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September 22, 2025
As NATO Mulls Response To Trespassing Russian Warplanes, Can It Shoot Them Down?

NATO officials are gathering for a meeting of its North Atlantic Council (NAC) on September 23, called by Estonia in response to an incursion by Russian warplanes into its airspace last week.
September 22, 2025
Life Under Siege: Kostyantynivka Residents Brave Russian Drones and Shelling

In the Donetsk region city of Kostyantynivka, near Ukraine's eastern front line, residents face daily drone and artillery attacks as Russian forces target critical supply routes. Despite the danger, thousands remain, determined to endure amid the chaos.
September 22, 2025
How NATO Is Boosting Eastern Defenses Amid Russian Air Incursions

NATO has launched Operation Eastern Sentry, a new mission to bolster defenses after Russian drones entered Polish airspace. Eight allies have already joined, but questions remain over US assets, costs, and how long stopgap measures will suffice.
September 21, 2025
Uyghur Camp Survivor Details Forced Sterilization, Torture In Xinjiang

A schoolteacher shares her harrowing account of the torture and forced sterilization she witnessed at an internment camp in northwestern China.
September 20, 2025
Armenians In Uproar After Removal Of Mount Ararat From Passport Stamps

The Armenian government’s decision on September 11 to remove the image of Mount Ararat -- a ubiquitous symbol for Armenians -- from passport stamps has triggered widespread criticism.
September 19, 2025
Congress Wants To Label Russia A Terrorism Sponsor. Will It Happen?

The US Senate has fast-tracked a bipartisan bill to label Russia a state sponsor of terrorism if it fails to return thousands of Ukrainian children it has “kidnapped, deported, or forcibly removed” during its war against Ukraine. Here’s what you need to know.
September 19, 2025
Why Does Trump Want Afghanistan's Bagram Air Base Returned To US Control?

US President Donald Trump suggested that his administration was negotiating with the Taliban for US forces to once again occupy the base outside of Kabul, which was abandoned in 2021 shortly before the Taliban retook control of Afghanistan.
September 19, 2025
China's Defense Universities Help Russia Offset Sanctions And Export Controls, New Research Shows

Chinese universities linked to the country’s defense sector have dramatically increased their partnerships in Russia, providing Moscow with access to innovations that help its war effort in Ukraine, data compiled by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute and shared with RFE/RL shows.
September 19, 2025
Released Belarusian Prisoner Dubsky Says He Was Forced To Cut Tattoo Off

Belarus has made headlines in recent weeks with a flurry of US-negotiated releases of political prisoners. But while Minsk basks in its warming relations with Washington, dark questions have been raised by accounts of torture and mistreatment -- and the prompt re-arrest of a veteran dissident.
September 18, 2025
Pipeline Dreams: Russian Forces Pull Off A Subterranean Ambush. For Third Time.

Ukrainian forces have been struggling to hold back Russian assaults on Kupyansk for months. An audacious pipeline ambush by Russian forces may have tilted the battle toward Moscow. If confirmed, it would be third time they’ve pulled it off.
September 18, 2025
Silicon Valley Embraces US Defense Tech Amid Rising Global Conflicts

For decades, most major US tech companies and investors steered clear of the Pentagon because of complicated contracting rules and ethical questions about making weapons. But the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East and China’s rapid military rise have changed the calculus.
September 18, 2025
Russia Revives 'Soviet Eurovision' Song Contest In Retro Move Rife With Cold War Nostalgia

Russia is reviving Intervision, a Soviet-era song contest once pitched as an alternative to Eurovision. Officials frame it as cultural exchange, but critics see a Cold War throwback aimed at projecting Moscow’s influence.

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