A massive battle was under way in the Czech capital, Prague, as warriors wielded swords and battle axes in an imitation of medieval hand-to-hand combat. The competition, called "The Battle of the Nations," was founded in Ukraine and pits national teams against each other. (Margot Buff and Melanie Ba
Early signs coming from Ukraine's new government are "very encouraging," a top International Monetary Fund official said on May 6.
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A court in the Russian city of Tver has sentenced a man to two years and three months in prison for reposting material about Crimea on a social-media network.
The people of Avdiyivka in eastern Ukraine have been surrounded by fighting for two years now. With Russia-backed separatists and government troops trading fire just kilometers away, locals do their best to carry on with their daily lives. (Olga Kalinichenko, RFE/RL's Current Time TV)
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A Belarusian national accused of fighting alongside Ukraine's extremist Right Sector has been sentenced by a district court in Minsk to five years in prison.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it will send a mission to Kyiv from May 10 to May 18 to review whether the new Ukrainian government's reform program is sufficient to restore disbursements from a $17.5 billion bailout loan.
Near the Ukrainian village of Klevan, a humble train has created a tree tunnel that draws visitors from around the world.
NATO's new supreme commander, General Curtis Scaparrotti, says Russia's aggressive behavior must be met by force should deterrence fail.
A blast at a mine in a separatist-controlled part of eastern Ukraine's Luhansk region has killed at least one miner.
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