Kyrgyzstan has outlawed the all-covering Islamic niqab. Authorities insists the ban does not extend to the hijab, the Islamic headscarf that has long been outlawed in schools and offices in all other ...

American-supplied Bradley fighting vehicles have played a key role in slowing Russia's advances around Pokrovsk, say Ukrainian crews. Hundreds of A2 Bradleys have been used extensively throughout the ...

Residents of Novi Sad cheered as hundreds of students completed a nearly 80-kilometer walk from Belgrade. It was the culmination of months of protests after the deadly collapse of the roof of a train ...

U.S President Donald Trump on January 31 said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin could soon talk and announce something ...

Russian troops on January 31 attacked the historical center of the Ukrainian Black Sea port city of Odesa, damaging buildings and injuring two people, local officials said.

North Korean troops have not been seen on the front lines in Ukraine for weeks now. After taking “big losses,” it’s unclear ...

This edition of the Farda Briefing explores Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's recent comments on engaging the United States and ...

Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof fled his country this year after secretly shooting a movie that has now been nominated for an Oscar. He told RFE/RL the film was inspired by a prison guard he spoke ...

Anastasia Nuhfer, a 48-year-old American citizen imprisoned in Belarus, has been unexpectedly released. How did the owner of ...

Journalists in Pakistan are up in arms after a new law was passed that empowers the government to punish anyone for spreading what the authorities deem online disinformation.

A young soldier endured days without food or water, amid frequent Russian assaults at a desolate position in Ukraine's ...

Hamas has survived Israel’s 15-month war in the Gaza Strip. Now, the militant group is replenishing its ranks, although restocking its weapons supplies will be more difficult.