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

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

Pakistani security forces suffered the deadliest year in almost a decade. The trend has worried residents, who say the state ...

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

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

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

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has said again that he is eager to see negotiations with Russia on ending the war in Ukraine begin soon after he returns to the White House but gave no specifics on ...

The end of Russian natural-gas transit across Ukraine is a blow to Moscow, but it could provide the Kremlin with sharpened ...