Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 18th week of 2025 from around RFE/RL's coverage region.

Russian drones patrolling around Chasiv Yar in Ukraine’s Donetsk region have made travel to and from the frontline city incredibly dangerous. But a crew managed to help their wounded comrades evacuate ...

Emergency crews battled fires overnight in Odesa after Russian drones pounded the Ukrainian port city. Ukrainian State Emergency Services said at least two people were killed and 15 injured in the ...

The EU’s temporary suspension of tariffs on Ukrainian goods is ending in June, sparking tense negotiations over what comes next. Farmers in frontline EU states push back, while Kyiv warns that higher ...

Pakistani Minister for Law and Justice Aqeel Malik said that Islamabad is working on plans for at least three different legal ...

I'm RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak, and this week I am drilling down on two issues: the European game plan for the ...

Why is Kashmir disputed? It’s one of the world’s oldest and most volatile conflicts -- a region claimed by both India and ...

Tensions between India and Pakistan continue to mount after a top Pakistani official claimed to have “credible intelligence” that New Delhi is prepared to undertake military action against Islamabad ...

Overnight Russian Shahed drone attacks killed one person in Dnipro on April 29-30 and injured at least 45 in Kharkiv and other cities in Ukraine. More than 100 air strikes lasting hours sparked ...

An annual report on global military spending shows that Ukraine is spending more of its GDP on defense than any other country ...

Russian attacks have killed five more people, including a child, across Ukraine as Kyiv observes a day of mourning for the 12 ...

In a wide ranging exclusive interview with RFE/RL, the EU enlargement commissioner Marta Kos talks about decoupling Moldova ...