A border crossing between Iran and Armenia was flooded with people on June 17 as high numbers of Iranians sought to escape ...

Ukrainian emergency workers pulled more bodies from the rubble of destroyed Kyiv apartment buildings hit by Russian missile and drone strikes, as the death toll in the Ukrainian capital rose to 24 ...

Videos obtained by RFE/RL's Radio Farda show scenes of explosions in Tehran as Israeli strikes continue for a sixth day, fueling fears of a wider conflict.

With Israeli air strikes showing no signs of slowing after five days, thousands are fleeing Tehran, creating traffic jams and ...

A wounded Ukrainian soldier has just been carried in to a medical stabilization point close to the front line in Ukraine's ...

I'm RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak, and this week I am drilling down on two issues: Globsec’s big forum in Prague last ...

Working from a makeshift "stabilization point," Ukrainian military medics work fast to provide emergency care for the wounded, treating both soldiers and local civilians in the Sumy region. The area, ...

A survivor captured video of a deadly Russian air strike on Odesa on June 17, ducking for cover as the attack drone landed nearby, engulfing a residential building in a fireball. RFE/RL's Ukrainian ...

You are listening to the audio version of the Wider Europe newsletter, published on June 17, 2025, read by an AI-generated voice of RFE/RL's Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak.