Experts say evidence indicates that the Azerbaijan Airlines plane may have been hit by a ground-to-air missile over Russia’s Chechnya region before crossing the Caspian Sea and crashing near Aqtau, ...

Between tougher competition from China, declining sales at home, and new pressure from Donald Trump, many European automakers ...

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Experts say they believe the flight crew of an Azerbaijan Airlines jet that crashed on December 25 was struggling to control ...

North Korea’s elite troops have faced severe losses in Russia's war with Ukraine, with South Korean intelligence reporting ...

A passenger plane flying from Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku, to Russia has crashed near the city of Aqtau in western Kazakhstan with 67 people on board, Kazakh authorities said on December 25. Officials ...

RFE/RL's Live Briefing gives you all of the latest developments on Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Western military aid to Kyiv, worldwide reaction, and the plight of civilians and refugees.

Syria's new Islamist rulers, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), have swiftly moved to distance themselves from how the Taliban is ruling Afghanistan. The HTS leader has promised to allow women's education ...

Finland has staked a claim as the official home of Santa Claus, drawing international tourists to a holiday village in the ...

Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 52nd week of 2024 from around RFE/RL's region. For more photo ...

From a freezing Ukrainian foxhole to the markets of Central Asia, our photographers explain how they captured history in 2024 ...

Speaking with RFE/RL from a military shelter in eastern Ukraine, a female drone pilot with the call sign "Siri" discusses her experience of losing her Ukrainian comrades on the front line.