Welcome back to The Farda Briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter that tracks the key issues in Iran and explains why they matter. I'm ...

Two Ukrainian servicemen were on a rescue mission to Chasiv Yar when their armored vehicle came under attack. They escaped from the flames and explosions along with the wounded soldiers they were ...

Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 18th week of 2025 from around RFE/RL's coverage region.

Russian drones patrolling around Chasiv Yar in Ukraine’s Donetsk region have made travel to and from the frontline city incredibly dangerous. But a crew managed to help their wounded comrades evacuate ...

Emergency crews battled fires overnight in Odesa after Russian drones pounded the Ukrainian port city. Ukrainian State Emergency Services said at least two people were killed and 15 injured in the ...

Pakistani Minister for Law and Justice Aqeel Malik said that Islamabad is working on plans for at least three different legal ...

I'm RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak, and this week I am drilling down on two issues: the European game plan for the ...

Why is Kashmir disputed? It’s one of the world’s oldest and most volatile conflicts -- a region claimed by both India and ...

Overnight Russian Shahed drone attacks killed one person in Dnipro on April 29-30 and injured at least 45 in Kharkiv and other cities in Ukraine. More than 100 air strikes lasting hours sparked ...

Tensions between India and Pakistan continue to mount after a top Pakistani official claimed to have “credible intelligence” that New Delhi is prepared to undertake military action against Islamabad ...

Russian missiles and shells have struck the city of Kostyantynivka in Ukraine’s Donetsk region in recent days, killing at ...

An annual report on global military spending shows that Ukraine is spending more of its GDP on defense than any other country ...