A roadside bomb exploded near a van carrying police assigned to protect workers in an anti-polio immunization campaign in restive northwestern Pakistan on January 8. At least seven officers were killed and 10 others were wounded in an attack claimed by the Pakistani Taliban, officials said.
A detail of a religious icon featuring Soviet dictator Josef Stalin has reignited debate over attempts to link the atheist dictator to Georgia's Orthodox Christian faith.
Russia launched another massive wave of hypersonic and cruise missiles against Ukraine on January 8. Ukrainian officials said Moscow launched 51 missiles, 18 of which were shot down. At least four people were killed and dozens were injured, according to the authorities.
Remains of a missile that Ukraine suggests was supplied to Russia by North Korea were shown to journalists after recent strikes on Kharkiv.
Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the first week of 2024 from around RFE/RL's region.
After Vladimir Lenin died in January 1924, Moscow's Red Square became the site of a series of block-shaped structures made to house the embalmed corpse of the Soviet founder.
Medals have been awarded to members of a Kyiv mobile air-defense unit for their efforts in protecting the nation's capital against a Russian missile and drone attack on January 2.
A joint venture between Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina aims to protect the "Roman Municipium" in Skelani -- one of the most important archaeological sites in the Balkans.
After a career documenting the fringes of communist Hungarian society, photojournalist Tamas Urban is slowly releasing a wealth of images to the public that include photos capturing the violence and humanity of life inside the totalitarian prison system.
Ukraine's two largest cities, Kyiv and Kharkiv, came under attack from Russian hypersonic missiles on January 2, killing at least five people and injuring almost 100.
Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the last week of 2023 from around RFE/RL's region.
Russia launched its biggest air attack on Ukraine since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the Ukrainian military said. An unprecedented number of drones and missiles targeted cities across the country, killing at least 16 people and wounding nearly 100.
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