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May 26, 2021
Returning To Pre-COVID Life?

Returning To Pre-COVID Life?

May 26, 2021
Karachi To Tashkent Via Kabul

Pakistan and Uzbekistan have exchanged goods through war-torn Afghanistan for the first time. The shipments are part of five planned trial runs aimed at testing the viability of various routes in the region.
May 26, 2021
Belarus And The Diversion Of Ryanair Flight 4978

Belarus sparked international outrage after it forced a Ryanair flight traveling between EU members Greece and Lithuania to land on May 23 in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, where Belarusian journalist and opposition activist Raman Pratasevich and his girlfriend were detained.
May 21, 2021
Anatomy Of A Hunger Strike: Why Is It Done And What Does It Do To The Human Body?

Why do protesters put their lives in danger and use hunger strikes as a form of protest? What happens to the human body when it doesn't have enough nutrients for such a long period of time? And what sparked the first major hunger strike believed to have been held in Russia?
May 19, 2021
Home Office? Not So Much In Bulgaria, Romania, North Macedonia

In 2020, the share of people who said they sometimes or usually worked from home due to the coronavirus pandemic was lowest in Bulgaria and Romania. The share was largest in Luxembourg, where almost half of the people surveyed said they had worked remotely.
May 13, 2021
Most Unvaccinated Russians Not Ready To Take Sputnik Vaccine

A recent survey shows that 62 percent of Russians who have not yet been vaccinated are not ready to get the Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19.
May 11, 2021
Attacks In Russian Schools

While school shootings are a rare occurrence in Russia, knife attacks are relatively more common.
May 05, 2021
Only One-Quarter Of Kazakhs Would Take A COVID-19 Vaccine

According to a recent Gallup survey, only 1-in-4 people in Kazakhstan say they would take a COVID-19 vaccine -- the lowest share among 116 locations that the polling organization surveyed. Here's how other countries compare.
May 03, 2021
Hungarians, Russians Not Sure About Vaccine Passports

According to a recent survey by Ipsos, 42 percent of Hungarians and 34 percent of Russians think travelers should not be required to have a vaccine passport -- the largest shares among 28 countries.
April 30, 2021
The Steepest Declines In Democracy

Attacks on democratic institutions are spreading faster than ever in Europe and Eurasia, according to Nations In Transit, the annual report by Freedom House on the state of democracy in the region. The largest declines occurred in Poland and Hungary.
April 28, 2021
What Barriers Do Journalists Still Face?

May 3 marks World Press Freedom Day. So what is the state of press freedom around the world? What barriers do journalists still face? And what do people in different countries think about the restrictions and liberties they are confronted with every day?
April 27, 2021
More Bucks For The Bang: Arms Spending On The Rise

Total global military expenditure rose to almost $2 trillion last year, an increase of 2.6 percent in real terms from 2019, according to a new report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

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Wednesday 26 May 2021

Returning To Pre-COVID Life?

Karachi To Tashkent Via Kabul

Belarus And The Diversion Of Ryanair Flight 4978

Anatomy Of A Hunger Strike: Why Is It Done And What Does It Do To The Human Body?

Home Office? Not So Much In Bulgaria, Romania, North Macedonia

Most Unvaccinated Russians Not Ready To Take Sputnik Vaccine

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Only One-Quarter Of Kazakhs Would Take A COVID-19 Vaccine

Hungarians, Russians Not Sure About Vaccine Passports

The Steepest Declines In Democracy

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RFE/RL's Infographics

Wednesday 26 May 2021

Returning To Pre-COVID Life?

Karachi To Tashkent Via Kabul

Belarus And The Diversion Of Ryanair Flight 4978

Anatomy Of A Hunger Strike: Why Is It Done And What Does It Do To The Human Body?

Home Office? Not So Much In Bulgaria, Romania, North Macedonia

Most Unvaccinated Russians Not Ready To Take Sputnik Vaccine

Attacks In Russian Schools

Only One-Quarter Of Kazakhs Would Take A COVID-19 Vaccine

Hungarians, Russians Not Sure About Vaccine Passports

The Steepest Declines In Democracy

What Barriers Do Journalists Still Face?

More Bucks For The Bang: Arms Spending On The Rise

Editors' Picks

Who Is Aleksandr Darchiyev, Russia's New Ambassador To Washington?

Frozen Ambitions: America's Long Pursuit Of Greenland

Greenland Elections: Go American, Stay Danish, Or Go It Alone?

Hundreds Of Civilians Said To Have Been Killed By Syrian Security Forces

How Important Is US Intelligence Sharing For Ukraine's War Effort?

Top Trending

American Porn Star Whitney Wright Sparks Fury With Trip To Afghanistan

Baltic Countries Feel Aftershocks From US Suspension of Ukraine Military Aid

Who Spends More On Ukraine Aid: The US Or EU?

Greenland Elections: Go American, Stay Danish, Or Go It Alone?

US Threatens Possible Military Response After Tehran Rejects Nuclear Outreach

Ukrainian Female Prisoners Swap Cells For Combat Unit Roles

Ukraine's Opposition Leaders Reject Holding Wartime Elections

Ukraine Prepares For US Talks In Saudi Arabia After Europe Rallies Around Zelenskyy

'Russia's Goals Unchanged' After Deadly Air Strikes On Ukraine, Says Zelenskyy

Ukraine Is Trying To Root Out Corruption. Is It Enough To Silence Critics?

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