Moscow Car Bomb Marks Latest Assassination Of High-Ranking Military Officer During Ukraine War
A senior Russian general has been killed in a car bombing in Moscow, the latest in a series…
Russia Keeps Hard Line On Peace Talks While Ukraine Reports Civilian Abductions
The Kremlin maintained its hard line on a Ukraine peace deal, rejecting undisclosed changes proposed by Kyiv and…
Russia Says Florida Talks ‘Constructive,’ Will Continue — But Both Sides Tight-Lipped
Kirill Dmitriev, the Kremlin’s senior negotiator, declared that Russia and the United States are speaking “constructively” in Florida…
Is Russia Hunting For Fighters In Iran?
Welcome back to The Farda Briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter that tracks the key issues in Iran and explains…
The Iranian Border Is Increasingly Deadly For Afghans
For decades, millions of Afghans fleeing war, persecution, and poverty have sought refuge in neighboring Iran. But crossing…
Belarus Accused Of Sabotaging Lithuanian Airspace As EU Moves Toward New Sanctions
The European Union is finally moving closer to sanctioning Belarus for the release of weather balloons over Lithuania…
Key Takeaways As White House, Congress Push Foreign Policy Plans
Two key documents released in Washington in recent days present differing foreign policy paths, giving US allies and…
Second Group Of Iranian Nationals Deported From US Due To Arrive In Tehran
Dozens of Iranian nationals deported from the United States are due to arrive in their home country over…
Zelenskyy Turns to Europe After US–Ukraine Talks Yield No Clear Breakthrough
Three days of negotiations between Ukrainian and US officials in Miami ended with a positive tone, but produced…
Lukashenko Releases 31 Ukrainians Imprisoned In Belarus In US-Brokered Deal
Belarusian authoritarian leader Aleksandr Lukashenko has pardoned and released 31 Ukrainian citizens who had been held in Belarus,…
Russia Hits Ukraine With Overnight Attack As Fighting Intensifies in Pokrovsk
Fighting intensified in eastern Ukraine around the frontline city of Pokrovsk as Russia carried out another overnight attack…
The EU Is Ready To Expand Again. But Who Will Be The Next Members, And When?
The European Commission’s annual enlargement report appears to show the EU’s executive is serious about adding new members…