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 ...

A surprise offer by US President Donald Trump on May 12 to join Ukraine-Russia talks later this week in Istanbul prompted a call between US and European diplomats who continue to seek a path leading ...

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

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

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

Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has taken tens of thousands of lives. The high death toll has led to a shortage of burial plots in cemeteries in the country. Current Time correspondent Borys ...

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

Explosions rocked the border areas of India and Pakistan on the morning of May 10, but a cease-fire was announced hours later. The last attacks came after Pakistan accused India of launching missile ...