Leaders of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group met in Germany on January 9, with the United States pledging an additional $500 million in military aid to Kyiv. It was the last meeting of the allies ...

A Swiss national who was accused of spying by Tehran was found dead in prison in what officials say was suicide.

A Christian school serving Los Angeles's large Armenian community was among more than 1,000 buildings burned to the ground by raging wildfires in southern California. At least six separate fires ...

The city of Pokrovsk, in Ukraine's Donetsk region, has been under almost constant attack from Russian forces, including drone ...

Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the second week of 2025 from around RFE/RL's region. For more photo ...

Ukraine has launched a new offensive in Russia’s region of Kursk. But it’s not clear why exactly Ukraine is waging a new ...

A Russian strike on the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhya has killed more than a dozen people and wounded scores of civilians. The January 8 strike caused extensive destruction in the city's ...

Thousands of protesters have blocked a key highway in northern Pakistan over power outages. Residents in the city of Ali Abad in Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan region say they've faced outages of up to ...

Journalist Cecilia Sala, who was held by Tehran police for almost three weeks for her "journalistic activities," has been released and is headed home.

Finland says an alleged Russian “shadow fleet” tanker detained over the damaging of Baltic Sea cables has "serious deficiencies," putting it under detention amid reports NATO is due to begin ...

Iran executed at least 901 people in 2024 – including 31 women, some of whom were convicted of killing their husbands while ...

Syria's new leaders have reportedly given high-ranking military posts to several foreign Islamist fighters. It is raising ...