Sectarian clashes in southern Syria have created a fragile cease-fire and a potential opening for Tehran. With old proxy ...

At least one child has died in the latest wave of Russia's nightly routine of drone and bomb attacks against Ukrainian cities ...

Ukrainian lawmakers have approved a tightening of restrictions on two crucial anticorruption agencies, heightening concerns ...

Few expect substantial progress toward peace at a new round of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. But with a new ...

RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak is drilling down on two major issues: the chances of the EU suspending visa liberalization for Georgia and the next EU budget.

A US proposal to place the proposed Zangezur Corridor -- a critical link between mainland Azerbaijan and its Naxcivan exclave ...

From 1925, when the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic was declared a part of the Soviet Union, one photographer was able to ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a fresh set of peace talks with Moscow is set for July 23 in Turkey as the West ...

You are listening to the audio version of the Wider Europe newsletter, published on July 15, 2025, read by an AI-generated voice of RFE/RL's Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak.

Kyiv's central Lukyanivska subway station was hit by a Russian drone early on July 21 and is now closed for repairs. It marks ...

At least 11 suspects have been arrested in connection with the brutal killing of a Pakistani couple in a remote mountainous ...

Kyiv was hit early on July 21 by a massive Russian strike. At least one person was killed in the attack, according to authorities. Officials said 426 drones and 24 missiles were used in the assault on ...