John Mastrini is a multimedia editor for RFE/RL in Prague.
Iran launched a series of ballistic missiles at U.S. military bases in Iraq. U.S. President Donald Trump said the attacks caused little damage, while Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei boasted about them and said the United States needed to get out of the region.
The killing of a top Iranian general in a U.S. drone strike has leaders, diplomats, and analysts around the world on edge, wondering where this might lead.
Russian airport terminals are buzzing this week with travelers trying to get home for the Orthodox Christmas holiday. One Moscow airport is providing a fuzzy, four-legged way to help cope with the stress.
The Armenian government has launched a major investigation into numerous adoptions that may have been the result of babies illegally taken from hospitals and orphanages.
As people recover from their New Year's Eve celebrations, a new tourist venue in Croatia's capital, Zagreb, wants to show you some of the sordid details of the morning after.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is facing stiff opposition to his plan to open up sales of the country's fertile farmland as part of economic reforms. Some farmers fear oligarchs will take over and drive them out.
Police raided the Moscow offices of the Russian Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) of activist Aleksei Navalny. The frequent critic of President Vladimir Putin was there with his staff when it happened on December 26. He streamed it live on social media.
Uzbekistan's president has warned citizens not to go into debt to pay for traditional weddings. One Uzbek man has spent 19 years working in Russia and saving for the marriages of his three children.
Let’s say you're working for an authoritarian government, and you want to cause chaos in an unfriendly democratic country. What could be a more delicious target than the voting process itself? One expert reveals just how easy it could be for hackers to influence the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
Instead of a traditional, routine funeral, some Russians are choosing to check out in their own style, from blinging caskets to digitized grave sites.
Ten years ago, a little-known Russian lawyer working for a Western financial firm died in custody in Moscow. Sergei Magnitsky's name is now enshrined in human rights laws in the United States and around the world. Russian President Vladimir Putin is still fuming.
Afghanistan has a drug problem from the abundant poppies that get made into opium. A group of Afghan women has found a way out of their addiction through a different crop.
Cybersecurity firms are a major target of hackers, often from groups based in authoritarian countries. Avast has become a key player in defending citizens from the misuse of technology, tracking the hackers night and day from their "Threat Room" in Prague.
The World Health Organization says Pakistan is on a "failing trajectory" in its efforts to eradicate a deadly disease not seen anymore in most countries -- polio. Parents of Pakistani children who have contracted the virus warn others to get vaccinations, but many don't, due to rumors, religion, bur
Art students around the world find themselves sketching naked models as part of the studies. Some artists and models find it uncomfortable. In Tajikistan, for some, it's breaking a taboo.
Police detained the head of one of Russia's doctors' unions as she came to help colleagues barricaded inside a rural tuberculosis clinic set for closure. The protest is part of a wider battle to save dwindling rural health care services in Russia.
After Serhiy Nykonenko was killed in eastern Ukraine, his daughter joined the fight against pro-Russia separatists. The family is now grieving again.
Russian troops moved quickly into the northern Syrian town of Manbij, just after U.S. forces pulled out. Russian video of the things left behind went viral on social media. The town has attracted various fighting factions as Turkey continues its offensive against Kurdish militias in the area.
Sabrina Chumak has spent most of her young life growing up near the death and destruction in eastern Ukraine. Every night she prays for an end to the war.
Dolphin shows are popular on Ukraine's Black Sea peninsula, which is controlled by Russia. But the venues housing them are falling apart.
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