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• October 03, 2026

  'We'll Die This Autumn': Ruined And Flooded, Russian-Occupied Oleshky In Ukraine Starves Under A 'Total Blockade'

  People in Russian-held Oleshky in Ukraine's Kherson region have endured war, occupation, and devastating flooding. Now, trapped by land mines and cut off from basic supplies, they face "hell," starving in a virtual ghost town, Ukrainian officials and volunteers say.

• October 03, 2026

  'Russia Is Behaving Like A Rogue State': Historian Margaret MacMillan On The Risk Of A Wider Global Conflict

  Historian Margaret MacMillan warns that increasingly interconnected wars are increasing the risk of a wider conflict, as she discusses Ukraine’s future, Putin’s Russia, NATO’s vulnerabilities, and an emerging “new world disorder.”

• October 02, 2026

  Tajikistan Tests Extent Of US Sanctions With New Oil Supplies From Iran

  Tajikistan has begun receiving oil and petroleum products from Iran in a move to diversify supplies long dominated by Russia. The volume, price, and route of the shipments remain unknown, raising questions about the commercial scale of the trade and potential US secondary sanctions risks.

• October 02, 2026

  After Russia's Elections, An Expert On Fraud Is Arrested And Reportedly Beaten

  In the days between the elections and his arrest, Aleksandr Kynev had pointed to evidence of falsifications benefitting the United Russia party. Some analysts see his arrest and reported beating as a sign of a power struggle pitting security agencies against political operatives in Putin’s Kremlin.

• October 02, 2026

  Interview: Iraq's Foreign Minister Urges US, Iran Back To Talks

  As the conflict between the United States and Iran reverberates across the region, Iraq is facing growing pressure from the war's economic and security fallout, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein told RFE/RL in Washington.

• October 01, 2026

  'Smart Barbed Wire': Ukraine Deploys Cable-Snipping Anti-Drone Device

  Ukraine is now using a fence-like device designed to snag and cut the cables of fiberoptic drones, weapons that have confounded militaries throughout the world.

• October 01, 2026

  Will Iran 'Flex Its Muscles' In Iraq After US Military Pullout?

  The end of the United States’ two-decade-long military presence in Iraq has raised fears of a security vacuum. Neighboring Iran and its allies in Iraq, experts say, could attempt to exploit the situation.

• September 30, 2026

  Pakistan Orders Afghan Medical Students To Leave. The Courts Are Pushing Back.

  Hundreds of Afghan medical students in Pakistan face expulsion, including women and students nearing graduation. Courts in several parts of the country have temporarily allowed them to stay and continue their studies, but their long-term future remains uncertain.

• September 30, 2026

  Ukrainians In US Face Uncertainty As Temporary Protection Deadline Looms

  Many Ukrainians who are staying in the US under the TPS program face uncertainty as their protected status is set to expire next month.

• September 30, 2026

  Former US Diplomat Fried Warns Mixed Signals Could Undercut Russia Sanctions

  The United States has new powers to increase economic pressure on Russia, but their impact will depend on whether the Trump administration uses them consistently and makes clear what it wants Moscow and other governments to do, former US diplomat Daniel Fried told RFE/RL.

• September 29, 2026

  Kyrgyzstan To Become Spacefaring Nation With Mini Satellite

  Kyrgyzstan is set to send a domestically produced satellite into orbit on October 1, marking the Central Asian state's first feat of spacefaring. Uzbekistan has announced its own plans for a domestic satellite.

• September 28, 2026

  Freed Iranian Political Prisoners Get Their Lives Back, But Not Their Seized Belongings

  The Iranian authorities routinely refuse to return the seized belongings of political prisoners. The practice is intended to punish former inmates even after they have been released, activists say.

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