Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 22nd week of 2025 from around RFE/RL's coverage region.

The European Union says China, including Hong Kong, is responsible for "approximately" 80 percent of the circumventions of ...

The European Union says China, including Hong Kong, is responsible for "approximately" 80 percent of the circumventions of sanctions against Russia even though Beijing continues to deny it.

A Pakistani police officer was killed when gunmen opened fire on a delegation of health workers carrying out a polio vaccination drive in the volatile Balochistan province.

I'm RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak, and this week I am drilling down on two issues: the EU’s attempt to ramp up its ...

A former close associate of Georgian ruling-party founder Bidzina Ivanishvili has been arrested near the border with Armenia, ...

Amid concerns about US focus and long-term security threats from Russia and Belarus, the EU approved a $170 billion defense ...

After helping his family evacuate, Nazar stayed in Ukraine to fight. A serious injury near Bakhmut changed everything. Now in recovery, he and his partner, Viktoria, are adjusting to a new life ...

"I have to get up for them," says Nazar Kaihorodov, a wounded Ukrainian soldier. After sending his partner and son to safety, he went to the front. When a coma nearly took him, Viktoria returned—and ...

The awarding of the prestigious Palme d’Or to It Was Just An Accident, the latest film by Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, has sparked widespread reactions in Iran and across the global Iranian ...

US President Donald Trump said progress has been made in nuclear talks with Iran and suggested that “something good” could be ...

US President Donald Trump said he is “not happy” with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and that he is considering further sanctions against Moscow following a series of deadly drone strikes against ...