Two Russian tankers carrying fuel oil broke up in the Kerch Strait in December, spilling fuel into the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea. Russia has sent clean-up crews to some of the affected areas, ...

The sweeping measures risk igniting a trade war that could significantly damage the economies of the targeted countries and the United States, especially as Canada, Mexico, and China look to respond.

Kyrgyz and Uzbek nationals who looked destined for lengthy jail terms after fighting for Russia in Ukraine have ended up returning to their normal lives, despite the harsh stipulations of national ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said he ordered military strikes on a senior “attack planner” of the Islamic State (IS) extremist ...

Thousands of student protesters and others marked three months since the fatal November 1 collapse of a concrete roof at a ...

Thousands of supporters of jailed British far-right figurehead Tommy Robinson marched through central London on February 1, ...

Russian forces on January 31 attacked the historical center of the Ukrainian Black Sea port city of Odesa, damaging buildings ...

Pakistani military and police authorities say 18 paramilitary troops and two dozen militants were killed overnight in fighting in the restive Balochistan Province in the country’s southwest.

Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the fifth week of 2025 from around RFE/RL's region. For more photo galleries, see our archive. 1 Ukrainian rescue workers battle a blaze in a ...

Kyrgyzstan has outlawed the all-covering Islamic niqab. Authorities insists the ban does not extend to the hijab, the Islamic ...

American-supplied Bradley fighting vehicles have played a key role in slowing Russia's advances around Pokrovsk, say Ukrainian crews. Hundreds of A2 Bradleys have been used extensively throughout the ...

Russian troops on January 31 attacked the historical center of the Ukrainian Black Sea port city of Odesa, damaging buildings ...