Russian drone and missile strikes on Ukraine killed at least seven people on October 22, including two children, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for increased pressure on the Kremlin. A kindergarten in Kharkiv was hit, causing a fire and the rescue of 48 children.
Since Russia's full-scale invasion, Moscow has focused on seizing Ukraine's Donbas region, which includes the Donetsk and Luhansk territories. Russian leader Vladimir Putin reportedly told US President Donald Trump that Ukraine must abandon the Donetsk region as a "condition for ending the war."
Serbia has become a magnet for migrant workers from Kyrgyzstan. Serbia allows for visa-free travel for Kyrgyz citizens, and is increasingly seen as a safer alternative to Russia following Moscow's crack down on Central Asian migrants. But some migrants claim to have been victims of fraud in Serbia.
US President Donald Trump welcomed Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on October 17. Zelenskyy suggested swapping Ukrainian drone technology in return for its long-range Tomahawk missiles, but Trump did not make any concrete offers to provide the military aid Ukraine is seeking.
The ongoing closure of the Afghanistan-Pakistan border has left hundreds of trucks stranded on both sides, severely affecting cross-border trade. As a result, fruit and vegetable prices have surged in Pakistan, with dealers reporting sharp increases due to halted supplies from Afghanistan.
Ukrainian soldiers are entrenched near the boundaries of the Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk regions as Russian forces to the east make slow gains. The soldiers told Current Time they expect more Russian troops on the ground, while civilians are fleeing nearby villages under the threat of drone attack.
Fighting along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, along with air strikes on the Afghan capital, Kabul, on October 15, has killed dozens and led to widespread destruction, according to survivors.
Explosions rocked the Afghan capital of Kabul on October 15 hours after a violent border clash with Pakistan. Tensions have increased since October 11 -- but a cease-fire was announced by both countries following the blasts.
More clashes have broken out along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border with dozens of Taliban fighters reportedly killed on October 15. Fighting near the Pakistani border town of Chaman followed three days of escalating conflict between the two countries.
RFE/RL's Europe editor, Rikard Jozwiak, digs into a proposal to build a so-called drone wall along the EU’s eastern border after Russian drones entered Polish airspace and sightings of small drones forced temporary closures at several European airports.
Detained in occupied Melitopol and sent to Russia, several Ukrainian teens now face terrorism charges in a case rights groups call unlawful. How many similar cases are there, and is there any chance of bringing the children home?
Commerce has ground to a halt at a key border checkpoint between Pakistan and Afghanistan following deadly clashes between the two countries. RFE/RL spoke to truckers who have been stuck at the Torkham crossing. Deadly clashes erupted on October 11 at several locations along the frontier.
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