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The sister of Nika Shakarmi, a victim of the Women, Life, Freedom movement protests, has been detained by Tehran's morality police for failing to adhere to the Iran's mandatory hijab law.

The United States has announced new sanctions on Iran targeting its drone production capabilities after its attack on Israel, the U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement on April 18.

Russia sees advantages in the Iran-Israel conflict due to distractions from Ukraine, potential propaganda benefits, and increased influence in the Middle East.

An energy facility in Ukraine's southern region of Dnipropetrovsk has sustained damage after catching fire following a Russian drone attack early on April 12, the Ukrainian military and a regional official said.

Russia has ordered a Slovenian diplomat to leave the country in a retaliatory move after Ljubljana expelled a Russian diplomat, Russia's Foreign Ministry said in a statement on April 12.

Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo announced on April 12 an investigation into suspected Russian interference in European-wide elections in June, saying his country’s intelligence service has confirmed the existence of a network trying to undermine support for Ukraine.

The eastern Ukrainian city of Chasiv Yar is being wiped from the map as Russian jets drop heavy, guided bombs that flatten apartment blocks and elite airborne units edge into the city’s eastern outskirts. Low on ammunition and morale, Ukraine is hard-pressed to hold on across the long front line.

With a possible Russian offensive looming, Ukraine is fighting to hold the front line amid shortages in weapons and manpower. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said his country could lose the war if it does not receive more U.S. military aid. With exclusive coverage from frontline hot spots, RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service and Current Time journalists speak with outgunned Ukrainian soldiers as Moscow continues its efforts to overwhelm the country's defenses.

Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have been left without electricity following massive Russian air strikes on Ukraine's infrastructure, which prompted President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to launch another impassioned appeal to Western allies to provide Kyiv with desperately needed air-defense systems.

Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have been left without electricity following massive Russian air strikes on Ukraine's infrastructure, which prompted President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to launch another impassioned appeal to Western allies to provide Kyiv with desperately needed air-defense systems.