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Explosions rocked the border areas of India and Pakistan on the morning of May 10, but a cease-fire was announced hours later. The last attacks came after Pakistan accused India of launching missile ...
Cemeteries in Kyiv are nearing capacity as Ukraine’s war dead mount. Soaring demand is driving funeral costs to record highs, ...
Friends and family of Vitaliy Shumey, who regained his ability to speak despite losing part of his skull in a Russian attack ...
Vitaliy Shumey's family and friends say he's a "living example that miracles happen" after the Ukrainian soldier regained his ability to speak despite losing part of his skull in a 2022 Russian attack ...
US tariffs on defense components risk disrupting arms supplies to Ukraine, raising costs and straining NATO supply chains.
Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has taken tens of thousands of lives. The high death toll has led to a shortage of burial plots in cemeteries in the country. Current Time correspondent Borys ...
Putin’s Victory Day speech on Red Square was one of the shortest in years, maybe ever. It was heavy on the usual tropes: the ...
Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 19th week of 2025 from around RFE/RL's coverage region.
Fiona Hill is an author, Russia analyst, and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution who previously served in intelligence and security roles under three US administrations. In a wide-ranging ...
A Russian strike late on May 7 caused more than a dozen civilian casualties in Kostyantynivka, a city in Ukraine's Donetsk region. Speaking with RFE/RL, survivors recalled the terrifying moment of ...
While May 8 is observed across much of Europe as a day of remembrance, marking the end of World War II on the continent, Russia celebrates. Celebrations begin days, even weeks before Victory Day on ...
Staff and customers say they were badly beaten by Moscow police when they raided a cafe employing Central Asian migrants.