A secretive real estate agreement made by the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem has signed away some 25 percent of the Armenian quarter of Israel's holy city. Now residents are fighting to hold on to their historic land.
Residents of two villages in southern Ukraine struggle to clean up their homes after floodwaters from the June 6 Kakhovka dam breach overwhelmed their communities.
Journalists were given access to the newly liberated Ukrainian village of Neskuchne on June 13, confirming that Kyiv's forces have made modest gains in the early phase of their counteroffensive against Moscow's forces.
At least 10 people were killed and 25 injured in an overnight Russian missile strike on a five-story apartment building in the city of Kryviy Rih in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region on June 13.
As a nearly $1 billion Chinese megaproject looks to transform Georgia’s timeless landscape, local leaders hope it can become a flagship for more Chinese investment in the country.
A veterinarian from a viral video of kittens being saved from flooding in Kherson is continuing to work nonstop on the heartrending rescue work while recovering from severe issues with his own heart.
The collapse of the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine is swiftly evolving into a far-reaching environmental catastrophe affecting drinking water, food supplies, and ecosystems that reach into the Black Sea. Experts warn that the long-term consequences will be generational.
German weapons manufacturer Rheinmetall is rapidly expanding amid the Ukraine war, and plans are under way to set up operations inside Ukraine.
Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 23rd week of 2023 from around RFE/RL's region. For more photo galleries, see our archive.
Photographer Svetlana Likhanova has been exploring the villages of Russia’s Kuznetsk Basin for the past several years, a theme that has become a quiet obsession.
Rescuers are struggling to reach Kherson's most vulnerable people who are trapped by flooding following the breach of a dam in Russian-occupied territory. Kyiv and Moscow have traded accusations over who is responsible for what is being called the biggest environmental disaster since Chernobyl.
As images of destroyed buildings and empty streets in Shebekino spread, experts warn that the Kremlin may be losing political authority over Russia's provinces.
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