Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 20th week of 2025 from around RFE/RL's coverage region.

US President Donald Trump touched down in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, on May 13, marking the start of a four-day trip across ...

After refusing Russian passports, Ukrainians who left Crimea are losing their homes to forced sales. Rights groups say Russia ...

When the Kolisnichenko family discovered their apartment in Crimea had a resident they knew nothing about, they soon realized Russia had seized their property. Hundreds of Ukrainians have had to ...

The United States and China have agreed to a 90-day cut in reciprocal tariffs levied on an array of traded goods after ...

The PKK has announced it is dissolving its armed structure and ending its decades-long insurgency against Turkey, marking a ...

Cemeteries in Kyiv are nearing capacity as Ukraine’s war dead mount. Soaring demand is driving funeral costs to record highs, ...

Friends and family of Vitaliy Shumey, who regained his ability to speak despite losing part of his skull in a Russian attack ...

A "coalition of the willing" called on Russia on May 10 to agree to an unconditional 30-day cease-fire. If accepted, the ...

Russian Irina Krynina traveled to Ukraine to find her POW partner. Once he was released in an exchange, he went home. But she ...

When EU foreign ministers gather in Warsaw and Lviv this week, few concrete decisions are expected be made. But they are ...

US tariffs on defense components risk disrupting arms supplies to Ukraine, raising costs and straining NATO supply chains.