From Central Europe to the Caucusus to Central Asia and Afghanistan, 2024 saw extreme flooding across many of the countries ...

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

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 ...

Syria's new Islamist rulers, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), have swiftly moved to distance themselves from how the Taliban is ...

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.

Drones are being used to drop seeds as part of a pilot project to reforest parts of Kosovo. The Sustainability Leadership Kosovo group estimates an area of forest equal to three soccer fields is being ...

Officials have lashed out at critics and strained to justify the decision to switch to a unified time zone in the world's ...

Families of missing Ukrainian marines are desperate to learn whether the servicemen were killed or captured following a risky ...