A Russian man repeatedly convicted of violent crimes is accused of strangling a woman to death after returning from the war in Ukraine and stalking his wife as she sought shelter. The killing is a grim example of a deadly problem the invasion has spawned in the country that attacked its neighbor.
Iran’s so-called axis of resistance, its regional network of armed proxies and allied militant groups, could come to the fray to provide additional firepower to Tehran in the event of a conflict with the United States, experts say.
Prague is considering renewed engagement with Beijing but is calibrating its moves to US President Donald Trump’s approach to China’s Xi Jinping, wary of crossing Washington as Europe recalibrates, Czech officials told RFE/RL.
RFE/RL spoke with Hatam Qaderi, a Tehran-based academic, about Iran’s bloody crackdown on mass protests, the prospect of US military action against Tehran, and a possible transition from the Islamic republic.
Weeks before the start of the fifth year of its all-out war, Russia is having more success obliterating Ukraine’s energy systems than it is securing any decisive battlefield victory. Ukraine’s exhaustion hangs over the US-backed peace talks, which have progressed further than any other negotiations
An intersection in Tehran has been coopted as a vast visual propaganda platform as domestic and external crises mount for Iran's Islamic Republic.
As the United States expands its military presence in the Middle East amid growing expectations of a strike against Iran, countries around the Middle East are bracing for another conflict in the region.
US President Donald Trump has repeatedly called on Iran to “make a deal.” But experts say Tehran is unlikely to agree to an agreement that sees as a capitulation.
Moscow-backed Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov’s health is in question, and speculation about succession is rife. The Kremlin wants to keep Chechnya quiet, especially amid the war on Ukraine. Kadyrov wants his family to maintain its grip on power and wealth. Here's a list of potential successors.
Following weeks of digital darkness due to an Internet blackout by authorities trying to quell antiestablishment unrest -- in which thousands are thought to have been killed in a brutal crackdown by security forces -- Iranians are slowly managing to get online using anti-filtering tools.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has made four indictments related to Russia’s attacks on Ukraine's energy sector, which have occurred every winter since it launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022. But the wheels of justice are not moving swiftly.
Iran would be unable to repel a possible US air attack but has the capability to retaliate against US military and commercial interests in the region, experts said.
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