Satellite images taken by Planet Labs PBC reveal the damage inflicted on an Iranian missile base in northwestern Tabriz. The base was hit on February 28 as the United States and Israel launched attacks against Iran, killing the country's supreme leader and top military figures.
Amid official mourning and protests across Iran and neighboring countries following the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US–Israeli strikes, some Iranians both inside the country and abroad have been celebrating the news.
Images captured on February 28 show blasts in Iran, Israel, and several other Middle Eastern countries as US President Donald Trump says "major combat operations" are underway against Iran.
A US-made kamikaze drone that mimics the design of Iran's infamous Shahed 136 is currently deployed in the Middle East and could be used in military strikes.
As US forces gather in the Middle East amid rising tensions with Iran, photographers have captured images of naval and air units on the move -- from Crete to the Azores, from Britain to Bulgaria.
In the four years since the full-scale Russian invasion was launched, scores of war-themed murals have appeared on buildings and walls throughout Kyiv. RFE/RL photojournalist Serhiy Nuzhnenko captured some of the most powerful examples of the public art.
A February 22 football match between the Partizan Belgrade and Crvena Zvezda (Red Star) soccer teams was briefly suspended as riotous scenes broke out in the stands. That is par for the course when the two Serbian teams, and their legions of hardcore fans, meet.
Satellite images appear to show entrances to Iranian nuclear sites buried under tons of soil and a marked increase in US forces in the region, as tension mounts over potential US strikes.
Foreign diplomats were given a tour of Kyiv's Darnytsia Thermal Power Plant on February 4 after the latest Russian strike on the facility. On the same day, photos emerged from Russia showing its western city of Belgorod is facing blackouts after Ukrainian strikes.
An intersection in Tehran has been coopted as a vast visual propaganda platform as domestic and external crises mount for Iran's Islamic Republic.
Photos released on January 19 and 20 show the aftermath in Tehran of massive protests that swept Iran over recent weeks before being crushed by the country's security apparatus.
Amid freezing conditions and widespread hardship as Russia decimates Ukraine's energy facilities, some Kyiv locals are keeping their spirits up by heading onto the streets to party with neighbors.
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