Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has taken tens of thousands of lives. The high death toll has led to a shortage of burial plots in cemeteries in the country. Current Time correspondent Borys ...

Putin’s Victory Day speech on Red Square was one of the shortest in years, maybe ever. It was heavy on the usual tropes: the ...

Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 19th week of 2025 from around RFE/RL's coverage region.

This edition of the Farda Briefing looks at how Iranians are rallying against a reported plan by the Trump administration to ...

Fiona Hill is an author, Russia analyst, and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution who previously served in intelligence and security roles under three US administrations. In a wide-ranging ...

A Russian strike late on May 7 caused more than a dozen civilian casualties in Kostyantynivka, a city in Ukraine's Donetsk region. Speaking with RFE/RL, survivors recalled the terrifying moment of ...

While May 8 is observed across much of Europe as a day of remembrance, marking the end of World War II on the continent, Russia celebrates. Celebrations begin days, even weeks before Victory Day on ...

Migrant workers in Moscow face rising police violence amid intensified crackdowns targeting Central Asians. Despite no violations, raids are increasing, fueling fear and mass deportations after recent ...

Staff and customers say they were badly beaten by Moscow police when they raided a cafe employing Central Asian migrants.

For Kremlin watchers, May 9 is a tea-leaf event, providing clues for possible shifts in thinking for Vladimir Putin, in power ...

Protesters took to the streets of the Pakistani city of Peshawar on May 7 after India launched overnight strikes on Pakistan ...

More than 140 Russian drones hit cities and other civilian areas in Ukraine overnight May 6-7, killing two people in Kyiv.