The sound of heavy gunfire ripped through the night in the border areas between Afghanistan and Pakistan as days of escalating tensions boiled over with both sides claiming to have killed dozens of militants and security forces.
European Union sanctions envoy David O’Sullivan arrived in Bishkek for high-level meetings with Kyrgyz officials amid concerns that some financial channels and trade flows in Kyrgyzstan are being used to circumvent sanctions against Russia.
US and Iranian officials held a fresh round of Oman-mediated nuclear talks in Geneva on February 26 for what is seen as a last-ditch attempt to avoid a major military conflict between the foes.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Kyiv is counting on a future trilateral meeting with the United States and Russia to take place in early March after Ukrainian and US negotiating teams wrapped up the latest round of peace talks in Switzerland.
US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke by phone on February 25, a high-stakes conversation confirmed by both the White House and Kyiv as diplomatic efforts intensify ahead of renewed negotiations in Geneva.
US and Iranian officials are set to hold a fresh round of nuclear talks in Geneva on February 26 for what is seen as a last-ditch attempt to avoid a major military conflict between the foes.
US President Donald Trump used the longest State of the Union address in US history to repeat the threat of military action against Iran if diplomacy fails -- and pledged to keep negotiating to end the war in Ukraine.
Iran has arrested the bureau chief of Japan's public broadcaster, NHK World, and transferred him to Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison, two sources told RFE/RL's Radio Farda.
Ukrainians have been laying flowers, lighting candles, and remembering the fallen at ceremonies in towns and cities across the country marking the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
The European Union has failed to agree on more sanctions on Russia as planned by the fourth anniversary of the Kremlin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Iranian students held anti-government protests at several universities for the third consecutive day, according to videos published online and verified by RFE/RL.
Washington's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, has said US President Donald Trump has questioned why Tehran has not "capitulated" in the face of a massive buildup of the US military near Iran.
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