Moldova’s pro-Western president led the country in celebrating three decades of independence from Soviet rule, vowing to “build a prosperous and free Moldova.” Read more here. The post RFE/RL: Moldova’s pro-Western president marks 30 year...

Swedish fashion retailer H&M plans to open its first store in Lviv in Victoria Gardens shopping mall in autumn 2021. “This autumn, all shopping lovers will be able to visit H&M in the Victoria Gardens mall. The exact opening date will b...

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki has confirmed that U.S. President Joe Biden will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington, D.C., next week. Read more here. The post UkrInform: White House confirms Biden’s meeting wit...

U.S. President Joe Biden signed a memorandum allocating up to $60 million military aid package that includes military education and training to assist Ukraine, the White House announced on Aug. 27. “I hereby delegate to the Secretary of State the a...

Veranika Tsapkala has been an integral part of the largely female-led push to unseat Alexander Lukashenko, the authoritarian leader of Belarus since 1994. Read more here. The post RFE/RL: A year after fleeing, Veranika Tsapkala still battling Lukashe...

DOHA, Qatar — The nightmare that kept counterterrorism experts awake even before the Taliban returned to power is that Afghanistan would become fertile ground for terrorist groups, most notably Al Qaeda and the Islamic State. Read more here. The po...

NEW YORK – Oil prices rose 2% on Aug. 27, posting their biggest weekly gains in over a year, as energy firms began shutting U.S. production in the Gulf of Mexico ahead of a major hurricane expected to hit early next week. Read more here. The po...

Over the past day, Aug. 27, seven ceasefire violations by the armed formations of the Russian Federation were recorded in the Joint Forces Operation area in eastern Ukraine. Read more here. The post UkrInform: 1 soldier killed in eastern Ukraine appe...

WASHINGTON — Acting swiftly on President Joe Biden’s promise to retaliate for the deadly suicide bombing at Kabul airport, the U.S. military said it used a drone strike to kill a member of the Islamic State group’s Afghanistan affiliate. Read m...

Belarus has ordered the closure of the country’s largest independent journalists’ organization as a crackdown on media and civil society intensifies following last year’s disputed presidential election. Read more here. The post RFE/RL: ...