As Serbia’s new parliamentary majority plots a new path for the country, its hands may be tied by old economic dependencies on Russian energy resources and Chinese investments.
US President Donald Trump, with roughly two months before a Democratic Congress takes control, faces a set of less-than-ideal options with the Iran war: negotiate, escalate, or sit tight.
An increasing number of cases point to the human cost of a recruitment system in Russia that increasingly relies on private companies and intermediaries who often work on the fringes to bolster the ranks of a military depleted by the war against Ukraine.
Twenty years after investigative journalist Anna Politikovskaya was shot dead, the paper she worked for is crushed under pressure from the Russian state. A small cease-fire in Ukraine is followed by a massive attack, while a seismic political shift in the US precedes new trilateral peace talks.
Two tigers are now prowling the Kazakh wilderness, nearly 80 years after the last spotting of the apex predators in the country.
Russia plans to reduce funding for key federal health-care programs in its 2027 budget. With medical services already difficult to access in many regions, the proposed cuts are raising fears that patients will face greater obstacles in obtaining treatment and essential medicines.
Events have moved fast since Student List won Serbia’s parliamentary elections on October 25. Here are some of the notable happenings that have unfolded in the week since former President Aleksandar Vucic was ousted from office after more than a decade in power.
Former longstanding Serbian leader Aleksandar Vucic has said he’ll “come back” after losing elections in October. But is his future more likely to be in a court dock instead of the court of public opinion?
At least 22 people in Belarus recognized as political prisoners by rights defenders face indefinite confinement inside secretive psychiatric hospitals. Cut off from amnesties and pardons, rights defenders warn that these individuals have effectively vanished into a legal "black zone."
The 31st meeting of the Chinese and Russian heads of government held in St. Petersburg on October 21 was notable for its focus on cooperation in the Arctic, where Beijing and Moscow are increasingly challenging the United States and its allies.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s absence from the Ankara summit has brought Turkey-Azerbaijan tensions into focus, raising questions about their impact on major US- and EU-backed transport and energy projects.
The scene outside Tura's main food store looked like something from the Soviet era: With the mercury at -15 C, residents lined up for hours to pay high prices for staples short supply. The shortages stemmed from geography and negligence, but Russia’s war on Ukraine has taken its toll on the town.
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