‘Sitting on a volcano’: Two Indian temples clash as politics and faith mix | Politics
Digha, India – On a hot and sultry June afternoon, Mamata Banerjee, the chief minister of India’s West Bengal…
As Trump Seeks Better Ties With Putin, He’s Also Calling Lukashenko
In a move that caught many observers and politicians by surprise, US President Donald Trump made a phone…
Iran’s Water Crisis Opens A New Front With Israel
Welcome back to The Farda Briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter that tracks the key issues in Iran and explains…
As Trump splits from India, is the US abandoning its pivot to Asia? | Donald Trump
New Delhi, India – When United States President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin meet in…
Belarus’s Sanctions Loophole Feeding Russia’s War Machine
In the spring of 2024, the Belarusian government placed the Manalit radio components plant in Vitsebsk on its…
Will Trump’s India tariffs shut down world’s biggest cut diamond supplier? | Business and Economy
For Kalpesh Patel, Diwali, the festival of lights celebrated across India, might well mark lights out for his…
EU Scrambles For Relevance Ahead Of Trump-Putin Alaska Summit
The planned meeting in Alaska between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, last left…
Russian Assets, Ukraine, Moldova Paths, And Georgia’s Backsliding
The European Union is on the beach for most of August. No European Parliament plenary sessions, council meetings,…
Belarus Steps Up Attacks On Opposition, 5 Years After Crushing Mass Protests
As exiled Belarusians gather at political rallies in Warsaw, Vilnius, and other cities this weekend, many have packed…
Canada murders spark calls to label India’s Bishnoi gang a ‘terror’ group | Crime News
On a crisp spring morning in Brampton town of Canada’s Ontario province in May, Harjit Singh Dhadda meticulously…
Why are people in Sudan’s el-Fasher starving? | Sudan war News
Sudan’s 27-month civil war is being compounded by a hunger crisis affecting the vulnerable, especially the people trapped…
Coercion, Violence, And Ethnic Targeting
The Russian government, facing mounting losses in Ukraine, appears to be intensifying its coercive recruitment tactics targeting prisoners,…