'We Are At War': Sam Brownback Warns Of A Rising Authoritarian Alliance Against…
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Freedom For Foreigners, Limitations For Locals As Turkmenistan Opens To Tourism
A loosening of rules for tourists entering Turkmenistan has been noticed by travellers and tour agencies but locals say the…
Iran Is Smuggling Millions Of Liters Of Fuel To Pakistan Every Day
Iranian traders are smuggling over 6 million liters of fuel to neighboring Pakistan each day, traders and transporters in the…
Spiritual Thaw In Belarus? A Protestant Prayer Meeting In Minsk Featuring…
If organizers’ hopes are fulfilled, thousands of devout Belarusians -- Baptists, Adventists, other Protestants – could jam a…
US Officials Warn End Of Ukraine War Could Heighten Russian Threat To Baltics
A senior US State Department official warned that Russia is likely to reposition forces toward NATO’s eastern flank once the war…
Veteran Russian Dissident Reportedly Left Suicide Note Blaming Putin
Nina Litvinova, a prominent Russian human rights activist and dissident whose suicide was reported recently by Russian media,…
Trump, Xi Strike Stabilizing Tone At Beijing Summit Shaped By Iran Conflict
US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi entered talks in Beijing confronting the growing risks that the conflict in Iran…
Trump Says He Would Accept Iran Suspending Enrichment For 20 Years
As the US-Israeli war with Iran continues to impact and shape the region, journalists from RFE/RL's Central Newsroom and Iranian…
US Pledges Fresh $1.8 Billion For UN Aid Operations, Including Ukraine
The United States has announced an additional $1.8 billion in humanitarian assistance for UN-led relief operations worldwide,…
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Symbols Of The Shah's Secret Police Seen At Iranian Royalists Rallies Abroad
Some Iranians in exile who are advocating a return of the monarchy in Tehran have been displaying symbols associated with the…
Resignation Of UN Envoy Christian Schmidt Highlights International Divide Over…
The resignation of the UN High Representative to Bosnia-Herzegovina, Christian Schmidt, has exposed deep divisions among key…
Cheap, Homegrown Sting Interceptors Are Changing Drone Warfare For Ukraine
As Russia launches waves of drone attacks, one of Ukraine's best defenses is an inexpensive, domestically produced weapon: the…
The Islamic Republic 3.0: Who Holds Power In Iran?
Power has become increasingly decentralized in Iran following the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the selection of his son…
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Apartment Block Collapses In Kyiv During Massive Russian Attack
Russia launched 56 missiles and 675 drones at Ukraine overnight Ukraine’s Air Force said on May 14. Officials reported several…
Kyiv Court Orders Former Zelenskyy Adviser Yermak Jailed On $3 Million Bail
A Ukrainian court ordered Andriy Yermak jailed as part of a luxury real estate scandal, setting bail at $3 million for the man…
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How The War In Iran Is Shaping The Trump-Xi Summit
The war and its global ripple effects are a through line influencing many of the issues that the two leaders will discuss in…
Could Iran Start Charging Global Tech Firms For Undersea Cables In The Strait…
Iranian outlets with ties to the IRGC have floated the idea that Tehran assert control over undersea fiber-optic cables running…
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As NATO Trains In Sweden, Ukrainian Partners Share Expertise In Drone Warfare
Sweden is hosting large-scale NATO exercises, called Aurora 2026, on the island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea. As the alliance…
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China Prioritizes Regime Survival In Iran, Analyst Moriyasu Says Ahead of…
In an interview with RFE/RL, Ken Moriyasu, a senior fellow at Hudson Institute, says Beijing may tactically help ease tensions…
Wider Europe Briefing: Can Ukraine And Moldova Finally Start Accession Talks?
Has the moment arrived to start Ukraine’s EU accession talks?
Iran, Taiwan, And Trade Tensions: What To Expect At The Trump-Xi Summit
The two leaders are expected to negotiate over rare earth exports and economic tensions while navigating growing friction over…
Russia, Ukraine Import Workers From South Asia As War Hollows Out Industries
Migrant workers from India, Bangladesh, and elsewhere are taking up manual labor jobs inside the warring countries as Moscow and…
Iran Is Using Alternative Routes To Bypass US Naval Blockade
In response to the US naval blockade on Iran’s ports and vessels, Tehran is using alternative routes to transit goods, including…
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From Kittens To Lions, Odesa Vets Devote Lives To Saving Ukraine's Animals
When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Leonid and Valentyna Stoyanov, two veterinarians in Odesa, took in as…
Ukraine Says It Hit Russian Caspian Sea Warship; Kremlin Boosts Security For…
Russia warned Kyiv-based diplomats and representatives of international organizations to prepare to evacuate the Ukrainian…
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Vessel Attacked In Strait Of Hormuz As US Pauses Operation To Guide Ships
A French shipping group has confirmed that one of its vessels was attacked while transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
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Russian Drone Attack Hits Ukrainian Kindergarten Amid Kyiv-Declared Cease-Fire
Russian drones hit a kindergarten in Ukraine's Sumy region on May 6. The attack came during a May 5-6 cease-fire unilaterally…
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Deadly Russian Air Strikes Hit Ukrainian Cities
Russian aerial bombs struck the center of Kramatorsk in Ukraine's Donetsk region on May 5, killing at least five people and…
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UAE Accuses Iran Of Hitting Oil Sector, World Leaders Condemn Dangerous…
Several countries have condemned Iran and called an attack on oil facilities in the United Arab Emirates a dangerous escalation.…
Wider Europe Briefing: Montenegro Edging Closer To The EU
In this week's briefing, RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak drills down on two issues: Montenegro edging closer to the European…
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'Forced Confessions': Iranian Prisoners Speak Amid Wave Of Executions
Iran announced the hanging of three more men on May 4 as a wave of executions continued amid the backdrop of Tehran's war with…
Leaders Gather In Yerevan For European Summit
Leaders from throughout the EU and other countries met in the Armenian capital, Yerevan, on May 4 for the the eighth summit of…
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Ukraine Strikes Russia's Tuapse Oil Facilities For Fourth Time
Ukrainian forces again struck oil facilities in Russia's Black Sea port of Tuapse early on May 1, a day after launching drones at…
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Russia's Mercenaries Fled A Northern Mali Stronghold. Here's What They Left…
Mali is a mess. Russia’s Africa Corps is pulling out of a major city it helped capture a couple years ago, what some experts say…