protests Marred By Police Brutality —A standoff between pro-EU Georgian protesters and security forces continues in Tbilisi amid accusations of excessive use of force by police that have ...
- + Georgia Tense After A Sixth Night Of Protests Marred By Police Brutality —A standoff between pro-EU Georgian protesters and security forces continues in Tbilisi amid accusations of excessive use of force by police that have ...
- + What's Next For Georgia? Four Possible Scenarios: From Snap Elections To Bigger Protests (Video) —Georgia finds itself once again at a crossroads after nationwide protests erupted when the ruling Georgian Dream party announced it was suspending acc...
- + What's Next For Georgia? Four Possible Scenarios: From Snap Elections To Bigger Protests —Georgia finds itself once again at a crossroads after nationwide protests erupted when the ruling Georgian Dream party announced it was suspending acc...
- + Civilians In The Crosshairs As Russia Scrambles To Stop Militant Offensive In Syria—The civilian toll of Russia’s war against Ukraine has mounted steadily since the full-scale invasion of 2022. In Syria, meanwhile, civilians are in in...
- + The Guardian 'Grandmothers' Who Helped Wounded Ukrainian Soldiers —Just months into Russia's invasion of Ukraine, two Ukrainian soldiers were gravely injured while attempting to liberate a village from Russian occupat...
- + Georgian Students, Seniors Show Solidarity At Pro-European Protests—Young people took to the streets of multiple Georgian cities for a sixth consecutive day of protests. The demonstrations erupted over the government's...
- + Tensions High At NATO Meeting: Support For Ukraine Top Of Agenda—European security and questions about U.S. support are dominating the NATO foreign ministers' meeting in Brussels this week. With winter looming amid ...
- + Georgian Protesters Share Harrowing Accounts Of Police Brutality —Protesters in Georgia have provided harrowing accounts to RFE/RL's Georgian Service of being brutally beaten by police during demonstrations against t...
- + Erdogan Calls For More Diplomacy In Talks With Putin On Revived Conflict In Syria—Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stressed the need for diplomacy to resolve the conflict in northern Syria ...
- + Georgia's Abkhazia Lawmakers Reject 'Enslaving' Investment Deal With Russia —De facto lawmakers of Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia on December 3 rejected an investment deal with Russia, a document that has caused politic...
- + Russian Woman Arrested In U.S. For Alleged Ties To Russian Intelligence—The FBI has charged Russian national Nomma Zarubina with providing false information to U.S. law enforcement and maintaining connections with Russian ...
- + How Russia Prepares Children In Occupied Ukraine For War Against Their Own Country—In the parts of Ukraine that it occupies, Russia is using a militaristic youth movement to foster the loyalty of minors and prepare them to fight in M...
- + RFE/RL Journalist Released In Georgia Describes Police Beatings—Beka Beradze, a journalist at RFE/RL's Georgian Service, was detained by security forces on December 1 in central Tbilisi. He was walking near Georgia...
- + Ukraine Again Calls For Full Membership As NATO Ministers Meet In Brussels—Ukraine has again called for membership in NATO, saying that only joining the alliance in full would guarantee its future security as it fights to sta...
- + Wider Europe Briefing: Is Lavrov Coming To The EU?—In this week's newsletter, the upcoming OSCE ministerial meeting in Malta and the EU's latest (underwhelming) sanctions on Russia. [Category: Wider Eu...
- + Police Force Protesters From Parliament On Sixth Night Of Tbilisi Protests—Riot police used water cannon and tear gas against protesters taking part in the sixth consecutive night of protests in Tbilisi after the the Georgian...
- + 'Don't Blame Others!' U.S. Embassy Slams Georgian Dream Over Moves Sparking Protests—The U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi has blasted the ruling Georgian Dream party for taking decisions that have cost the Caucasus nation Western support and sp...
- + Tensions High In Georgia's Tbilisi After Another Night Of Protests —Georgian demonstrators dispersed on the morning of December 3 after a fifth night of skirmishes with security forces who used tear gas and water canno...
- + Ukraine Live Briefing: Kyiv Makes Case For NATO Membership—RFE/RL's Ukraine Live Briefing gives you the latest developments on Russia's ongoing invasion, Western military aid, global reaction, and the plight o...
- + After Decades Of Mistrust, Iran And Pakistan Join Forces Against Militancy—Iran and Pakistan have been embroiled in a decadeslong row over cross-border militancy. But the neighbors now appear to be expanding cooperation on ta...
- + The Key Players In Syria's Reignited Civil War—A host of state and nonstate actors are involved in Syria, where the civil war has been revived after a lightening offensive by militants. [Category: ...
- + Who Are The Militants Seizing Swaths Of Territory In Syria?—HTS is an Islamist militant group whose members are mostly Salafists, an ultraradical sect under Sunni Islam. It seeks to establish a state in Syria g...
- + U.S. Announces $725 Million Aid Package For Ukraine—The United States on December 2 announced a new $725 million military aid package for Ukraine. [Category: News, Russia, Ukraine, Russia Invades Ukrain...
- + 'Here For My Future': Georgian Students Protest EU Delay—Students led a protest through Tbilisi on December 2, the fifth consecutive day of anti-government demonstrations. Protesters criticize government pla...
- + Taliban Orders Further Restrictions On Medical Education For Women -- Sources—The Taliban has ordered all private educational institutions in Afghanistan to cease female medical education starting December 3, according to two in...
- + The Spark: How Tbilisi's Street Protests Exploded Into Mass Unrest —RFE/RL photographer Tamuna Chkareuli recalls how protests in Georgia erupted right when unrest after a disputed election seemed to be fizzling out. [C...
- + Five Takeaways From Romania's Parliamentary Elections —The ruling center-left Social Democratic Party (PSD) has won Romania's parliamentary elections, one week after a shock victory of a far-right candidat...
- + Polish Authorities Arrest Russian Activist's Wife—Polish authorities have arrested Irina Rogova, the wife of the former coordinator of the now defunct Open Russia project, on charges of espionage. [Ca...
- + Azerbaijani Court Fines Opposition Leader In Defamation Case—A district court in the Azerbaijani capital on December 2 fined the chairman of the opposition Azerbaijan Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (APFP), Al...
- + Belarusian Authorities Raid Home of Grandmother Of Former Belsat Journalist—Belarus law enforcement officers have raided the home of the 85-year-old grandmother of Syarhey Skulavets, a former journalist for the opposition medi...
- + Germany's Baerbock Warns China's Russia Support Will 'Impact' Ties—German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on December 2 warned her Chinese counterpart that Beijing's support for Russia would "impact" ties, accordin...
- + Baltic States To Punish Georgians Suppressing 'Legitimate Protests'—Estonia says that it has jointly agreed along with Latvia and Lithuania to introduce national sanctions against "those who suppressed legitimate prote...
- + Iran Says To Keep 'Military Advisers' In Syria—Iran said on December 2 that it plans to keep military advisers in Syria after its ally's second city Aleppo was overrun by rebels in a surprise offen...
- + U.S. Plant's Chinese Owner Shipped Sanctioned Electronics To Russia's War Machine —Western nations have struggled to stem the flow of restricted, dual-use electronics sent to Russia for use in its war on Ukraine. Customs data shows h...
- + Germany's Scholz Visits Kyiv Pledging New Weapons—German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived in Kyiv on December 2 vowing to deliver hundreds of millions of euros in additional weapons for Ukraine's defens...
- + Germany's Scholz Arrives In Kyiv Pledging New Weapons—German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived in Kyiv on December 2 vowing to deliver hundreds of millions of euros in additional weapons for Ukraine's defens...
- + NATO Rejects Pristina's Request For Kosovar Deployment To North—NATO's mission in Kosovo says it has withheld authorization for a request by Pristina to deploy the ethnically fractured country's national security b...
- + Police Use Tear Gas Against Pro-EU Protesters In Georgia As Political Crisis Escalates—Police again moved to disperse thousands of demonstrators in Tbilisi on December 2 after more than 200 people were detained during four previous night...
- + Georgian President Says Country In Revolt After Hundreds Arrested In Fourth Night Of Protests—Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili said the entire country is in "revolt" after police beat and forcibly dispersed protesters in Tbilisi for a fou...
- + Georgian President Says Country In Revolt After Opposition Leader Briefly Detained —Georgian police beat and forcibly dispersed protesters in the capital, Tbilisi, for a fourth night on December 1-2 amid angry demonstrations over the ...
- + Fourth Night Of Georgian Protests Met With Beatings, Arrests—Georgian police beat and forcibly dispersed protesters in the capital, Tbilisi, for a fourth night on December 1-2 amid angry demonstrations over the ...
- + Romanian Court Recognizes Presidential Election Result, Confirms December 8 Runoff—Romania's Constitutional Court has recognized the results of the first round of the presidential election and confirmed that the second round will be ...
- + Ruling Social Democrats Win Romanian Parliamentary Vote, Tough Coalition Talks Expected—Romania's ruling Social Democratic Party (PSD) won pivotal parliamentary elections, preliminary results show, setting the stage for talks to form a pr...
- + Ruling Social Democrats On Verge Of Victory In Romanian Vote, Tough Coalition Talks Seen—Romania's ruling Social Democratic Party (PSD) appears headed to victory in pivotal parliamentary elections, setting the stage for talks to form a pro...
- + Ruling Social Democrats Lead In Romanian Vote, Tough Coalition Talks Likely—Romania's ruling Social Democratic Party (PSD) appears headed to victory in pivotal parliamentary elections, setting the stage for talks to form a pro...
- + Iranian Rapper Previously Sentenced To Death Released From Prison—Toomaj Salehi, an Iranian rapper who was acquitted in court after being sentenced to death over his protest songs against the Islamic republic, was re...
- + Serbia's Vucic Says Probe Launched Into Explosion Kosovo Blames On Belgrade—Serbia is conducting a "serious investigation" into the explosion on the Ibar-Lepenac Canal in Kosovo, President Aleksandar Vucic said as he again rej...
- + RFE/RL Journalist Arrested, Beaten During Protests In Georgian Capital, Lawyer Says—RFE/RL producer Beka Beradze has been arrested during protests near the Georgian parliament building in Tbilisi, suffering apparent injuries during th...
- + Serbian Protesters' 'Red Messages' Mark Month Since Deadly Rail Station Accident—Thousands of Serbs marched to mark one month since the collapse of railway concrete canopy killed 15 people in the city of Novi Sad, with youth groups...
- + Fresh Protests Erupt In Georgia As Demonstrators Block Public Broadcaster Building—Georgia's prime minister has said the president must leave office at the end of her term later this month, despite her pledge not to, while anti-gover...
- + Georgian Prime Minister Says President Must Vacate Office—Georgia's prime minister has said President Salome Zurabishvili must leave office at the end of her term later this month, despite her pledge not to. ...
- + Georgian Police Use Water Cannons, Tear Gas To Disperse Protesters (Video)—Protests in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, continue following the prime minister's decision to end accession talks with the European Union. Demonstrat...
- + Putin Approves New Budget With Record Defense Spending—The flood of government spending has caused the economy to wobble in recent months. [Category: News, Russia] [Link to media]
- + Russian Drones Target Kyiv Overnight; 3 Killed In Southern City —Russia launched dozens of attack drones at the Ukrainian capital, officials said, in the latest of a series of air strikes that have battered Kyiv and...
- + Albanian-Run Stores Struggle To Win Over Serb Customers In Kosovo—Some Serbs in northern Kosovo say they "don't dare enter" ethnic-Albanian-run stores because they fear that Serbian nationalists are watching. [Catego...
- + Ruling Social Democrats Take Early Lead, But Romanian Election Outcome Unsure—Romania's ruling Social Democratic Party (PSD) appears to have taken an early lead in pivotal parliamentary elections, which could determine the fate ...
- + Romanians Await Results As Early Exit Poll Gives Ruling Social Democrats Lead—Polls have closed in Romania’s pivotal parliamentary elections, as voters cast ballots in higher-than-usual numbers, even as disputes linger over last...
- + Romanians Vote For New Parliament As Presidential Election Still Disputed—Straddling the divide between the East and West, Romanians have expressed concerns about the country’s ailing economy and rampant corruption. [Categor...
- + Romanians Vote For New Parliament Amid Ongoing Presidential Election Disputes—Straddling the divide between the East and West, Romanians have expressed concerns about the country’s ailing economy and rampant corruption. [Categor...
- + Moscow Bars, Nightclubs Raided Amid Crackdown On LGBT Community—Moscow police on November 30 raided several bars and nightclubs in the capital as part of the government’s crackdown on “LGBTQ+ propaganda,” state med...
- + Moscow Police Raid Bars, Nightclubs As Part Of Crackdown On LGBT Community—Moscow police on November 30 raided several bars and nightclubs in the capital as part of the government’s crackdown on “LGBTQ+ propaganda,” state med...
- + Georgian President Calls Parliament 'Illegitimate' As U.S. Suspends 'Strategic Partnership'—Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili, an ardent critic of the ruling Georgian Dream party, called the nation’s government illegitimate and vowed to ...
- + Georgian President Vows to Stay In Office As U.S. Suspends 'Strategic Partnership'—Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili, an ardent critic of the ruling Georgian Dream party, called the nation’s government illegitimate and vowed to ...
- + Romanians Vote For Parliament Amid Ongoing Presidential Election Disputes—Even as disputes remain over the first round of last week’s presidential election, Romanians return to the polls on December 1 to choose their parliam...
- + Polish PM Says Fortifications On Russian, Belarusian Borders Are 'Investment In Peace'—Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in a visit to his country's border with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, called development of military fortifica...
- + Russian Warplanes Bomb Aleppo Rebels; Iran Says Consulate Attacked—Russian warplanes have joined Syrian air forces to bomb Islamist-led rebels who had taken much of the northwestern city of Aleppo in the biggest chall...
- + Russian Warplanes Reportedly Bomb Aleppo Rebels; Iran Says Consulate Attacked—Russian warplanes reportedly joined Syrian air forces to bomb rebel positions in the northwestern city of Aleppo in the biggest challenge in years to ...
- + Russian Warplanes Reportedly Bomb Rebel Sites In Syria's Aleppo In New Flashpoint—Russian warplanes reportedly joined Syrian air forces to bomb rebel positions in the northwestern city of Aleppo in the biggest challenge in years to ...
- + Trump Has Sought Orban's Take On Ukraine War, Sources Tell RFE/RL—U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has held multiple phone conversations with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban since winning the November 5 presid...
- + At Georgian Protests, Journalists Say They're Being Targeted And Beaten—Journalists covering large anti-government protests in Georgia say they have been deliberately targeted by security forces, with many reporting that t...
- + Georgian Police Kick And Slap Protesters In Tbilisi—The Georgian police have violently cracked down on pro-EU demonstrators in the capital, Tbilisi. RFE/RL filmed officers kicking and slapping detained ...
- + Ukraine Live Briefing: Trump Consults Orban On Ukraine War—RFE/RL's Ukraine Live Briefing gives you the latest developments on Russia's ongoing invasion, Western military aid, global reaction, and the plight o...
- + Dozens Detained As Georgian Police Use Force To Break Up Pro-EU Rally—More than 100 people were detained in a massive pro-EU rally in Tbilisi on November 29 as Georgian police used water cannons and tear gas to disperse ...
- + When Russian Soldiers Toured U.S. Nuclear Missile Bases—Archival images capture the optimism of the 1990s as Washington and Moscow opened the doors to their most sensitive military bases for goodwill tours....
- + Serbia Denies It Was Behind Water Canal Blast In Kosovo—Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic denied as "baseless accusations" by Kosovo that it was behind an explosion which damaged the Iber-Lepenc water cana...
- + Kosovo Blames Water Canal Blast On Serbia—An explosion that damaged the Iber-Lepenc water canal supplying Kosovo’s two main coal power plants on November 29 was a “criminal and terrorist attac...
- + Ukrainian President Says NATO Membership Can End 'Hot Phase' Of War—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says being admitted into NATO could end what he described as the “hot stage of the war” waged by Russia. [Cate...
- + The Week's Best: 10 Stories And Videos You Shouldn't Miss—We know you're busy and probably don't have the time to read all of our coverage each and every day. That's why we've put together The Week's Best. He...
- + Hezbollah Proclaims Tenuous Cease-Fire With Israel 'Divine Victory'—The leader of Hezbollah has claimed that its cease-fire deal with Israel is a “divine victory” for the Lebanese political party and militant group. [C...
- + Tajikistan's Secret Trial: A Plot To Seize Power Or A Government Fearful Of Being Overthrown?—Tajik authorities claim they have uncovered a plot to overthrow the government with the help of an unnamed foreign government and 3,000 militants “fro...
- + Jailed Former Moscow Anti-War Lawmaker Gorinov Handed New Prison Sentence—Imprisoned former Moscow municipal deputy Aleksei Gorinov, known for his outspoken criticism of Russia's war against Ukraine, has been handed a new th...
- + Iran, European Powers Agree To Continue Dialogue—Tehran and three European powers on November 29 agreed to continue their dialogue after a meeting in Geneva, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gha...
- + Georgian Special Forces Attack Current Time Cameraman During Massive Protests In Tbilisi (Video)—Georgian police clashed with protesters in the capital, Tbilisi, early on November 29 after the ruling party said the government would suspend talks o...
- + U.K. Prosecutor Says Bulgarian Accused Of Spying For Russia Discussed Killing Journalist Grozev —A Bulgarian accused of spying for Russia in Britain discussed in text messages the possibility of kidnapping or murdering investigative journalist Chr...
- + Ukraine Says It Struck Russian Oil Depot, Radar Station—Ukraine said it struck an oil depot and an air-defense radar inside Russia early on November 29 amid an escalation of attacks by both Moscow and Kyiv ...
- + RFE/RL Journalist Attacked As Protests Erupt After Government Spurns EU—Video footage showed the moment RFE/RL journalist Davit Tsangareli was attacked while reporting live from the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, early on Nove...
- + Romania Begins Ballot Recount Amid Accusations Of Social Media Violations—Romania's Central Election Bureau has begun a court-ordered recount of all ballots cast in the first round of the presidential election as accusations...
- + Ukraine Live Briefing: Oil Depot Hit In Russia—RFE/RL's Ukraine Live Briefing gives you the latest developments on Russia's ongoing invasion, Western military aid, global reaction, and the plight o...
- + Ukraine Live Briefing: 1 Million Ukrainians Left Without Power—RFE/RL's Ukraine Live Briefing gives you the latest developments on Russia's ongoing invasion, Western military aid, global reaction, and the plight o...
- + Ukrainian Pensioner Beats Blackouts With Pedal Power (Video)—A 77-year-old Ukrainian man overcomes power cuts resulting from Russian air strikes with his own energy, by pedaling a bicycle hooked up to an electri...
- + Georgian Police Use Water Cannons, Tear Gas To Disperse Pro-EU Protesters In Tbilisi—Georgian police have used water cannons to disperse thousands of demonstrators gathered near the parliament in Tbilisi to protest the government's dec...
- + Georgian Security Forces Beat Protesters, Journalists, As Diplomats Slam Government—More than 100 Georgian diplomats have slammed the government's halting of EU membership talks after security forces violently dispersed protesters and...
- + Georgian Security Forces Detain Dozens, Violently Disperse Protesters, Journalists—Security forces used tear gas and water cannon to disperse protesters outside the Georgian parliament in Tbilisi early on November 29, assaulting seve...
- + Exclusive: Belarus State Firm Hosted Russian 'Filtration' Camp Where Ukrainians Were Allegedly Tortured—An investigation by RFE/RL and its partners reveals for the first time that Russian forces operated a so-called “filtration” camp in Belarus on the gr...
- + Rights Groups Demand Release Of Pakistani Journalist—Several rights organizations have demanded the release of veteran journalist Matiullah Jan, who was detained by Pakistani authorities on November 27 a...
- + President Joins Protesters In Tbilisi As Georgia Shuns EU Accession Talks—Protesters gathered outside the Georgian parliament in Tbilisi after Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on November 28 said his government was suspendin...
- + Romanian Election Body To Recount Ballots From First Round Of Presidential Vote—A top Romanian court has ordered the recount of the ballots cast in the first round of the presidential election that saw a far-right candidate take a...
- + Ukraine Ramps Up Defenses Near Pavlohrad As More Evacuees Arrive (Video)—New defenses are being built just outside Pavlohrad in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region as Russian forces slowly advance in the east. Meanwhile, more e...
- + Former British Soldier Found Guilty Of Spying For Iran—A former British soldier, whose prison escape sparked a massive manhunt in 2023, has been found guilty of passing on sensitive information to the Iran...
- + Iran Warns It Could Go Nuclear Ahead Of Talks With European Powers—Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi says his country may change its nuclear doctrine and develop a bomb if UN sanctions are reimposed on Tehran. [C...
- + Cease-Fire Agreed After More Than 100 Killed In Pakistani Sectarian Violence—A new truce agreement has been achieved between feuding Sunni and Shi’ite communities in Pakistan’s northwestern region of Kurram, where more than 100...
- + 'Unconstitutional' Proposals To Change Kazakhstan's Charity Laws Set Off Alarm Bells—Rights defenders have called proposals to regulate donations unconstitutional and fear the vague wording of the law can be used against civil society....
- + More Than 1 Million Ukrainians Left Without Electricity After Latest Russian Attack—Russia unleashed a "massive" attack on Ukraine’s infrastructure on November 28, leaving more than 1 million people without power in freezing temperatu...
- + Ukraine Defense Minister Discusses Boosting Security With South Korean President—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Defense Minister Rustem Umerov's talks in South Korea focused on cooperation on the security of both Ukra...
- + Pro-Russian Presidential Candidate Denies He Wants Romania Out Of NATO—Calin Georgescu, the pro-Russian far-right independent candidate who scored a shock victory in the first round of Romania's presidential election, has...
- + Trump Nominates Defense Adviser Kellogg As Special Envoy For Ukraine, Russia—U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on November 27 tapped Keith Kellogg, a retired Army lieutenant general who has long served as a top adviser to Trump...
- + Toqaev Welcomes Putin On Visit To Kazakhstan During 'Difficult Time'—Russian President Vladimir Putin has been warmly received in Kazakhstan, where he and Kazakh President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev discussed boosting energy ...
- + How TikTok Fueled The Rise Of Romania's Far-Right Presidential Candidate Georgescu—Calin Georgescu, the little-known far-right politician, used TikTok to spread his anti-EU, anti-NATO message and win the first round of Romania's pres...
- + G7 Foreign Ministers Renew Support For Ukraine In Final Summit Document—The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) leading industrialized countries expressed their support for Ukraine on November 26 in the final stat...
- + In New Book, Merkel Justifies Stance On Ukraine At 2008 NATO Summit—Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has written an autobiography in which she reaffirms her decision to push back against offering Ukraine future m...
- + Khan Supporters Clash With Pakistan Security Forces Amid High Tensions In Islamabad—Security forces were deployed across Islamabad on November 26 as supporters of the jailed formed Prime Minister Imran Khan arrived in the Pakistani ca...
- + Black Boxes From DHL Aircraft Found Amid Search For Clues In Deadly Crash—The flight recorders of a cargo plane belonging to global courier DHL that crashed near Vilnius on November 25 have been found as investigators contin...
- + Russia Expels British Diplomat Over Alleged Espionage Activities—Russia has expelled Edward Prior Wilks, a second secretary in the Political Department of the British Embassy in Moscow, accusing him of espionage und...
- + Romanians Protest Following Surprise Victory By Pro-Russian Presidential Candidate—Hundreds of protesters rallied in the Romanians capital, Bucharest, a day after the surprise victory of a pro-Russian far-right candidate in the first...
- + Russian-Installed Court In Donetsk Sentences Georgian Legion Leader In Absentia—The so-called Supreme Court in Ukraine's Russian-occupied Donetsk has sentenced Mamuka Mamulashvili, the leader of the Georgian Legion, to 23 years in...
- + The Week Ahead In Russia: Escalation And Endgame —U.S. permission for Ukrainian strikes deeper in Russian territory. A new Russian nuclear doctrine and a ballistic missile attack. Olga Oliker of the C...
- + Russia Opens Criminal Case Against Brit Accused Of Terrorism, Mercenary Activities—Russia's Investigative Committee announced on November 26 that it had opened a criminal case against James Scott Rhys Anderson, a British citizen accu...
- + Former RFE/RL Contributor Gets 4 Years In Prison In Siberia—A court in the Siberian city of Chita has sentenced journalist Nika Novak, a former contributor to RFE/RL's Siberia.Realities project, to four years ...
- + What Is Behind The Deadly Sectarian Violence In Pakistan?—Over 80 people were killed and scores more injured in recent sectarian clashes in northwestern Pakistan. Experts say historic rivalries, extremist Isl...
- + Ukraine Live Briefing: Merkel Defends Stance On NATO Membership For Kyiv—RFE/RL's Ukraine Live Briefing gives you the latest developments on Russia's ongoing invasion, Western military aid, global reaction, and the plight o...
- + Ukraine Attacked With 'Record' 192 Drones, Missiles As NATO Gauges Russia's New Weapon—Russia on November 26 launched 188 drones and four cruise missiles at targets in Ukraine -- a record number of projectiles in a single attack, as NATO...
- + Wider Europe Briefing: NATO Braces For An Unpredictable 2025—In this week's newsletter, I'm drilling down on one big issue: NATO going into 2025. [Category: Wider Europe, Features, Russia, Ukraine, Russia Invade...
- + Soldiers Told To 'Shoot On Sight' In Islamabad As Khan Supporters Clash With Police—The Pakistani military has deployed troops in Islamabad as thousands of protesters demanding the release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan refused t...
- + Interview: Could A Demilitarized Zone End The Ukraine War?—U.S. Naval War College Professor Lieutenant Colonel Jahara "Franky" Matisek talks about the state of the Russian invasion at the 1,000-day mark. [Cate...
- + Russia And Yemen's Huthis United In Their Animosity Toward The West—Russia has been expanding its strategic ties with the Iranian-backed Huthi rebels in Yemen to hurt Western interests in the Red Sea. The Kremlin may e...
- + Ukraine's Holy Mountains May Take Generations To Recover From The War—The destruction of the Holy Mountains National Nature Park from intense fighting, occupation, land mines, and unexploded ordnance is a microcosm of ho...
- + Police Use Tear Gas On Khan Supporters Marching Toward Pakistani Capital—Thousands of protesters calling for the release of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan defied roadblocks and tear gas on November 25 to march t...
- + Cargo Plane Crash In Vilnius Raises Question About Possible Link To Sabotage—German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said the deadly crash of a cargo plane in Lithuania on November 25 could have been a "hybrid incident" with ...
- + Serbian Deputies Scuffle As Opposition Keeps Pressure Over Deadly Rail Station Collapse—Serbian MPs scuffled in parliament on November 25 after opposition legislators accused the ruling coalition of failing to address the deadly collapse ...
- + Russian Beaten In Custody By Kadyrov's Son Gets 13 1/2 Years In Prison—Nikita Zhuravel, a Russian political prisoner who was beaten by the teenage son of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov while in pretrial detention, has been...
- + EU To Target Chinese Firms With Asset Freezes, Visa Bans For Aiding Russia In Ukraine—The European Union has proposed for the first time to target Chinese companies and individuals with visa bans and asset freezes over their dealings wi...
- + RFE/RL Journalist Andrey Kuznechyk Marks 3 Years In Belarusian Prison—RFE/RL journalist Andrey Kuznechyk marked his third year in prison on November 25 on charges, he, his employer, and human rights organizations call po...
- + Pakistani Police Use Tear Gas Against Khan Supporters (Video)—At least one officer was killed and dozens of people were injured outside Islamabad after police fired tear gas at supporters of jailed former Prime M...
- + British Man Fighting For Ukraine Reportedly Captured In Russia's Kursk—A British national fighting for Ukraine has reportedly been captured by Russian forces in Russia’s Kursk region, marking a significant development in ...
- + 3 Uzbeks Arrested In U.A.E. For Alleged Role In Israeli-Moldovan Rabbi's Killing—United Arab Emirates on November 25 disclosed the names of three suspects detained in the killing of a 28-year-old Israeli-Moldovan ultra-Orthodox rab...
- + Protests In Tbilisi Ahead Of First Session Of Newly Elected Parliament—Thousands of people gathered outside the Georgian parliament in Tbilisi to protest ahead of the first session of the newly elected parliament, schedul...
- + Protesters Pelt Georgian Parliament With Eggs During First Session Since Disputed Election —Georgia's new parliament met for its first session since the Moscow-friendly Georgian Dream party won elections last month that ignited calls for fres...
- + Who Is Calin Georgescu, The Far-Right Winner Of Romania's Presidential First Round?—Far-right candidate Calin Georgescu has come out of nowhere to win Romania's presidential election. He will now advance to the runoff on December 8. W...
- + Iran's Khamenei Says ICC Arrest Warrants For Israeli Leaders 'Not Enough'—Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for Israeli Prime Minister Ben...
- + Ukraine Says It Hit Russian Oil Depot, Other 'Important Targets' —Ukraine's military said it struck an oil depot overnight in Russia's western Kaluga region and "a number of important targets" in two other Russian re...
- + Ukraine Live Briefing: Ukraine Targets Bryansk, Kaluga, and Kursk—RFE/RL's Ukraine Live Briefing gives you the latest developments on Russia's ongoing invasion, Western military aid, global reaction, and the plight o...
- + Kyrgyz Rape Victim Unable To Rebuild Her Life, Disabled Teen's Family Says—The family of a rape victim in Kyrgyzstan say the disabled teen’s health has deteriorated after the horrific incident more than two years ago, when sh...
- + Violence Against Women, A Crime That Transcends Borders—Gender-based violence is rampant across the globe, and an issue that extends beyond cultures and borders. Experts say violence against women and girls...
- + Silenced But Not Forgotten: Women Under The Taliban—Millions of women around the world have to fight for basic human rights. In places like Afghanistan, Iran, and the Balkans, the challenges women face ...
- + Pro-Russian Candidate In Shock Win, To Face Former Small-Town Mayor In Romania's Presidential Runoff —Pro-Russian far-right candidate Calin Georgescu has won a surprise victory in the first round of EU and NATO member Romania's presidential vote and wi...
- + Russia-Friendly Candidate Takes Surprising Lead In Romanian Presidential Vote, Runoff Expected —Pro-Russia candidate Cailin Georgescu has edged ahead in Romania's presidential vote, partial preliminary results showed, throwing the race into unexp...
- + White House Condemns Killing Of Israeli-Moldovan Rabbi In U.A.E.—The White House has condemned the killing in the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi in an assault that Israel called an anti-S...
- + U.A.E. Arrests 3 In Killing Of Israeli-Moldovan Rabbi—Authorities in the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) on November 24 said three suspects have been arrested in the killing of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi in ...
- + Romanians Hope For 'A Better Future' As They Elect President—Romanians cast their ballots in the first round of the presidential election on November 24. Voters speaking to RFE/RL in the capital, Bucharest, seem...
- + Freight Train Arrives In Afghanistan From China As Beijing Looks To Increase Ties—The first train carrying goods from China to Afghanistan arrived in Mazar-e Sharif on November 23 after crossing through Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, th...
- + Russia Set To Name New Ambassador To United States —Aleksandr Darchiyev is slated to be appointed as Russia’s ambassador to Washington, the Kommersant newspaper reported on November 24, citing three uni...
- + Russia Reportedly Recruiting Fighters From Yemen Through Huthi Intermediaries—The Financial Times reports that Russia has recruited hundreds of Yemeni men to fight in Ukraine, lured by the promise of high salaries and potential ...
- + Iran Says It Will Hold Nuclear Talks With Britain, France, Germany—Iran on November 24 confirmed it will hold talks regarding its disputed nuclear program with officials from Britain, France, and Germany on November 3...
- + Pakistan Says Cease-Fire Deal Reached Among Warring Parties In Northwest—The Pakistani government on November 24 said its mediation team had reached agreement on a seven-day cease-fire among warring sectarian groups in the ...
- + Islamabad Locked Down As Imran Khan's Supporters Plan To Protest—Supporters of the Pakistan Tehrik-e Insaf (PTI) opposition party headed from Peshawar for the party's planned nationwide rally in the capital, Islamab...
- + What Do Central Asians Think About China?—China’s presence in Central Asia has been growing for 30 years. China is now a leading trade and security partner, foreign investor, and source of eve...
- + Zelenskiy Calls For More Air-Defense Systems For Ukraine—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on November 24 his country “needs more air-defense systems” to protect its people as Russia continues to ...
- + Ukraine Live Briefing: Russia To Continue Testing Ballistic Missiles—RFE/RL's Ukraine Live Briefing gives you the latest developments on Russia's ongoing invasion, Western military aid, global reaction, and the plight o...
- + The Life, And Nail-Biting Work, Of A Ukrainian Sapper—RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service lived with one of the soldiers tasked with dismantling explosives on the battlefields of Ukraine. [Category: Ukraine, Featu...
- + Pakistani Capital Locked Down, Internet Partially Suspended Ahead Of Protest—Pakistani authorities have locked down Islamabad, and partially suspended mobile phone and internet services as supporters of imprisoned former Prime ...
- + Pro-West PM Leads Romanian Presidential Vote, Russia-Friendly Candidate Makes Surprise Challenge —Partial preliminary results in Romania's presidential vote give Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu a narrow lead, but a surprisingly strong showing by pro-...
- + United Nations Climate Talks On Verge Of Failure Amid Walkout —Developing nations staged a walkout at the United Nations climate talks in Baku, demanding wealthy emitter nations step up financial aid to combat the...
- + Georgian Opposition Demands Election Rerun Before Parliament Meets—Opposition parties in Georgia organized a new postelection protest on November 23. Protesters in the capital, Tbilisi, demanded a rerun of controversi...
- + Uzbek President Fires Top Officials Amid Assassination Attempt Scandal—Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoev has fired several top officials in the State Security Service (SSS) and Interior Ministry in a sweeping reshuffle fo...
- + Zelenskiy Says Putin Aiming To Regain Kursk Territory Before Trump Takes Office—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said that Russia is seeking to drive his forces out of Kursk region before U.S. President-elect Donald Trump t...
- + Police Violence Against Foreign Students In Kazan Leads To Iranian Diplomatic Protest—The violent detentions of brawling foreign university students, including from Iran, in Tatarstan has led to a protest by the Iranian consul-general. ...
- + 'Skin And Bones': Holodomor Survivor Shares Childhood Memories From Stalin-Era Famine—Maryna Shymanska, a 100-year-old resident of Ukraine's Zhytomyr region, spoke with RFE/RL about how her family survived the Holodomor, a Stalin-era fa...
- + Death Count Rises As Sectarian Violence Continues In Northwest Pakistan—Local authorities have reported that at least 25 people, most of them Shi’a, were killed on November 22 in fresh sectarian violence in a tribal region...
- + Russia's Claim Of Emissions In Occupied Ukraine Regions Draws Protests At COP29—Russia has included the territories it occupies in Ukraine in its recent greenhouse gas inventory report to the United Nations, drawing protests from ...
- + Ukraine Live Briefing: Verkhovna Rada Closes Over Strike Fears—RFE/RL's Ukraine Live Briefing gives you the latest developments on Russia's ongoing invasion, Western military aid, global reaction, and the plight o...
- + Georgian Dream To Open Parliament Despite Protests, Without Foreign Diplomats—The Moscow-friendly Georgian Dream party, fresh off a contested victory in parliamentary elections last month that ignited calls for fresh polls and p...
- + It's Election Season In Romania. Here's Everything You Need To Know.—Over the next few weeks, Romania is holding presidential and parliamentary elections. RFE/RL looks at who's running, who is likely to win, and, for th...
- + How Kazakhstan's Booming Oil Business Led To The End Of One Kazakh Village—Ten years after a troubling medical mystery in western Kazakhstan, locals face chronic illnesses, environmental ruin, and threats to their livelihood....
- + Trump Reportedly Considers Ex-Intelligence Chief Richard Grenell For Ukraine Post—U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is considering tapping Richard Grenell, his former intelligence chief, to be a special envoy for the Russia-Ukraine ...
- + EU Parliament Leader Wants Germany To Send Taurus Missiles To Ukraine—EU Parliament President Roberta Metsola supports the use of long-range missiles by Ukraine in its defense against Russia's full-scale invasion and sai...
- + Bulgaria, Romania Step Closer To Schengen As Austria Drops Veto—Austria has dropped its long-standing veto to Bulgaria and Romania joining the passport free Schengen zone, opening the door to their accession next y...
- + Russian Journalist Faces Legal Action Over Comments To RFE/RL On Chechen Abduction Case—Yekaterina Neroznikova, a journalist and member of the Marem human rights group, is facing administrative charges in Russia for her alleged involvemen...
- + Putin Says Russia Will Use New Missile Again In 'Combat Conditions' After Ukraine Strike —Russian President Vladimir Putin said the country's new intermediate-range ballistic missile, a nuclear-capable weapon, will continue to be tested, in...
- + Russia Declares Forum Advocating Regional Autonomy A Terrorist Organization—The Russian Supreme Court on November 22 ruled in favor of a petition by the Prosecutor General’s Office, declaring the international organization Pos...
- + The Week In Russia: The Motives Behind Russia's Ballistic Missile Strike On Ukraine—Russia's use of what President Vladmir Putin said was a new intermediate-range missile against Ukraine was all about signaling -- "a political strike ...
- + Ukrainian Frontline Troops Voice Resentment At Lack Of New Recruits (Video)—Ukrainian troops have complained that people are avoiding military service and leaving them outnumbered on the front line, in interviews near Kupyansk...
- + The Azadi Briefing: Iran To Deport Afghan Prisoners —Iran is talking to the Taliban to hand over some 1,000 Afghans convicted on drug charges. The Taliban wants Tehran to deport all Afghan convicts amid ...
- + ICC Arrest Warrant Will Dog Netanyahu Even If He Never Faces The Hague —Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may never face prosecution for war crimes and crimes against humanity, despite The Hague’s issuance of an ar...
- + Ukraine Live Briefing: Striking Inside Russia —RFE/RL's Ukraine Live Briefing gives you the latest developments on Russia's ongoing invasion, Western military aid, global reaction, and the plight o...
- + U.S. Embassy Closes Over 'Potential Significant Air Strike' on Kyiv—The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv says it has received "specific information" about a possible air strike and decided to close its operations on November 20. [...
- + What’s Behind The Mystery Of Iran's Fishing Boom? (Video)—Iran has recorded a massive uptick in its fishing catch in the Caspian, even as the sea shrinks. But as fishermen celebrate, experts are ringing alarm...
- + Exiled Opposition Leader Condemns Belarus 'Anti-Riot' Drills Ahead Of January Election—Exiled opposition leader Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya on November 19 condemned so-called anti-riot drills conducted by Belarusian police ahead of the plan...
- + Afghan Teen Wins Children's Peace Prize For Work Advocating For Girls' Rights—Nila Ibrahimi, an Afghan teenager living in Canada, has been awarded the prestigious International Children’s Peace Prize for her efforts in advocatin...
- + Sabotage Suspected After Baltic Sea Cables Damaged Amid NATO Drills In Finland—Finnish and German authorities have briefed NATO commanders on what they know about damage to two key Internet cables under the Baltic Sea. The German...
- + Scholz Blasts Soft G20 Statement On Russia But Reiterates Stand On Long-Range Missiles—German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on November 19 attacked the final declaration of the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro for not plainly stating that Russia wa...
- + Afghan Teacher, Imprisoned Tajik Lawyer Win Prestigious Rights Award—Zholya Parsi, a woman’s rights activist in Afghanistan, and imprisoned Tajik lawyer Manuchehr Kholiqnazarov have been declared co-winners of the prest...
- + Europeans Probe Baltic Cable Damage As Suspicions Turn Toward Russia—European governments have accused Russia of intensifying "hybrid attacks" following reports that Baltic Sea fiber-optic communications cables were dam...
- + 'No More Emotions': Frontline Ukrainian Soldiers Reflect On 1,000 Days Of War —As their country marks 1,000 days of war, Ukrainian soldiers on the front line spoke with Current Time correspondent Borys Sachalko about the ongoing ...
- + Russian Court Sends Bashkir Activist To 9 Years In Prison Amid Crackdown—A court in Russia's Republic of Bashkortostan on November 19 sentenced activist Marat Sharafutdinov, the final defendant in the high-profile Karmaskal...
- + No Charges Filed Against Iranian Woman Who Disrobed In Apparent Protest—No charges have been brought against the young Iranian woman who disrobed in an apparent protest outside her Tehran university, a spokesman for the ju...
- + Serbia, Kazakhstan Strengthen Economic Ties Amid Toqaev's Visit To Belgrade —Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Kazakh President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev have pledged to strengthen economic cooperation between their countries d...
- + Jailed Tajik MMA Fighter, Blogger Chorshanbiev's Sentence Extended—Popular Tajik MMA fighter and blogger Chorshanbe Chorshanbiev, who was sentenced in 2022 to 8 1/2 years in prison on charges he and his supporters cal...
- + Police Violently Disperse Tbilisi Protests Over Disputed Elections—Protesters in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, told RFE/RL they were "strong" and remained determined after police violently dispersed a sit-in demonstr...
- + North Macedonia's Sekerinska Becomes NATO Deputy Chief—NATO on November 19 said that former North Macedonian Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska has become the alliance's new deputy secretary-general. [Cat...
- + Four Belarusian Families Face Trial As Crackdown On 2020 Protesters Continues—Four years after mass protests erupted against Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s authoritarian rule in Belarus, trials against those who took to the streets con...
- + Ex-Moscow Lawmaker Sentenced In Absentia To 8 Years In Prison—A Moscow court on November 19 sentenced a former local lawmaker in absentia to eight years in prison for spreading "fake news" about the Russian milit...
- + Russia Says Ukraine Used ATACMS Against Military Target In Bryansk—The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on November 19 that Ukraine used six U.S.-supplied ATACMS missiles in its attack on the Bryansk regio...
- + Bosnia To Expel Russian Man Suspected Of Training Moldovans To Foment Unrest—Authorities in Bosnia-Herzegovina will expel a Russian citizen who was arrested on suspicion of instructing Moldovan nationals how to foment unrest in...
- + 12 Ukrainians Held By Belarus On 'Extremism' Charges—At least 12 Ukrainian citizens have been detained in Belarus on "extremism" charges, according to Kyiv's former ambassador to Minsk and current ambass...
- + G7 Vows 'Unwavering Support' For Ukraine As Invasion Nears 1,000th Day—The Group of Seven (G7) leading industrialized countries reiterated its members' "unwavering support for Ukraine for as long as it takes" as that coun...
- + Russia's Gazprom Stops Flow Of Natural Gas To Austria, OMV Utility Says—Russia’s state-owned natural gas company Gazprom stopped supplies to Austria early on November 16, according to the Vienna-based utility OMV, after OM...
- + Abkhaz Separatist Leader Urges Protesters To Leave Parliament, Pledges Resignation—The leader of the Moscow-backed Abkhazia region said on November 16 that he would step down if protesters leave the parliament compound. A day earlier...
- + In Ukraine, Top Japanese Diplomat Warns Of 'Alarming' North Korean Move—Visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said that Tokyo and Kyiv have committed to increased dialogue on security issues in light of the "ext...
- + Iran 'Categorically Denies' Its UN Envoy Met With Trump Ally Musk—Tehran has "categorically denied" U.S. reports suggesting that billionaire Trump ally and adviser Elon Musk met with Iranian Ambassador to the UN Amir...
- + Militants Kill 7 Pakistani Troops In Balochistan—At least seven Pakistani paramilitary soldiers were killed and 13 others were wounded in a militant attack on a checkpoint in the mountainous Kalat di...
- + Georgian Opposition Politician Throws Black Liquid On Electoral Chief To Protest Vote—Georgian opposition politician Davit Kirtadze splashed black liquid in the face of Giorgi Kalandarishvili, head of the country's Central Election Comm...
- + Putin Not Interested In Negotiations, Only In Ending His Own Isolation, Zelenskiy Says—Russian President Vladimir Putin "is not interested in holding negotiations to end the war but wants to hold talks with foreign leaders to put an end ...
- + Voices From Baku: Residents Weigh In On Hosting COP29—As the United Nations climate change conference, known as COP29, kicked off in the Azerbaijani capital, Baku, on November 11, RFE/RL asked residents h...
- + The Week's Best: 10 Stories And Videos You Shouldn't Miss—We know you're busy and probably don't have the time to read all of our coverage each and every day. That's why we've put together The Week's Best. He...
- + Black Liquid Splashed On Election Chief As Georgia Validates Disputed Poll Results—Georgia's Central Election Commission (CEC) on November 16 validated the results of last month's disputed elections despite weeks of protests by the o...
- + Austria Says Russia's Gazprom Will Cut Off Natural Gas Supply This Weekend—Russia’s state-owned natural gas company Gazrom will cut off supplies to Austria’s OMV utility early on November 16, Austria’s chancellor said, adding...
- + Ukraine Live Briefing: All-Out Assault On Kupyansk—RFE/RL's Ukraine Live Briefing gives you the latest developments on Russia's ongoing invasion, Western military aid, global reaction, and the plight o...
- + Afghanistan, One Of The World's Most Vulnerable Countries To Climate Change—Afghanistan is one of the countries most affected by climate change. But the country is also considered one of the most ill-equipped to adapt to and m...
- + The Ghosts Of Prague's Communist Past—Thirty-five years after the Velvet Revolution threw off Soviet-backed communist rule in Czechoslovakia, we visited some of the sites in Prague where m...
- + Ukraine Rolling Out Robots On The Battlefield—Ukrainian inventors have developed more than 200 different ground robotic systems in the last year. The devices can lay mines, destroy enemy positions...
- + A Blood-Red Stripe: Russian Opposition's Anti-War Rally Shadowed In Advance By Controversy Over Flag—Ahead of what opposition leaders abroad hope will be a major demonstration in Berlin this weekend against Putin’s government and its war on Ukraine, c...
- + Embattled Leader Vows To 'Stabilize' Abkhazia, But Protesters Still Hold Parliament—The embattled leader of Georgia's Moscow-backed separatist region of Abkhazia, Aslan Bzhania, was quoted as saying on November 16 that "legitimate aut...
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