Afghanistan's Taliban government announced the release and Dennis Coyle, a US citizen held for more than a year, after his mother plead for a pardon on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
Iran launched attacks on Israel and Kuwait less than a day after US President Donald Trump announced "very good and productive" talks toward an agreement to end the war with Tehran, now in its fourth week.
US lawmakers are raising concerns after the Trump administration took additional steps to allow more Russian oil shipments to reach global markets despite existing sanctions.
In light of the unprecedented market uncertainty stemming from Iran's effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the strategic importance of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan's energy reserves has never been greater.
Ukraine reported that Russia had launched 426 drones and missiles while peace talks remained on a "situational pause" amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
As the US-Israeli war with Iran continues to impact and shape the region, journalists from RFE/RL deliver ongoing updates and analysis.
US President Donald Trump said he sees a "very serious chance" of making a deal with Tehran after he revealed the two sides had talks over the weekend that led him to delay any strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure for five days.
China has warned over an "uncontrollable situation" amid the escalating Strait of Hormuz crisis and urged all sides to halt military operations as the war involving Iran enters a critical phase and threatens global energy supplies.
Ukraine and Russia exchanged drone strikes, involving over 200 drones from each side, following US-Ukrainian talks in Florida, which also addressed potential prisoner exchanges between Russia and Ukraine.
As US President Donald Trump’s deadline looms for Iran to open the crucial Strait of Hormuz, the Israeli military warned its citizens that “more weeks” remain in the twin wars against Iran and Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon.
Russian deadly air strikes across Ukrainian regions continue as trilateral negotiations between Kyiv, Moscow, and Washington to end the four-year-old war are effectively paused amid the conflict in the Middle East.
US President Donald Trump has given Tehran 48 hours to "fully open" the crucial Strait of Hormuz or the United States will "obliterate" Iran's power plants, a major escalation of tensions in a war that already threatens to spin out of control.
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