Russian troops launched a missile strike on a Ukrainian military training unit, killing three and wounding at least 18, the ...

RFE/RL spotlights five Central Asian athletes who have turned adversity into triumph. From a paralyzed man turned ultramarathoner to a blind Paralympian and a Premier League soccer pioneer, these ...

In a region often overshadowed on the global sports stage, Central Asia is producing extraordinary stories of courage, ...

A Serbian military special operations brigade has completed joint training with a Chinese brigade in China despite strong ...

Russia is conducting “neuroprofiling” tests on 10,000 children and teenagers to identify leaders and “anti-leaders,” part of an effort to promote patriotism amid the war against Ukraine. An ...

Ukraine’s small navy has pushed Russia’s formidable Black Sea Fleet out of coastal zones they once controlled. On a recent ...

US President Donald Trump said a deadline for Russia to make progress toward ending its war against Ukraine is "10 days from ...

Ukrainian naval patrols in the Black Sea are deployed to shoot down incoming drones and prevent Russian ships from approaching the shore. Officers on one patrol say they've used small boats and ...

Overnight Russian air attacks across Ukraine on July 28-29 included one of the deadliest single strikes of the three-year war ...

Iran’s parliament is fast-tracking a controversial bill targeting “fake news,” prompting outrage from press freedom advocates ...

This week, RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak drills down on two major issues: Ukraine’s wobbly week and Iceland’s flirting ...

You are listening to the audio version of the Wider Europe newsletter, published on July 29, 2025, read by an AI-generated voice of RFE/RL's Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak.