This edition of the Farda Briefing looks at growing concerns in Iran about the Taliban’s new dam in Afghanistan that ...

Putin talks, but hopes for peace remain dim. Russia’s demands are unchanged, US commitment is cautious, and Europe is left to ...

Central Asian migrants in Russia face a new wave of crackdown, entry denials, and deportation as Moscow reported a 20 percent ...

The renowned Moscow theater has always been under the watchful eye of government authorities -- including the intelligence ...

A Ukrainian national has been arrested in Italy in connection with explosions, carried out in 2022, that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines.

RFE/RL received video showing dozens of Tajik migrants stuck at Moscow’s Zhukovsky Airport. They say they were deported but prevented from leaving. Since the Crocus Hall attack in March 2024, Russia ...

At least one person was killed and two others injured in Lviv as a result of Russian strikes with drones and cruise missiles, according to regional authorities. The Ukrainian military said that Russia ...

Russia continues to recruit Central Asian migrants and convicts to fill the ranks of its depleting armed forces in Ukraine. Russian authorities use various methods -- from enticements to coercion -- ...

A wave of protests that began in Serbia in November 2024 have entered a new phase, with daily clashes between demonstrators and police since August 12, when violence broke out in the northern cities ...

As peace talks between Ukraine and Russia gain traction, Western leaders insist on enforceable security guarantees for ...

The outline of a military component of security guarantees for Ukraine is already taking shape, a top Ukrainian official said ...

Pakistan continued to be hit by torrential rains with more than 20 people dying on August 20 in fresh flooding that has ...