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June 15, 2024
Olympic Committee Approves 25 Russian, Belarusian Athletes For Paris Games

The Olympics governing body on June 15 approved 14 Russians and 11 Belarusians with neutral status to compete at the Paris games this summer.
June 12, 2024
8 People From Tajikistan With Possible IS Ties Arrested In U.S.

Eight people from Tajikistan with suspected ties to the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group have been arrested in the United States in recent days, multiple people familiar with the matter said on June 11.
June 11, 2024
Germany Hosts Ukraine Recovery Conference Ahead Of Swiss Peace Summit

Germany is hosting a conference on June 11 to gather support for Ukraine's recovery from the destruction wreaked by Russia's war.
June 10, 2024
U.S., Poland Launch Center To Fight Kremlin Disinformation About Ukraine War

The United States and Poland on June 10 launched an international operation based in Warsaw whose mission is to help Ukraine counter Russian disinformation.
June 06, 2024
Macron Promises To Send Mirage Combat Aircraft To Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron says France will provide Ukraine with Mirage combat aircraft to help the country defend against Russia's aggression.
June 05, 2024
Commission Begins Investigating Russian, Belarusian Influence In Poland

A special commission tasked with investigating Russian and Belarusian influence in Poland was beginning its work on June 5, Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced.
June 04, 2024
Romania Will Ask Louis Vuitton To Acknowledge UNESCO-Recognized Blouse

Romanian Culture Minister Raluca Turcan says she will ask French luxury fashion house Louis Vuitton to acknowledge that a traditional Romanian blouse directly inspired items in one of its 2024 collections.
June 02, 2024
Scholz: We Will Defend 'Every Square Inch' Of NATO Territory

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on June 2 that it should be clear to Moscow that NATO will be ready to defend itself if necessary.
June 01, 2024
Afghan Held After Knife Attack At German Event Against 'Political Islam'

A German court on June 1 ordered a 25-year-old man born in Afghanistan held on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with a knife attack at an event organized by a group opposing “political Islam” that left six people injured.
May 31, 2024
France Files Terror Charges Against Chechen Teen Accused Of Plan To Attack Olympic Fans

French authorities on May 31 filed preliminary terrorism charges against an 18-year-old man from Chechnya accused of a plot targeting spectators attending soccer games at the upcoming Paris Olympics.
May 30, 2024
Andrew Tate Loses Appeal To Relax Judicial Restrictions As He Awaits Trial In Romania

Andrew Tate, the divisive social media influencer awaiting trial in Romania on charges of human trafficking and rape, lost an appeal on May 30 to have the Bucharest Court of Appeal relax geographical restrictions preventing him from traveling outside the eastern European country.
May 29, 2024
Hungary's Foreign Minister Visits Belarus Despite EU Sanctions, Talks About Expanding Ties

Hungary's top diplomat visited Belarus on May 29 for talks on expanding ties despite the European Union's sanctions against the country.
May 28, 2024
Zelenskiy To Attend D-Day Commemorations In Normandy, Says Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron said on May 28 that he will greet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy along with other world leaders in Normandy for the 80th anniversary commemorations of D-Day.
May 27, 2024
Iran's Stockpile Of Enriched Uranium Continues To Increase, Says UN Nuclear Watchdog

Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, according to a confidential May 27 report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
May 27, 2024
Film Director Flees Iran On Foot, Receives Standing Ovation At Cannes

The Iranian film director Mohammad Rasoulof has received a special jury award and a 12-minute ovation after his new film was screened at the Cannes Film Festival. Rasoulof spoke to RFE/RL at the festival about how he escaped Iran on foot through a secret mountainous route just weeks earlier.
May 23, 2024
Srebrenica Families Welcome UN Resolution As Belgrade, Serb Leaders React With Anger

As the UN voted to observe a day of remembrance for the 1995 genocide in Srebrenica, families of victims welcomed the decision. But the leaders of Serbia and Bosnia's Serb-majority entity, Republika Srpska, rejected the resolution, claiming it labels the Serb people as "a genocidal nation."
May 22, 2024
New Pictures And Account Emerge Of Raisi Crash As Thousands Attend Funeral

As thousands attended a funeral procession in Tehran, new images and an official account of the final flight of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi have emerged. Raisi and seven others died when their helicopter crashed in northwestern Iran on May 19.
May 21, 2024
As Raisi Funeral Ceremonies Begin, Mother Of Executed Iranians Celebrates

As three days of funeral ceremonies began for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and others killed in a helicopter crash, a woman who lost 11 relatives in executions in 1988 told RFE/RL that she was celebrating his death.
May 21, 2024
Iranian-Danish Director Of The Apprentice Offers To Screen Movie For Trump

Donald Trump’s reelection campaign has called The Apprentice, a film about the former U.S. president in the 1980s, “pure fiction” and vowed legal action following its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.
May 21, 2024
Pakistanis Warned To Stay Indoors Ahead Of New Heat Wave

Authorities in Pakistan on May 21 urged people to stay indoors as the country is hit by an extreme heat wave that threatens to bring dangerously high temperatures and yet another round of glacial-driven floods.

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