https://www.rferl.org/z/645 The latest news from RFE/RL's broadcast region. https://www.rferl.org/Content/responsive/RFE/en-US/img/logo.png https://www.rferl.org/z/645 en Copyright 2026 - RFE/RL, Inc. 60 Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:08:18 +0200 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL The European Union will not impose sanctions on the head of the Russian Orthodox Church and the chief of Russia’s largest private oil company, after Bulgaria vetoed the proposal. https://www.rferl.org/a/eu-russia-sanctions-patriach-kirill-lukoil/33802579.html https://www.rferl.org/a/eu-russia-sanctions-patriach-kirill-lukoil/33802579.html Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:00:36 +0200 NewsRussiaWider Europe Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on July 12 that he intends to replace Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko as part of a broader government reshuffle https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-volodymyr-zelenskyy-yulia-svyrydenko-reshuffle/33802078.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-volodymyr-zelenskyy-yulia-svyrydenko-reshuffle/33802078.html Sun, 12 Jul 2026 15:41:59 +0200 NewsUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories US Senator Lindsey Graham, one of the Republican Party's most influential voices on foreign policy and among Ukraine's strongest supporters in Washington, died on July 11 after what his office described as a "brief and sudden illness." https://www.rferl.org/a/south-carolina-senator-lindsey-graham-dies-at-71/33801981.html https://www.rferl.org/a/south-carolina-senator-lindsey-graham-dies-at-71/33801981.html Sun, 12 Jul 2026 09:40:08 +0200 NewsThe Rundown Headline The United States struck targets around southern Iran in response to Tehran's attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, prompting Iranian attacks on its Gulf neighbors, sparking claims from Bahrain that civilians were targeted. https://www.rferl.org/a/centcom-iran-strikes-hormuz-shipping-irgc/33801945.html https://www.rferl.org/a/centcom-iran-strikes-hormuz-shipping-irgc/33801945.html Sun, 12 Jul 2026 03:08:23 +0200 IranNewsThe Rundown Stories Russian ultra-fast ballistic missiles continued to create havoc in Ukrainian cities, combining with drones and guided bombs to kill at least six people in the latest attacks, prompting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to urge Western allies to speed delivery of air defense weaponry. https://www.rferl.org/a/zelenskyy-ukraine-russia-ballistic-missiles-patriot-trump/33801659.html https://www.rferl.org/a/zelenskyy-ukraine-russia-ballistic-missiles-patriot-trump/33801659.html Sat, 11 Jul 2026 18:18:49 +0200 NewsRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Senior US officials have said that Iran has privately acknowledged it made a mistake by attacking commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz https://www.rferl.org/a/us-says-iran-acknowledged-mistake-in-strait-attacks-ahead-of-oman-talks/33801548.html https://www.rferl.org/a/us-says-iran-acknowledged-mistake-in-strait-attacks-ahead-of-oman-talks/33801548.html Sat, 11 Jul 2026 11:15:12 +0200 IranNewsThe Rundown Stories A bipartisan group of US senators said they had reached an agreement with the Trump administration to advance long-delayed legislation aimed at imposing tougher economic penalties on Russia and countries that continue to support Moscow’s war economy. https://www.rferl.org/a/senate-trump-russia-sanctions-ukraine-graham/33801207.html https://www.rferl.org/a/senate-trump-russia-sanctions-ukraine-graham/33801207.html Fri, 10 Jul 2026 22:56:03 +0200 NewsRussiaRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories The United States imposed sweeping new sanctions targeting an Iranian businessman accused of managing a global financial network for Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei and several exchange houses that Washington says have helped Tehran evade sanctions and maintain access to foreign currency. https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-sanctions-khamenei-financial-exchange/33801202.html https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-sanctions-khamenei-financial-exchange/33801202.html Fri, 10 Jul 2026 21:40:10 +0200 IranNewsThe Rundown Stories Ukraine launched multiple strikes against Kremling energy assets, including oil terminals and tankers at sea, reportedly forcing Moscow to halt shipping through a major waterway as Kyiv intensifies what it has labeled its "long-range sanctions" against Russia. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-energy-strikes-azov-ilsky-oil/33801161.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-energy-strikes-azov-ilsky-oil/33801161.html Fri, 10 Jul 2026 19:21:29 +0200 NewsRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories A Brazilian judge ordered a Russian man who spent years building a secret “deep-cover” identity to infiltrate organizations in the United States and Netherlands on behalf of Russian intelligence deported. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-brazil-intelligence-agent-deported-us-indictment-/33801082.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-brazil-intelligence-agent-deported-us-indictment-/33801082.html Fri, 10 Jul 2026 17:43:26 +0200 NewsRussia US President Donald Trump said Iran has as requested that “talks” between the two countries continue, although he emphatically warned Tehran that the current cease-fire is no longer in effect amid a flurry of tit-for-tat strikes by both sides. https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-iran-ceasefire-talks-qatar-hormuz/33801090.html https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-iran-ceasefire-talks-qatar-hormuz/33801090.html Fri, 10 Jul 2026 17:19:06 +0200 IranNewsThe Rundown Stories As the US-Israeli war with Iran continues to impact and shape the region, journalists from RFE/RL's Central Newsroom and Iranian service, Radio Farda, deliver ongoing updates and analysis. https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-war-us-hormuz-oil-blockade-gulf-israel/33640284.html https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-war-us-hormuz-oil-blockade-gulf-israel/33640284.html Thu, 09 Jul 2026 07:34:46 +0200 IranNewsThe Rundown Stories The US military said it had launched new strikes on targets in Iran just hours after President Donald Trump said a cease-fire accord with Tehran was "over" and threatened to "hit them [Iran] hard tonight." https://www.rferl.org/a/us-strikes-iran-trump-threat/33799674.html https://www.rferl.org/a/us-strikes-iran-trump-threat/33799674.html Wed, 08 Jul 2026 23:36:42 +0200 IranNewsThe Rundown Headline The NATO summit in Turkey got off to a rocky start, with US President Donald Trump slamming Spain for failing to spend on defense and other alliance members for refusing to pitch in during the Iran war. But by the end of the day, unity was the key word from leaders, including the US president. https://www.rferl.org/a/nato-unity-takeaways-summit-turkey-rutte-trump/33799567.html https://www.rferl.org/a/nato-unity-takeaways-summit-turkey-rutte-trump/33799567.html Wed, 08 Jul 2026 18:53:34 +0200 News AnalysisNewsIranUkraineThe Rundown HeadlineEurope As NATO leaders gather in Ankara for a summit expected to shape the alliance's future direction, European capitals are looking to what many see as the meeting's defining challenge: whether the alliance can demonstrate political unity at a moment of profound geopolitical change. https://www.rferl.org/a/nato-transatlantic-order-cecire-trump-europe/33799298.html https://www.rferl.org/a/nato-transatlantic-order-cecire-trump-europe/33799298.html Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:09:10 +0200 IranNewsFeaturesThe Rundown StoriesEurope The United States launched a new round of military strikes against Iran and revoked a key sanctions waiver covering Iranian oil sales after accusing Tehran of attacking commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, putting a fragile cease-fire into peril. https://www.rferl.org/a/us-renews-strikes-on-iran-vessels-hit-hormuz-strait/33798855.html https://www.rferl.org/a/us-renews-strikes-on-iran-vessels-hit-hormuz-strait/33798855.html Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:17:44 +0200 IranNewsThe Rundown Stories NATO leaders are meeting in the Turkish capital, Ankara, for the alliance’s annual summit on July 7-8 in the shadow of the Iran war and American complaints that not all European allies are pulling their weight when it comes to defense spending. https://www.rferl.org/a/six-things-to-watch-for-as-nato-summit-kicks-off-trump-iran-ukraine/33798584.html https://www.rferl.org/a/six-things-to-watch-for-as-nato-summit-kicks-off-trump-iran-ukraine/33798584.html Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:29:36 +0200 News AnalysisNewsIranRussiaUkraineEurope US President Donald Trump has departed for Ankara, where NATO leaders are gathering for what could become one of the alliance's most consequential summits in years. https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-nato-ankara-russia-ukraine-iran-europe/33798072.html https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-nato-ankara-russia-ukraine-iran-europe/33798072.html Tue, 07 Jul 2026 03:01:04 +0200 NewsIranRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories On the eve of the NATO summit in Ankara, the alliance’s Secretary-General Mark Rutte said European members and Canada are on track to bring their defense spending into line with that of the United States, which has long criticized Europe's lack of military spending and perceived "free riding." https://www.rferl.org/a/nato-summit-ankara-rutte-defense-spending-ukraine/33797955.html https://www.rferl.org/a/nato-summit-ankara-rutte-defense-spending-ukraine/33797955.html Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:18:41 +0200 NewsRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Iranian authorities imposed extensive security measures across Tehran on July 6, including the closure of the capital's airspace, as public funeral ceremonies for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei got underway. https://www.rferl.org/a/tehran-khamenei-funeral-security-crowds/33797805.html https://www.rferl.org/a/tehran-khamenei-funeral-security-crowds/33797805.html Mon, 06 Jul 2026 13:52:20 +0200 IranNewsThe Rundown Stories