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• December 11, 2025

  Bulgarians Return To Streets, Demanding New Government

  Tens of thousands in Sofia took to the streets for the second mass protest within a month, demanding the resignation of the government over its spending plan. Protesters also accuse leaders of placing their own salaries above the living costs of working people.

• December 10, 2025

  Iran’s Border Crackdown Turns Deadly For Afghans

  Iranian border guards shot and killed at least 10 Afghans who entered Iran illegally in early December amid a growing crackdown.

• December 09, 2025

  Russia's Damaged Baikonur Space Launch Pad Could Be Offline For 'Months'

  Damage to the Russian-operated Baikonur Cosmodrome rocket launchpad in Kazakhstan has taken the site out of commission, raising concerns over how the International Space Station could be affected. The Baikonur complex is Earth's main blastoff site for crew and cargo flights bound for the ISS.

• December 08, 2025

  Once A Safe Haven, Ukrainian Town Of Mezhova Is Reduced To Rubble

  Earlier this year, displaced people from eastern Ukraine arrived in Mezhova, in the Dnipropetrovsk region, to take refuge from the fighting. Now Russian air strikes are battering the town as a few holdouts remain without electricity and a stalwart journalist keeps publishing the local newspaper.

• December 05, 2025

  Why Are Traditional Bread Ovens Being Smashed In Uzbekistan?

  Since early autumn, the Uzbek capital of Tashkent has ranked among the cities with the dirtiest air. After a special commission was made, officials have been conducting anti-pollution raids on businesses. But public outrage erupted after video emerged of an official smashing traditional ovens.

• December 05, 2025

  Chechen Capital Hit In Suspected Ukrainian Drone Attack

  A high-rise building in Grozny was damaged in a suspected Ukrainian drone attack on the Chechen capital. Video posted on Russian social media on December 5 showed smoke and a gaping hole in the glass tower.

• December 05, 2025

  Iran Looks To Buy Water From Neighbors Amid Drought Crisis

  With Iran facing severe water shortages after years of drought, the country's energy minister says he wants to import water from neighboring nations. Climatologist Nasser Karami told RFE/RL's Radio Farda that a deal with Afghanistan might work best.

• December 04, 2025

  Why Russia Finally Granted Visa-Free Travel To Chinese Citizens

  Moscow recently relaxed rules allowing for visa-free entry to Russia for Chinese nationals, which could spark a tourism boom to the country. But why have the "no limits" partners waited until now to boost people-to-people ties?

• December 02, 2025

  Bulgarians Hold Mass Protest Against 'Absurd' Budget Plan

  Bulgaria's government has withdrawn a state budget plan after facing the largest demonstrations the country has seen since the 1990s. Protesters gathered in the capital, Sofia, and other cities on December 1 to accuse the government of prioritizing its own salaries over the needs of workers.

• December 01, 2025

  Tehran Suffocates As Air Pollution Reaches Crisis Levels

  Air pollution in Tehran has reached dangerous levels, leading authorities to close schools and ban truck travel. Official statistics state that unsafe air contributes to tens of thousands of deaths across Iran each year. RFE/RL correspondent Kian Sharifi explains what's driving the crisis.

• December 01, 2025

  Chinese Projects Face Rare Legal Setbacks In The Balkans

  A mega–solar power plant in southern Bosnia-Herzegovina was announced as a development project by local authorities. But the Chinese-backed project soon faced local pushback, leading to rare legal setbacks and an investigation into possible land misuse.

• November 30, 2025

  They Called Him 'Dr. Evil': The Russian Prison Medic Accused Of Torturing Ukrainian POWs

  Ukrainian ex-prisoners of war say they endured sadistic beatings and torture with electric shocks at the hands of a medic they called "Dr. Evil." In an award-winning investigation by RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service, the prison doctor was identified as Ilya Sorokin and now faces EU sanctions.

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