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• January 19, 2026

  Russia Continues Targeting Ukraine's Energy As Kyiv Looks To Shift Electricity Eastward

  Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy sector continued overnight as Kyiv scrambles to accelerate work on rerouting electricity supplies from its western nuclear plants to hard hit areas in the east.

• January 19, 2026

  Live Blog: Attack On Khamenei Would Mean 'All-Out War,' Warns Pezeshkian

  Thousands of Iranians are dead or detained in a brutal crackdown after they took to the streets in what is seen as the biggest threat to the Islamic regime in years. Journalists from RFE/RL’s Iranian service, Radio Farda, bring you the latest developments, analysis, and reporting from on the ground.

• January 19, 2026

  No Deal Announced After Latest US-Ukraine Talks, Further Discussions Set At Davos

  Kyiv concluded a fresh round of talks with US officials without announcing an agreement but said discussions on a plan to end Russia’s war on Ukraine would resume at the upcoming World ⁠Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

• January 19, 2026

  US-Iran Tensions High As Tehran Revives Hostile Rhetoric, Threats Of New Crackdown

  US-Iranian tensions remained high as Tehran’s hard-line rulers renewed their hostile rhetoric and threatened to hand out the “severest punishments” -- including potentially executions -- against anti-government protesters.

• January 18, 2026

  Iranian Official Pledges 'Severest Punishments' Coming As New Details Of Crackdown Emerge

  US President Donald Trump said it was time for new leaders to take control in Iran after tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets in the country, presenting the Islamic republic with one of the most serious threats to its legitimacy since the 1979 revolution.

• January 17, 2026

  Iranian Doctors, Witnesses Describe Heavy Casualties After Protests

  Iranian authorities have plunged the country into what witnesses describe as a near-total digital blackout in response to deadly nationwide protests against the Islamic republic, sharply limiting the flow of information from inside the country.

• January 17, 2026

  Trump Says He Convinced Himself Not To Strike Iran

  US President Donald Trump says he has decided on his own not to launch military strikes against Iran, crediting Tehran's alleged cancellation of hundreds of scheduled executions as the decisive factor in his decision to hold back from military action.​

• January 16, 2026

  Teenage Son Of Kremlin-Backed Chechen Leader Hospitalized After A Car Accident, Sources Say

  The teenage son of Chechnya's Moscow-backed leader Ramzan Kadyrov, Adam Kadyrov, is in serious condition following a car accident in the republic's capital, Grozny, two sources told RFE/RL's North Caucasus Service.

• January 16, 2026

  Ex-Ukrainian Prime Minister Tymoshenko Avoids Detention On Bribery Charges

  A Kyiv court has ordered former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko to pay $760,000 bail to avoid detention on charges of offering bribes to lawmakers.

• January 16, 2026

  Thousands Killed As Iran's Security Forces Maintain Control And Internet Blackout

  Security forces are reportedly maintaining a heavy presence on the streets in parts of Iran as more than two weeks of protests ease following a brutal crackdown that has left thousands of Iranians dead and an ongoing Internet blackout.

• January 15, 2026

  EU Calls For Sanctions On Russian State TV Host, Famed Ballet Dancer

  European Union officials have called for sanctioning some of Russia’s most prominent TV personalities, including Pavel Zarubin, a state TV reporter known for fawning reporting on – and nearly unfettered access to – President Vladimir Putin.

• January 15, 2026

  US Sanctions Iranian Officials Over Brutal Crackdown As Trump Says Killing Of Protesters Has Stopped

  Iran has stayed executions of protesters, President Donald Trump said quoting "very important sources on the other side," but tensions remained high across the Middle East as the possibility of US military action against Tehran remains.

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