Thousands of Iranians have been killed and injured as authorities try to crush anti-government protests. An Iranian ophthalmologist who spoke to RFE/RL's Radio Farda said hospitals are struggling to treat the wounded and doctors have been overwhelmed by the number of eye injuries in particular.
Videos shared online on January 13 show vast numbers of body bags at the Kahrizak Forensic Medical Center in Tehran, indicating the scale of a brutal crackdown on anti-government protesters. The person who shared the videos said they traveled 1,000 kilometers to bypass Iran's Internet blackout.
Ukraine's security services released video of a purported underwater drone attack on a Russian submarine moored at the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk. Russia countered with its own video, saying the submarine in question had not been damaged.
US President Donald Trump welcomed Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on October 17. Zelenskyy suggested swapping Ukrainian drone technology in return for its long-range Tomahawk missiles, but Trump did not make any concrete offers to provide the military aid Ukraine is seeking.
Fierce fighting broke out in at least five locations on the Afghan-Pakistani border overnight, killing multiple soldiers and prompting Islamabad to close two major border crossings, officials in the two countries said on October 12.
Afghans trying to get online say their access to popular social media sites has slowed to a crawl or it entirely cut off. Taliban leaders have not commented on the restrictions, but press freedom advocates see the slowdown as another blow to Afghans' rights to free speech and freedom of information.
Ukraine’s allies pledged their support to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at talks in Washington, though the details remain vague. According to one foreign policy analyst, the offers of Western security guarantees will strengthen Zelenskyy's position in future peace talks.
US President Donald Trump welcomed his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on August 18. Trump said that Russian President Vladimir Putin would be expecting a call soon and raised the possibility of a trilateral US-Ukraine-Russia meeting.
Iran launched a fresh missile barrage at Israel on June 22, causing widespread damage in Tel Aviv. The attack came just after US President Donald Trump announced that the US military had struck three key nuclear facilities in Iran. Iran warned of "dangerous consequences" for the US attack.
Pope Francis, the first Jesuit and first Latin American to lead the Roman Catholic Church, has died at the age of 88.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on December 2 warned her Chinese counterpart that Beijing's support for Russia would "impact" ties, according to her office.
Iran said on December 2 that it plans to keep military advisers in Syria after its ally's second city Aleppo was overrun by rebels in a surprise offensive.
Iran signaled an openness toward Donald Trump on November 9, calling on the U.S. president-elect to adopt new policies toward it after Washington accused Tehran of involvement in a plot to kill him.
Burkina Faso's foreign minister praised cooperation with Russia on November 9 as "suiting" his country better than its historic ties with France.
Women in Afghanistan are not forbidden from speaking to each other, the Taliban government's morality ministry told AFP on November 9, denying recent media reports of a ban.
Voters in Moldova headed to ballot boxes on October 20. Voting at a polling station in Chisinau started in darkness due to a blackout. President Maia Sandu is seeking reelection. The polls are combined with a plebiscite on a constitutional amendment securing the country's EU ambition.
Afghanistan's Taliban morality ministry pledged on October 14 to implement a law banning news media from publishing images of all living things, with journalists told the rule will be gradually enforced.
Thousands joined a rally held outside the headquarters of Hungary's state-controlled MTVA media company on October 5. The protest in Budapest was organized by the opposition Tisza party. Its leader addressed the crowd through a makeshift television screen, with a stylized news crawl saying: "Lie."
Iran fired ballistic missiles at Israel on October 1 in retaliation for Israel's operations targeting Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon. Israel said it would retaliate against Iran in due time. The missile attack and Israel's incursion into Lebanon marked a dramatic escalation in the conflict.
Air-raid sirens sounded across Israel on the evening of October 1 as Iran fired missiles at the country. Footage from Tel Aviv and Jerusalem showed flashing dots in the dark sky as Israel's Iron Dome air-defense system intercepted projectiles.
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