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June 02, 2025
Arson, Lies, And Russian Flags Fail To Halt Bulgaria On Euro Adoption

Bulgarian authorities expect to get the green light this week from the European Commission and the European Central Bank to introduce the euro from January 1, 2026.
June 02, 2025
'Now The War Has Reached Us Too,' Russians Far From Ukraine Say After Drone Attacks

For more than three years, most of Russia has viewed the war sparked by the Kremlin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine from afar. Now, some say, an audacious attack by Kyiv deep inside Russia means it has arrived on their doorstep.
June 01, 2025
A Burned Boy's Recovery And The 'Unimaginable Suffering' Of Ukrainian Children

In 2022, a Russian missile killed Roman Oleksiv’s mother and left the seven-year-old boy with massive burns across his face and body. Three years and more than 30 surgeries later, he’s making friends at school, winning accordion competitions, and imparting this advice to his father: “Don’t give up.”
June 01, 2025
A Doctor's Mission To Help At-Risk Infants And Mothers In Rural Pakistan

Dr. Shazia Khpalwak visits remote areas of Pakistan's Balochistan Province to provide care for mothers and newborns. Her work touches many lives, but factors like water shortages and poor nutrition create widespread health risks beyond one doctor’s reach.
May 31, 2025
ISS Missions With Russia Are Like Working With Nazis, Says Former US Astronaut

Terry Virts, a retired US astronaut, has called for scaling back joint missions with Russia on the International Space Station, likening current cooperation to collaborating with Nazi Germany during World War II.
May 31, 2025
Ukrainians Turn To Indoor Life Capsules For Safety Amid Air Strikes

With Ukraine under relentless attack, one company is offering a new kind of protection: a steel shelter that can be installed in an apartment and is meant to withstand shock waves. One Bucha resident, Kateryna Storozhuk, takes shelter in her Life Capsule whenever the city faces an incoming strike.
May 30, 2025
NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden Is Now A Registered Russian Taxpayer, RFE/RL Finds

Edward Snowden, the former US National Security Agency whistleblower who has lived in Russia since his revelations rocked the US intelligence community in 2013, has a taxpayer identification number, Systema, RFE/RL’s Russian investigative unit found.
May 30, 2025
Truckers' Strike Sparks Supply Shortages And Public Support Across Iran

This edition of The Farda Briefing looks at the nationwide truckers' strike in Iran, its impact on the country's supply chains, and how it's challenging the government amid mounting economic pressures.
May 30, 2025
What Could New US Sanctions Against Russia Look Like?

US President Donald Trump has suggested he could impose harsh new sanctions on Russia if he runs out of patience with the Kremlin’s slow-motion approach to Ukraine peace efforts and resistance to calls for a cease-fire. What could happen if Washington lowers the boom?
May 30, 2025
RFE/RL Journalist Mehralizada's Year In Prison Highlights Azerbaijan's Attacks On Independent Media

As a journalist for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Farid Mehralizada became known for his analytical work that systematically debunked state propaganda in Azerbaijan. For the last year, it’s all he’s heard.
May 29, 2025
US-Iran Nuclear Talks Stall, Raising Risk Of Escalation And Sanctions

As uranium enrichment remains the key sticking point in US-Iran nuclear negotiations, new proposals from Oman -- including a regional consortium -- are testing the limits of compromise. With no date set for further talks, the clock on diplomacy is ticking.
May 29, 2025
As US Ends Protected Status For Afghans, Thousands Face Deportation And Persecution

The United States will end Temporary Protected Status for Afghans in July, leaving up to 12,000 at risk of deportation to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. Human rights groups warn the move could be deadly, while DHS cites national security and claims conditions have "improved sufficiently."

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