https://www.rferl.org Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty is an international news organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries https://www.rferl.org/Content/responsive/RFE/en-US/img/logo.png https://www.rferl.org en Copyright 2026 - RFE/RL, Inc. 60 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:49:51 +0200 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL Intervision, Russia’s answer to Eurovision, will stage its grand final on September 20 just outside Moscow. Russia revived the Soviet-era contest after being banned from Eurovision in 2022 following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. RFE/RL's Kaisa Alliksaar reports. https://www.rferl.org/a/eurovision-intervision-russia-soviet-song-contest-ukraine-war/33534828.html https://www.rferl.org/a/eurovision-intervision-russia-soviet-song-contest-ukraine-war/33534828.html Fri, 19 Sep 2025 13:07:31 +0200 VideosRussiaUkraineVideo Archive Current Time correspondent Oleksiy Prodayvoda and cameraman Mykola Ryzhchenko spent a day with a Ukrainian reconnaissance team on the front line in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region. They watched the team launch a Ukrainian-made Furia surveillance drone to locate Russian positions for attack. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-drone-reconnaissance-russian-troops-current-time/33526654.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-drone-reconnaissance-russian-troops-current-time/33526654.html Thu, 11 Sep 2025 00:04:11 +0200 UkraineFeaturesRussiaRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Families in eastern Afghanistan continue to recover their dead after an earthquake struck on August 31, killing more than 1,400 people. RFE/RL's Radio Azadi spoke to a man in Kunar Province who lost 10 family members. He and fellow survivors are sheltering under tents near their destroyed homes. https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-earthquake-family-killed-injured/33520752.html https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-earthquake-family-killed-injured/33520752.html Wed, 03 Sep 2025 15:55:19 +0200 NewsAfghanistanVideo ArchiveVideosHumanitarian Hundreds of people are reported dead after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan near the city of Jalalabad close to the Pakistan border on August 31. Taliban authorities said at least 800 people have been killed and 2,500 injured. https://www.rferl.org/a/earthquake-afghanistan-jalalabad-dead-injured/33518666.html https://www.rferl.org/a/earthquake-afghanistan-jalalabad-dead-injured/33518666.html Mon, 01 Sep 2025 14:18:32 +0200 NewsAfghanistanVideo ArchiveVideosHumanitarian