Three decades after the genocide in Srebrenica, many families are still trapped in a painful limbo -- searching for closure that remains painfully out of reach and waiting for justice. Mothers like Hajra Catic spent their lives searching for their missing children, only to die without answers.
Bulgaria’s lev currency is set to become history as the country prepares to join the eurozone on January 1, 2026 -- a milestone long delayed by legislative hurdles and political debate. While EU officials have approved the move, public opinon in Sofia remains sharply divided.
After US air strikes on its nuclear sites, Tehran is threatening to shut the Strait of Hormuz -- a move that could send oil prices soaring and trigger global fallout. Here's what’s at stake.
Russia will soon teach high school students how to build and fly drones, which have become a key weapon in the war between Moscow and Kyiv.
After rifles and grenade launchers, drones are now landing in Russian schools. A new state-approved textbook teaches teens how to build and fly UAVs as a part of a national project to militarize education by 2030.
Deep beneath the mountains near the city of Qom lies one of Iran’s most heavily guarded nuclear sites: the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant.
Israel launched a major attack on Iran -- saying it had no choice but to act before Tehran could build a nuclear weapon. Was it enough to stop Iran’s nuclear program?
Living next to the Chinese-owned Zijin mines, villagers near Bor in eastern Serbia and Panjakent in western Tajikistan face the same threat: poisoned air, degraded farmland, and no recourse. At the same time their governments deepen ties with Beijing.
Villages near Bor in Serbia and Panjakent in Tajikistan share a growing concern: pollution from Chinese-owned mines. While Belgrade and Dushanbe welcome Beijing’s investment, locals fear for their land and air -- while the mines' owner, Zijin, denies harming the environment.
US tariffs on defense components risk disrupting arms supplies to Ukraine, raising costs and straining NATO supply chains. Bosnia, a key ammunition producer backed by US investment, could be caught in the middle.
Members of R.E.M. say that the mission of promoting free expression has always resonated with the band.
Videos spread across Chinese social media platforms show how Russia has been targeting Chinese citizens to fight with its army, offering competitive pay and a chance for rare battle experience.
New videos spread across Chinese social media platforms show how Russia has been targeting Chinese citizens to fight with its army, offering high pay and a chance for rare battle experience.
In Rwanda, survivors and perpetrators of the 1994 genocide now live side by side, navigating a fragile path of reconciliation, while in Bosnia, the legacy of the 1995 Srebrenica genocide remains largely unaddressed in schools.
Victims and perpetrators of the Rwandan genocide live side by side three decades after the mass killings that tore the country apart. RFE/RL visited one of the reconciliation villages, an initiative supported by the government and NGOs.
A full-scale Russian invasion left almost a third of Ukraine hazardous because of mines.
Four US soldiers went missing on March 25 during a military drill in Lithuania. Search efforts for the soldiers, involving Lithuanian and foreign troops along with helicopters, continue.
Once called a "breath of fresh air in the Balkans" by Washington, Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik represented a moderate alternative to hard-line nationalists convicted for war crimes. Now, Western governments call him corrupt and a threat to regional stability.
After more than three years in a Belarusian prison, RFE/RL journalist Andrey Kuznechyk is finally free.
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