Ukrainian soldiers are entrenched near the boundaries of the Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk regions as Russian forces to the east make slow gains. The soldiers told Current Time they expect more Russian troops on the ground, while civilians are fleeing nearby villages under the threat of drone attack.
Fighting along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, along with air strikes on the Afghan capital, Kabul, on October 15, has killed dozens and led to widespread destruction, according to survivors.
Explosions rocked the Afghan capital of Kabul on October 15 hours after a violent border clash with Pakistan. Tensions have increased since October 11 -- but a cease-fire was announced by both countries following the blasts.
More clashes have broken out along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border with dozens of Taliban fighters reportedly killed on October 15. Fighting near the Pakistani border town of Chaman followed three days of escalating conflict between the two countries.
RFE/RL's Europe editor, Rikard Jozwiak, digs into a proposal to build a so-called drone wall along the EU’s eastern border after Russian drones entered Polish airspace and sightings of small drones forced temporary closures at several European airports.
Detained in occupied Melitopol and sent to Russia, several Ukrainian teens now face terrorism charges in a case rights groups call unlawful. How many similar cases are there, and is there any chance of bringing the children home?
Commerce has ground to a halt at a key border checkpoint between Pakistan and Afghanistan following deadly clashes between the two countries. RFE/RL spoke to truckers who have been stuck at the Torkham crossing. Deadly clashes erupted on October 11 at several locations along the frontier.
Fierce fighting broke out in at least five locations on the Afghan-Pakistani border overnight, killing multiple soldiers and prompting Islamabad to close two major border crossings, officials in the two countries said on October 12.
The Serbian government says a resort with a hotel, guesthouses, and sport facilities was used to train Moldovans to incite unrest in their country.
As Russia escalates its devastating air strikes into full-scale "salvos," Ukraine is racing to develop tactical responses. The defense-sector incubator Brave1 highlights some of the most promising high-tech solutions on the horizon.
Russian air attacks triggered a fire in a high-rise apartment building in central Kyiv early on October 10 after it was hit by a drone. RFE/RL's Maryan Kushnir spoke to residents as firefighters battled the blaze in a central district of the Ukrainian capital.
Afghans trying to get online say their access to popular social media sites has slowed to a crawl or it entirely cut off. Taliban leaders have not commented on the restrictions, but press freedom advocates see the slowdown as another blow to Afghans' rights to free speech and freedom of information.
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