Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

02/06/2025

Bulgarian authorities expect to get the green light this week from the European Commission and the European Central Bank to introduce the euro from January 1, 2026.

Bulgarian authorities expect to get the green light this week from the European Commission and the European Central Bank to introduce the euro from January 1, 2026.

02/06/2025

For more than three years, most of Russia has viewed the war sparked by the Kremlin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine from afar.

"It was a fiery hell," residents of the Irkutsk region told RFE/RL's Siberia Realities.

For more than three years, most of Russia has viewed the war sparked by the Kremlin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine from afar. Now, some say, an audacious attack by Kyiv deep inside Russia means it has arrived on their doorstep.

01/06/2025

Dr. Shazia Khpalwak is trying her best to reach mothers and children in rural Pakistan who often lack clean drinking water, have poor nutrition, and don't have access to vaccines. "Their children appear to be less developed for their age, both mentally and physically, due to poor nutrition," she says.

By Mashaal Radio

01/06/2025

10-year-old Roman Oleksiv survived a Russian missile strike in Vinnytsya that killed his mother and left him with life-threatening burns over 80% of his body.

After over 30 surgeries in Germany, he's now home, continuing a miraculous recovery.

In 2022, a Russian missile killed Roman Oleksiv’s mother and left the seven-year-old boy with massive burns across his face and body. Three years and more than 30 surgeries later, he’s making friends at school, winning accordion competitions, and imparting this advice to his father: “Don’t g...

01/06/2025

An explosion caused a road bridge to collapse onto a railway in western Russia, derailing a passenger train and killing at least 7. In a nearby region, another blast collapsed a railway bridge under a freight train, injuring a driver, officials said.

At least seven people were killed when a passenger train crossing a bridge in western Russia derailed late on May 31 because of what local officials labeled as “illegal interference.

31/05/2025

Iran has substantially increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels in recent months, multiple media outlets cited a report from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as saying, likely raising further doubts about a potential deal with the United States on Tehran's nuclear program. https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-us-nuclear-uranium-weapons/33430365.html

31/05/2025

Terry Virts’ maiden Space Shuttle mission was the final assembly flight for the International Space Station (ISS), a historic milestone in post-Cold War collaboration with Russia.

Now he’s calling for NASA to scale back its cooperation with Moscow, due to Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

31/05/2025

A US district judge on May 30 granted Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's (RFE/RL)’s third request for a temporary restraining order (TRO) in its lawsuit against the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM) and ordered the agency to immediately disburse RFE/RL's May funding.

A US district judge on May 30 granted Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL)’s third request for a temporary restraining order (TRO) in its lawsuit against the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM) and ordered the agency to immediately disburse RFE/RL's May funding.

31/05/2025

A 9-year-old girl and a 66-year-old man were killed in separate Russian strikes on frontline regions overnight, Ukrainian officials said, amid uncertainty over whether negotiators from the two countries will meet for a second round of direct talks on June 2.

A 9-year-old girl and a 66-year-old man were killed in separate Russian strikes on frontline regions overnight, Ukrainian officials said, amid uncertainty over whether negotiators from the two countries will meet for a second round of direct talks on June 2.

30/05/2025

People living in Ukraine's northern Chernihiv region say the current failure of cease-fire negotiations makes them wonder if they might be in the crosshairs of a new Russian offensive.

Towns near the border were the first to be occupied as Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022, with the village of Yahidne suffering a monthlong siege. Ukraine later retook the region, but locals worry they could face fresh attacks.

30/05/2025

“There’s a belief in the Trump administration that too much use of financial sanctions could hurt the dollar’s role in global trade and push countries to build evasive infrastructure that might be damaging to US interests and security,” a sanctions expert said.

US President Donald Trump has suggested he could impose harsh new sanctions on Russia if he runs out of patience with the Kremlin’s slow-motion approach to Ukraine peace efforts and resistance to calls for a cease-fire. What could happen if Washington lowers the boom?

30/05/2025

Much of the destruction has been centered around civilian infrastructure, which Russia claims it doesn't target despite mounting evidence that appears to show the opposite.

Russia launched a large-scale drone attack on the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv overnight as Donald Trump's special envoy, Keith Kellogg said the US president was growing "frustrated" with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin over delays in reaching a cease-fire.