The chief of Ukraine’s military intelligence agency will be Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s new top political adviser, the Ukrainian president announced, elevating a shadowy figure who is credited with some of the country’s more audacious war-time endeavors.
Reports of Denis Nikitin’s death in a Russian drone strike turned out to be a calculated Ukrainian deception. The twist not only exposed efforts to lure would-be assassins but also underscored the murky alliances and controversial figures shaping the war’s covert battles.
The US president backed demonstrators braving brutal suppression from Iranian security forces after five days of protests that have resulted in several deaths and dozens of arrests.
Several people have died during a fifth day of protests across Iran, state-affiliated media and rights groups said, as anger builds over the country's economic woes despite pledges from the Islamic republic's clerical leaders to take "new decisions" to improve the situation.
Shirin Ebadi, who was awarded the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to bring democracy and safeguard human rights in Iran, told RFE/RL's Radio Farda why these protests are different.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed the New Year with a speech that stressed a peace agreement with Russia can't come "at any cost" as the two sides traded air strikes, highlighting the divide still to be overcome to stop the war.
Finnish authorities seized a cargo vessel in the Baltic Sea that is suspected of damaging underwater cables in Estonian waters in a possible sabotage incident, police in Helsinki told reporters.
Iranians took to the streets for a fourth day to voice their anger over the state of the reeling economy, with the currency in a free fall and the threat of a new round of military strikes hanging over the country.
Russian forces continued to attack Ukrainian energy and civilian facilities as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced new meetings with Kyiv's European allies later this week to discuss the latest developments in the process aimed at ending the war.
Kosovo's President Vjosa Osmani said she expects the country’s new parliament and government to be formed quickly following early parliamentary elections
Iran's leadership is facing mounting pressure from abroad and emerging dissent from within as street protests over its reeling economy and the threat of a new round of military strikes hang over the country.
Protests in Iran over a plummeting currency and inflation fears continued for a second day in the capital, despite attempts by security forces to disperse crowds with volleys of tear gas.
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