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Yahya Rahimi was allegedly shot dead by Iranian security forces on October 8 in Iran's Kurdistan region for honking his car horn in support of the ongoing anti-government protests.

Battered by Russian missile barrages, Ukraine's power grid has been pushed toward collapse. In Kyiv, city streets hum with the sounds of power generators as Ukrainians schedule their days around when water and electricity are available.

Repurposed state-run orphanages scheduled for closure before Russia's invasion are now housing dozens of young Ukrainians with disabilities.

More than 400,000 Russians have left their country since Moscow's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. They took with them at least $14 billion, a wealth of skills and training, and hundreds of established businesses. And the countries that have taken them in are reporting significant economic benefits.

As the battle for the strategically important city of Kherson looms over the region and Russian occupation authorities deport civilians to the eastern bank of the Dnieper River, civilians in villages under fire are crossing the front line to get to Ukraine-controlled territory.

Russia backs down on grain-deal standoff. Putin delivers remarks meant to “recruit,” “confuse,” and create “room for maneuver” amid setbacks in the war on Ukraine. Muted gatherings honoring the victims of Stalin and the Soviet state are an unsurprising sign of the times.

A growing number of U.S. lawmakers -- mainly Republicans, but some Democrats too -- have voiced misgivings about U.S. aid for Ukraine. So what’s expected to happen after next week’s elections for Congress, where the Republicans could win control of one or both chambers?

A new Schemes investigation reveals the Western components inside the Iranian combat drones that Russia is deploying in its war against Ukraine, raising questions about how Tehran obtains this technology despite sanctions.

Less than 4 kilometers from the Russian border, the Kharkiv region town of Vovchansk was liberated during Ukraine's lightning counteroffensive in September. But the largely deserted town is under daily bombardment, with businesses boarded up and the few remaining civilians struggling to get by.

Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov is trying to tame nationalist forces similar to the ones that led to his rise to power and is using increasingly drastic measures to consolidate his hold over the Central Asian country in the process.