Delegations from Russia and Ukraine will hold direct face-to-face peace talks for the first time in more than three years in Istanbul, though the teams will be comprised of lower-level technocrats ...

April frosts and a lack of rain have harmed crops in Ukraine’s Kherson region this spring. Deadly drones and land mines don’t ...

On Ukraine’s Sumy front, troops repel Russian attacks and strike into Russia’s Kursk and Belgorod regions. A Ukrainian artillery unit tells Current Time that North Korean fighters fighting for Russia ...

US President Donald Trump has offered to make a detour and stop in Turkey during his trip to the Middle East if it will ...

A Moscow court sentenced prominent Russian election monitor Grigory Melkonyants to five years in prison after finding him ...

US military leaders are increasingly concerned that the United States faces the prospect of global flashpoints turning into ...

Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 20th week of 2025 from around RFE/RL's coverage region.

US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman signed a strategic economic partnership agreement hours ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he will be waiting in the Turkish capital, Ankara, to hold a meeting on May 15 with President Vladimir Putin, and will only meet face-to-face with his ...

After refusing Russian passports, Ukrainians who left Crimea are losing their homes to forced sales. Rights groups say Russia ...

When the Kolisnichenko family discovered their apartment in Crimea had a resident they knew nothing about, they soon realized Russia had seized their property. Hundreds of Ukrainians have had to ...

The PKK has announced it is dissolving its armed structure and ending its decades-long insurgency against Turkey, marking a significant shift toward democratic politics. The decision seeks a peaceful ...