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A police officer wearing protective clothing examines evidence at Germany's Leipzig Airport on August 5 after two incidents involving drones occurred.
An Aeroflot passenger plane lands at Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow. (file photo)
A police officer in protective clothing walks next to an explosive-disarming robot at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Schkeuditz, Germany, early last month after a drone was found near a runway.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin (right) and Iran's President Masud Pezeshkian shake hands during a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Bishkek.
Ukrainian and US flags are flown near the US Capitol in Washington, D.C. (file photo)
Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov attends a plenary session of the G20 finance bankers meeting in North Carolina on August 31.
Russian radical nationalist Voislav Torden (Yan Petrovsky), undated
Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shake hands during a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Bishkek on August 31.
A photo provided by the US Navy shows F/A-18 jets ready for launch, part of Washington's efforts to keep the Strait of Hormuz open.
President Zelenskyy said the Russian drone strike was on an ammunition storage site "that definitely shouldn’t have been there."
A dead body is carried out of a house in the Ukrainian village of Myla, near Kyiv, following a detonation at a local warehouse after a Russian strike on August 29.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic (right) and Russia's Vladimir Putin in Belgrade in January 2019
A kiosk in Tehran in October 2022, displays copies of newspapers featuring a report on the detention by authorities of two journalists, who reportedly helped publicize the case of Masha Amini. Iran has long sought to control the flow of information in the country.
US President Donald Trump told reporters that he does not believe Moscow will attack a NATO nation amid rising concerns that Russian President Vladimir Putin will strike a Baltic country or other member state to test the Western alliance’s resolve.
Bosnian Serb wartime military commander Ratko Mladic, known as the "Butcher of Bosnia," has died aged 84 in The Hague, where he was serving a life sentence for genocide and crimes against humanity.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s surprise trip to Moscow this week was intended to warn Russia against attacking NATO countries -- particularly Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania -- sources familiar with the visit have told RFE/RL.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe made an unannounced visit to Moscow on August 25, US officials confirmed to RFE/RL, a rare trip that comes as Washington’s efforts to end Russia’s war against Ukraine have stalled and tensions over Moscow’s relationship with Iran have intensified.
Armenian police have arrested former President Robert Kocharian, now leader of the country’s second-largest opposition party, amid accusations of corruption-related offences.
US sanctions experts say the Trump administration's new campaign to economically isolate Iran could be an effective escalation -- but only if Washington backs its threats with action.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced a new effort to ramp up the pressure on Tehran, saying the United States is "launching an economic onslaught against Iran’s financial connections around the globe."
