Why did Ukraine’s president refer to the latest round of peace talks using a barnyard epithet? The presence of a firebrand, ...

Kyrgyzstan's Lake Issyk-Kul has been shrinking at an alarming rate over the past decade, receding by up to 10 meters in some places, according to research. One of the world's largest alpine lakes is ...

Iran and Russia launched joint naval drills in Iran’s southern waters on February 19, as the United States continues expanding its military presence in the Arabian Sea.

As the European Union races to approve its new sanctions package on Russia by the fourth anniversary of Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine next week, a new obstacle may have appeared.

Soon after his most famous public monument was completed, Hossein Amanat was forced to flee Iran amid the Islamic revolution. The architect spoke to RFE/RL about watching his Azadi Tower being used as ...

Kosovo has secured its own international barcode prefix, allowing products to be identified globally as “Made in Kosovo” for the first time. Producers say the move strengthens export visibility, ...

Ukrainian and Russian negotiators were set to meet for the latest round of US-brokered peace talks following another round of ...

On the need for Moscow to adhere to international law, the call by the EU includes no blanket amnesty for war crimes, access for international investigators to sites of suspected war crimes, and that ...

A second day of talks between Russia and Ukraine have broken up after around two hours in Geneva, Switzerland, with officials from both countries saying negotiations were "difficult." ...

With chants of "Death to Khamenei," directed at Iran's supreme leader, mourners in Iran were defiant as they gathered to mark 40 days since the deadly January 8-9 crackdown by security forces that ...

Across Iran, memorials to mark 40 days since thousands of protesters were killed in January have turned into anti-government ...

Karina Bakhur, a 17-year-old kickboxing champion killed by a Russian missile in Ukraine, is honored on Ukrainian Olympian ...