China's Xi Jinping will welcome Russian President Vladimir Putin and other SCO leaders for a two-day summit as China looks to deepen its influence across Eurasia.
As the world marks the Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, the vanishing of exiled Belarusian diplomat Anatol Kotau in Turkey echoes a grim legacy. From Minsk to abroad, Lukashenko's regime is accused of reviving the dark tactic: when critics speak out, they vanish.
Russian drones and glide bombs have been hammering the city of Kostyantynivka, north of Donetsk. A few civilians still hesitate to leave, but Proliska, a humanitarian NGO, is helping some of the last remaining residents evacuate the embattled city.
Without a compromise with European powers, international sanctions will be reinstated against Iran in about a month. Tehran has 30 days to find a diplomatic breakthrough while also exploring options to retaliate, which include abandoning the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
Survivors of Russia's large-scale missile and drone attack on Kyiv on August 28 speak to RFE/RL's Current Time about how they managed to escape, and the search for loved ones.
This edition of the Farda Briefing looks at growing concerns in Iran over the fallout from the reinstatement of UN sanctions, even as officials seek to downplay their impact.
The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, an ensemble of musicians from across Ukraine, is touring Europe with new symphonic works that draw on the country’s recent history of tragedy and resilience.
Kyrgyzstan has removed two more statues of Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin and ditched his name from many streets and schools as the country continues to shed its Soviet legacy. A Russian lawmaker, meanwhile, urged Moscow to punish Kyrgyzstan for its “unfriendly action.”
Russia is pushing ahead full-steam to develop a nuclear-powered, nuclear-capable cruise missile called the Burevestnik. The latest evidence was a flurry of activity on the Arctic archipelago of Novaya Zemlya in July and August, suggesting yet another test.
A translator remembers babies kept in pizza boxes at a refugee camp in Serbia. Ten years after Europe’s refugee influx, RFE/RL caught up with three people it interviewed at the height of the crisis in 2015 to see how it had changed their lives.
Timur Kishukov, a US citizen who has lived near Chicago for years, was arrested last fall during a visit to his native Russian region of Kabardino-Balkaria. After alleged abuse and harsh conditions in jail, he's on trial on terrorism charges despite what supporters say is minimal evidence.
IAEA inspectors are back in Iran after a two-month pause, but their limited mission is unlikely to halt the looming return of UN sanctions. With key sites still off-limits and enriched uranium unaccounted for, European powers demand that Tehran act fast or face deeper isolation.
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