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• June 26, 2025

  Ukrainian Artillery Unit On Pokrovsk Front Uses Captured Russian Guns On Russians

  The gunners of Ukraine's 25th Airborne Brigade are constantly fending off Russian advances near Pokrovsk. And they're operating a trophy weapon -- a Msta-S artillery piece left behind by the Russians. The unit is constantly on the move but holding their ground, they say.

• June 26, 2025

  Russia's Funeral Industry Is Booming With No End In Sight To Ukraine Invasion

  As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine heads into its fourth summer, the country’s funeral industry is seeing record growth.

• June 25, 2025

  Trump In Spotlight At NATO Summit As Allies Endorse Spending Goals

  At their June 24-25 summit in The Hague, NATO leaders agreed to a sharp increase in defense spending. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte praised US President Donald Trump for pushing the allies toward making greater commitments. Meanwhile, Trump touted the success of recent US air strikes on Iran.

• June 24, 2025

  Iranians Flock To RFE/RL's Radio Farda Amid Israel-Iran Conflict

  Audiences inside Iran and across the Middle East have flocked to RFE/RL’s Persian-language Service, Radio Farda, amid the conflict between Israel and Iran.

• June 24, 2025

  Deadly Russian Strike Hits Dnipro Passenger Train

  A Russian missile attack on a passenger train and buildings in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro on June 24 killed multiple people, authorities said. Regional Governor Serhiy Lysak said the morning strike ignited a large fire and damaged a dormitory and an administrative building.

• June 24, 2025

  Israel Accuses Iran Of Violating Cease-fire As Beersheba Hit By Air Strike

  An Iranian air strike on Beersheba, Israel, hit city on June 24, killing at least six people and damaging civilian structures. Israel has accused Iran of violating a cease-fire that had been announced, after 12 days of conflict.

• June 23, 2025

  Israeli Strikes Continue Hitting Tehran

  Several powerful explosions rocked the Iranian capital, Tehran, on June 23, as Israeli forces launched a new wave of precision strikes. The attacks targeted a range of military and security sites. Evin Prison and multiple buildings linked to the IRGC were reportedly hit.

• June 23, 2025

  Why Does The Strait Of Hormuz Matter?

  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.

• June 23, 2025

  Journalist Yesypenko Freed From Prison In Russia-Controlled Crimea

  Vladyslav Yesypenko, a contributor to RFE/RL, has been released after more than four years in custody in Russian-occupied Crimea. He was jailed in March 2021 on charges of espionage and possessing explosives -- accusations that human rights group reject as fabricated.

• June 22, 2025

  Iran Hits Israel After US Bombs Its Nuclear Sites

  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.

• June 22, 2025

  Trump Calls US Strikes On Iran Nuclear Facilities ‘Spectacular Military Success’

  US President Donald Trump said the US military had struck three nuclear facilities in Iran at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. In a televised statement late on June 21, he said those facilities had been “totally obliterated,” and warned that other strikes might follow “if peace does not come quickly.”

• June 21, 2025

  Former RFE/RL Reporter, Opposition Candidate Among Prisoners Freed By Belarus

  Belarus has released 14 prisoners in a deal reached with the cooperation of the Lithuanian government. Among them were Ihar Karnei, a former RFE/RL journalist who was arrested in 2023, and Siarhei Tsikhakhouski, who was imprisoned while trying to run against Belarus's authoritarian leader.

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