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August 21, 2018
Russian MiG-29 Fighter Jets Delivered To Serbia

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic welcomed the arrival of two MiG-29 fighter jets at the Batajnica air base outside Belgrade on August 21. The aircraft are the first of six secondhand planes to be handed over by Russia under an arms deal with Serbia.

August 21, 2018
Militants Launch Rockets Near Afghan Presidential Palace

A fierce battle broke out in Afghanistan's capital, after militants targeted rockets near where President Ashraf Ghani was speaking.
August 21, 2018
Czechs Protest Outside Russian Embassy On 50th Anniversary Of Invasion

A crowd of Czechs marked the 50th anniversary of the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia with a protest outside the Russian embassy in Prague.
August 20, 2018
Afghans Meet Palestinians In Rare Kabul Match

They hadn't played an international soccer match in Kabul since 2013. That changed when the Palestinian National Team arrived to take on Afghanistan on August 19.
August 20, 2018
Protest In Pakistan Over Murder, Mutilation Of Transgender Person

Transgender activists staged a passionate protest in the Pakistani city of Peshawar to condemn the murder and mutilation of a transgender woman. The August 20 demonstration came four days after a woman identified in local media as Nazo was reportedly shot dead at a wedding. Police said her body was later hacked to pieces. Two arrests have been made in the case. TransAction Pakistan, an activist group supporting the rights of transgender persons, said it was the 62nd killing of a transgender person in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province since 2015.
August 20, 2018
Serbia Clamps Down On Russian-Backed Paramilitary Camp

At a "patriotic youth camp" in Serbia, children and young adults learned military skills with the support of Serbian and Russian far-right groups. Then the government stepped in to shut the whole thing down.
August 19, 2018
Putin Waltzes At Austrian Foreign Minister’s Wedding

Russian President Vladimir Putin danced arm-in-arm with Austria's Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl at her wedding on August 18 in Gamlitz, in a video distributed by the Kremlin. (Reuters)
August 18, 2018
Merkel, Putin Discussing Ukraine, Energy, Iran, And Syria

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she would discuss the conflicts in Ukraine and Syria, as well as Iran, and the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project with Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting on August 18.
August 17, 2018
Thousands Of Pashinian Supporters Rally In Yerevan

Tens of thousands of supporters of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian rallied in central Yerevan's Republic Square on August 17 to mark his first 100 days in office, an event the premier called a "demonstration of national unity."
August 17, 2018
'They Really Worked On Us' - A Day In A Government Forces Trench In Eastern Ukraine

Despite a 2015 cease-fire deal, fighting continues in eastern Ukraine between government troops and Russia-backed separatists. RFE/RL cameras spent a day in a Ukrainian forces military trench near the city of Krasnohorivka capturing exchanges of gunfire.
August 17, 2018
Ghazni Scarred By Taliban Attacks

Afghan security forces claim to be in control of the city of Ghazni after an attack by Taliban militants set off almost five days of fighting. Video shot on August 15 shows burned-out markets and a heavy security presence on the streets.
August 17, 2018
Kyrgyz Eagle Whisperer Trains Next Generation Of Hunters

An eagle falconer in the Kyrgyz mountains is trying to sustain his ancient sport, passing the skills on to his son.

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