Russia’s economy is screeching to a halt. The woman who’s been instrumental in keeping it on track throughout the war on ...

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US President Donald Trump said he does not want to extend a cease-fire with Iran, which is due to expire on April 22, as ...

Russian forces are pressing closer to Kostyantynivka, one of Ukraine's remaining strongholds in the eastern Donetsk region, ...

You are listening to the audio version of the Wider Europe newsletter, published on April 21, 2026, read by an AI-generated voice of RFE/RL's Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak.

With a cease-fire in the US-Israeli war on Iran due to expire on April 22, US actions at sea are drawing renewed attention to ...

As Russia returns to the Venice Biennale for the first time since Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the event ...

Germany became the second country to condemn Moscow over the publication of a list of companies Russia claimed are helping ...

Armenia says a flagship US-backed transport project is moving from concept to reality. But as TRIPP enters its implementation ...

Ukrainian drones hit the Tuapse Black Sea oil port, Russian officials said, causing a fire and at least one death in the ...

US forces have fired at and seized an Iranian-flagged ship in the Gulf of Oman that was attempting to evade a US maritime ...

While diplomatic efforts struggle to stabilize access to the Strait of Hormuz amid tensions between the United States and ...