Ukrainian power workers restored electricity to nearly 1 million people in Kyiv and other areas, as officials braced for further Russian air strikes that have already severely damaged power generation and gas supplies.| Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
On October 3, Russia unleashed its biggest-ever attack on Ukraine’s natural gas sector. A week later, a nighttime barrage knocked power out across a large swath of Kyiv. As temperatures drop and Moscow steps up attacks on the energy sector, Ukrainians are preparing for a rough winter.| Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
US first lady Melania Trump said eight Ukrainian children have been reunited with their families in the past 24 hours in an "ongoing effort" that follows three months of direct communication with Russian President Vladimir Putin.| Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
Two senior members of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) extremist group have been killed in Pakistani drone strikes in the Afghan capital, sources told RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal.| Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
A law that bans taking photographs of people in Uzbekistan without their permission is set for adoption, leading to confusion over how it will affect the country's thriving tourism industry.| Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
This edition of the Farda Briefing looks at the back-and-forth between Israeli and Iranian officials over whether Iran is advancing intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of threatening the United States.| Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker says President Donald Trump has "a lot more" cards to play to bring Russia to peace talks with Kyiv as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned what he called a “cynical and calculated" attack by Moscow that left parts of the capital without power.| Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
The process to restore external power to the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine has started, the director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on October 9.| Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
President Vladimir Putin, in his most candid admission to date, admitted to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev that Russia played a role in the downing of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet that killed at least 38 people.| Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya has been told she must vacate secure housing in Vilnius amid a downgrade to her security detail by the Lithuanian authorities, according to a note one of her aides sent to Western embassies.| Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
Ukraine’s rail network, and keeping it running, have been a major source of national pride, economic necessity, humanitarian transport, and a critical lifeline in a war effort that has lasted almost four years. Now Russia is targeting it.| Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
Germany’s Alternative for Deutschland (AfD) party in Hamburg has expelled local member Robert Risch from the city council after imagery analyzed by RFE/RL showed he attended a far-right forum in Russia that brought together extreme right-wing politicians.| Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze threatened anti-government activists with further arrests as tensions remained high in the Caucasus nation following a weekend of mass protests in the country's capital, Tbilisi.| RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Former Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis, after scoring a dramatic political comeback in the October 4 parliamentary elections, looked to reassure the West over his commitment to the EU and NATO, but he may be forced to partner with even-more Eurosceptic partners to form a government.| RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Former Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis has made a dramatic political comeback, winning parliamentary elections four years after losing power, but now faces tough talks on forming a governing majority in a vote that’s being watched internationally for its impact on Prague’s policy on Ukraine.| RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Immigration lawyer Ali Herischi warns that US deportations of Iranian migrants are “very dangerous,” separating families and sending low-priority cases back in shackles. Critics say the policy risks returning dissidents and religious converts to persecution in Iran.| RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
This edition of the Farda Briefing looks at how hard-line media in Iran view US President Donald Trump's plan to end the Gaza war.| RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Polish authorities have detained a Ukrainian man suspected of involvement in the 2022 explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines running under the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany, prosecutors in Warsaw said on September 30.| RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
She has not yet taken the stage, but upcoming performances by Russian soprano Anna Netrebko at Britain’s Royal Opera House have drawn angry criticism from Kyiv and prompted protests in London as Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine rages on.| RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
US President Donald Trump's decision to impose a 50 percent tariff on Indian goods over its Russian oil imports has escalated tensions between Washington and one of its key Indo-Pacific allies.| RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Ukrainian drone operators have equipped small UAVs with net launchers that can intercept Russian drones flying above the battlefield. Soldiers who spoke to RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service say the unorthodox defense has helped neutralize Russian attacks and offers infantry life-saving protection.| RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, bolstered by the presence of key European allies, will meet President Donald Trump on August 18 in a session that could help decide his embattled nation's future, even as Trump appeared to shift the burden to Zelenskyy to end the war with Russia.| RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
More than 340 people have been killed in northwestern Pakistan, where thousands of rescuers struggled through rain and mud following deadly landslides and flooding that buried villages.| RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
European leaders are set to join Ukrainian President Zelenskyy’s planned meeting with US President Donald Trump to discuss steps toward ending the war in Ukraine, as Moscow and Kyiv continue to exchange air strikes.| RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed battlefield gains on its eastern front against Russian forces on August 16 as both sides sought military advantages ahead of Zelenskyy’s planned White House meeting with President Donald Trump.| RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
A much-anticipated summit between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin has broken up without a deal on a cease-fire in Ukraine and with neither man taking questions from journalists at a news conference.| RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Russian regulators moved to restrict the popular messaging apps WhatsApp and Telegram, the latest in a major step to push Russians onto a newly launched government-managed "super app."| RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
In Ukraine's Kherson region, north of Crimea, farmers have had to run from cover as Russian drones patrol the skies over their fields.| RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Russia launched hundreds of drones and more than two dozen missiles in a massive attack on Ukraine overnight, killing at least two people, including one in the capital, Kyiv, which came under fire a day after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy proposed holding a fresh round of peace talks.| RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Across Kazakhstan, and more broadly in Central Asia, an evolving censorship achieved by various means -- from algorithmic deletions to orchestrated account takeovers and from legal persecution to digital coercion -- is plaguing the region's fledgling independent media.| RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Russian drones and missiles unleashed a deadly assault on Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa and other cities on July 19, leaving at least one dead and several injured, as Moscow's relentless attacks on civilian areas escalate amid faltering cease-fire efforts.| RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
This edition of the Farda Briefing explores why Iranian media are voicing deep suspicions about the warming relationship between Azerbaijan and Syria, two players whose shifting alliances could challenge Tehran’s regional interests.| RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
In July 1989, a 64-year-old Ukrainian man was executed. He was the last member of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army to be put to death by Soviet authorities.| RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
European powers are warning Iran that time is running out to strike a nuclear deal with the United States, threatening to trigger a UN sanctions snapback if Tehran fails to make verifiable commitments, even as President Donald Trump insists Washington is in no rush for new talks.| RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and British and Polish prime ministers Keir Starmer and Donald Tusk have jointly called on Russia to agree to a full and unconditional 30-day cease-fire, while pledging increased support for Ukraine.| RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
US tariffs on defense components risk disrupting arms supplies to Ukraine, raising costs and straining NATO supply chains. Bosnia, a key ammunition producer backed by US investment, could be caught in the middle.| RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
