EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell says he will request that the EU’s diplomatic service start work on an expansion of sanctions in response to Tehran's weekend attack on Israel.
After Kyrgyz police claimed success in targeting several night venues in antinarcotics raids, participants in capital Bishkek’s growing subcultures fear artistic spaces are under attack.
Senior Israeli government ministers are reportedly still debating how the country will respond to an Iranian attack in which more than 300 missiles and drones were fired directly at the country. Listeners to RFE/RL's Radio Farda urged restraint on both sides as a Harvard professor of international relations said he didn't expect Israel to respond in the short term.
A Tajik citizen has been deported from Poland on suspicion of "terrorist activities" and links to the Islamic State group that claimed responsibility for a deadly attack at a concert hall outside Moscow last month.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on April 16 warned that the United States intends to hit Iran with new sanctions over its unprecedented attack on Israel, and these actions could seek to reduce Iran's capacity to export oil.
More than 200 animals died on April 16 in a fire at a zoo in Yevpatoria in Russian-occupied Crimea.
Israel is weighing its options as it prepares to respond to Iran's unprecedented attack. While a response appears likely, its scale could determine whether a full-scale war breaks out. With the risk of escalation higher than ever, that nightmare scenario is a distinct possibility, analysts say.
A Montenegro court has ordered the pretrial detention for up to 30 days of former chief special prosecutor Milivoje Katnic and former deputy police director Zoran Lazovic, who were arrested on April 14 in a corruption scandal with links to organized crime.
Israel's war cabinet was set to meet for the third time in three days on April 16, an official said, to decide on a response to Iran's first-ever direct attack, amid international pressure to avoid further escalating conflict in the Middle East.
The stricter enforcement of the mandatory hijab law by Tehran police has prompted a wave of complaints from Iranians who say police are using aggressive and sometimes violent tactics in their treatment of alleged violators.
The organizer of the so-called "Nearly Naked" party, Russian blogger Anastasia Ivleyeva, has been charged with discrediting Russia's armed forces and will face a hearing on April 25 at Moscow's Tver district court..
Russian officials continued to order the evacuation of areas in Siberia and parts of the south as massive floods sparked by heavy rains and a rapid snowmelt show few signs of letting up.
On April 15, 1979, a devastating earthquake struck the coast of Montenegro, killing 101 people and injuring over 1,000. Presented here is a collection of images that capture that eventful moment in time and how it appears today.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on several EU countries and Turkey to refrain from sending Tajik dissidents taking shelter in their countries back to Tajikistan.
Heavy rains and thunderstorms that hit several parts of Pakistan have killed 39 people and injured dozens more over the past few days, local officials said.
Authorities in Russia's Western Siberian region of Tyumen have urged the residents of Ishim to evacuate as the city is expected to be inundated with water in the coming hours.
Thousands of Georgians protested a controversial "foreign agents" bill that has roiled the Caucasus nation as lawmakers from the ruling party gave it an initial green light despite scuffles in parliament.
Thousands of Georgians protested in Tbilisi on April 15 after lawmakers reintroduced a bill requiring foreign-funded organizations to register with the government. The ruling party previously backed the controversial "foreign agents" bill in 2023 then withdrew it in reaction to an earlier round of mass protests. As lawmakers proposed the legislation, opposing factions threw punches in parliament.
