On October 21, Russia's only aircraft carrier steamed through the English Channel on its way to Syria. Given the seemingly limited effectiveness of the 305-meter Admiral Kuznetsov, many analysts believe the attention that the vessel is generating is the real aim of its rare, and very public, outing.
Rasool Mahmood, a freelance reporter for RFE/RL's Radio Farda, was seriously injured during fighting in Bashiqa, northern Iraq, on October 20. He was accompanying Kurdish Peshmerga forces as they advanced on Mosul, a stronghold of the Islamic State militant group. Mahmood's injuries include a broken arm, a broken nose, and a badly damaged eye. His photos, taken shortly before the attack, show the continuing offensive against Islamic State fighters.
Some of the most compelling photographs from RFE/RL's broadcast region and beyond for the 42nd week of 2016.
Some of the most compelling photographs from RFE/RL's broadcast region and beyond for the 41st week of 2016.
These images document a week in the lives of the men in a volunteer nationalist battalion fighting against Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine.
U.S. songwriter Bob Dylan has won the 2016 Nobel Prize in literature. RFE/RL looks back at his life.
Thousands of Shi'ite Muslims in Azerbaijan's capital, Baku, marked the mourning period of Ashura on October 12. Ashura commemorates the martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson and rituals include Shi'ite men performing acts of self-flagellation. (RFE/RL Azerbaijani Service)
Victims are pulled from the rubble of bombed-out buildings in Aleppo's Bustan al-Qasr district on October 11 after Russian warplanes resumed attacks on rebel-held areas in eastern Aleppo.
Some of the most compelling photographs from RFE/RL's broadcast region and beyond for the 40th week of 2016.
In July 2016, the ancient Armenian city of Ani, now in eastern Turkey, was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. For Armenians, a people still living under the shadow of what they regard as "the first genocide of the 20th centuryā€¯ carried out against their ancestors who lived under the Ottoman Empire, the listing ensures protection of a small but treasured piece of their heritage. But a visit to the region today shows that, outside the walls of Ani, what remains of Armenian culture in Turkey is in danger of disappearing entirely.
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