Yulia Bachurynskaya​ and Alyaksey Kuchko ran a successful cheese production farm in the north of Belarus. Now the pair have rebuilt the business in Poland, catering mostly to Belarusian emigres.
Dozens of people were killed and around 150 wounded in a suicide bombing inside a mosque in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on January 30.
In villages devastated by war, a Ukrainian volunteer delivers food and water to animals left behind by owners who fled the Russian invasion.
The "Surva" International Festival of Masquerade Games attracted visitors from across Europe to the Bulgarian city of Pernik. The three-day event, which started on January 27, is part of traditional winter festivities that are believed to date back to pagan times.
Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the fourth week of 2023 from around RFE/RL's region. For more photo galleries, see our photo gallery archive.
A Romanian who quit his corporate career has found his calling photographing life in his country's most isolated villages.
In Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, rivers that were previously renowned for their emerald color and crystal-clear waters are now clogged with heaps of trash following flooding in mid-January.
In Russia's southwestern Belgorod region, locals reveal what nearly a year of full-scale war waged against nearby Ukraine has brought.
Two years after Azerbaijan and Armenia ended a war that killed an estimated 7,000 people, tensions between the countries are again in a dispute over a 6-kilometer road known as the Lachin Corridor.
The Biden administration has announced it will send 31 M1 Abrams battle tanks to Ukraine in what Kyiv authorities are hailing as a possible game-changer in a war that is now 11 months old. RFE/RL takes a quick look at the Abrams's history and its specs.
Producers of Romania and Moldova's traditional blouse, the ia, hope its recent addition to UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage will boost calls to protect the industry from cheap copies flooding in from Asia.
Most of Pakistan was left without power on January 23 as an energy-saving measure implemented by the government backfired. The outage spread panic and raised questions about the cash-strapped government’s handling of the country's economic crisis.
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