Experts believe the flight crew of an Azerbaijan Airlines jet that crashed on December 25 was struggling to control the plane ...

Syria's new Islamist rulers, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), have swiftly moved to distance themselves from how the Taliban is ...

North Korea’s elite troops have faced severe losses in Russia's war with Ukraine, with South Korean intelligence reporting ...

Finland has staked a claim as the official home of Santa Claus, drawing international tourists to a holiday village in the ...

A passenger plane flying from Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku, to Russia has crashed near the city of Aqtau in western Kazakhstan with 67 people on board, Kazakh authorities said on December 25. Officials ...

RFE/RL's Live Briefing gives you all of the latest developments on Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Western military aid to Kyiv, worldwide reaction, and the plight of civilians and refugees.

One lawmaker was killed and another injured in a shooting at the de facto parliament in Georgia's Abkhazia, a breakaway region supported by Russia. According to local media reports, Adgur Kharazia ...

From a freezing Ukrainian foxhole to the markets of Central Asia, our photographers explain how they captured history in 2024 ...

Officials have lashed out at critics and strained to justify the decision to switch to a unified time zone in the world's ...

Another female singer has challenged Iran's strict Islamic dress code by posting video of herself performing without a head ...

Families of missing Ukrainian marines are desperate to learn whether the servicemen were killed or captured following a risky ...

Speaking with RFE/RL from a military shelter in eastern Ukraine, a female drone pilot with the call sign "Siri" discusses her experience of losing her Ukrainian comrades on the front line.