The Rundown Stories

• September 13, 2025

  NATO Launches 'Eastern Sentry' To Bolster Defenses Near Russia

  The NATO military alliance, led by Europe, said it was bolstering its defenses on its eastern flank following a tension-raising Russian drone incursion into Polish airspace, although US participation in the West's new defensive moves remained uncertain.

• September 13, 2025

  Afghan Children In Pakistan Fear Taliban Schools If Forced Home

  Schoolchildren in an Afghan refugee camp near Peshawar in northwestern Pakistan say they fear their education will be severely disrupted if they're forcibly returned to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.

• September 13, 2025

  Russian Attack That Killed 25 Leaves A Crater In The Heart Of The Village Of Yarova

  Correspondent Serhiy Horbatenko of RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service travelled to the village of Yarova in Ukraine’s Donetsk region where a Russian strike killed 25. Officials say the dead were elderly people collecting their pensions.

• September 12, 2025

  Europe Faces Critical Challenges in Countering Russian Drone Threats

  Russia’s drone incursion into Polish territory on September 10 failed to result in much physical damage on the ground, but it did uncover a major hole in Europe's defense forces: The allies don’t have cost-effective counter-measures to deal with low-cost Russian attacks.

• September 12, 2025

  Compromise Reached As EU Approves Blacklist Rollover For 6 Months

  The European Union has agreed to prolong visa bans and asset freezes on the over 2,600 people and entities the bloc deems are responsible for the undermining of Ukraine’s territorial integrity.

• September 12, 2025

  Iran's Deal With UN Nuclear Watchdog Not Enough To Halt Snapback

  This edition of the Farda Briefing looks at what Iran's new cooperation framework with the UN nuclear watchdog entails and whether it can stave off the return of international sanctions.

• September 12, 2025

  Allies Rally To Poland's Defense After Russian Drones Violate Airspace

  France and Germany said they were helping to strengthen NATO ally Poland’s air defense after at least 19 Russian drones entered Polish airspace on September 10, severely raising tensions between the Western military alliance and Moscow.

• September 12, 2025

  Russia Looks To Gauge NATO With Zapad War Games. Here's What To Know.

  The military drills come amid heightened tensions along NATO's flank, with some analysts and officials viewing them as another opportunity to test the alliance's readiness.

• September 11, 2025

  What Israel's Unprecedented Strike In Qatar Means For Iran And The Region

  Israel’s brazen attack in Qatar, a key US ally, will be felt across the Middle East, including Iran, experts say.

• September 11, 2025

  Toxic Tosca? Ukraine Fumes As Russian Soprano Netrebko Prepares To Perform In London

  She has not yet taken the stage, but upcoming performances by Russian soprano Anna Netrebko at Britain’s Royal Opera House have drawn angry criticism from Kyiv and prompted protests in London as Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine rages on.

• September 11, 2025

  A Ukrainian Drone Crew's Hunt For Russian Troops On The Front Lines

  Current Time correspondent Oleksiy Prodayvoda and cameraman Mykola Ryzhchenko spent a day with a Ukrainian reconnaissance team on the front line in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region. They watched the team launch a Ukrainian-made Furia surveillance drone to locate Russian positions for attack.

• September 10, 2025

  Von der Leyen Calls For EU Independence Amid Rising Tensions, Russian Drone Incursion

  It was no surprise that European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen came out swinging in all directions, though notably to the east, as she delivered her annual State of the European Union (SOTEU) speech in Strasbourg.

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