On May 19, a helicopter carrying Raisi crashed in Iran's mountainous northwest on its way back from a visit to the border with Azerbaijan. His fate was not immediately clear.
Iranian rescue teams were frantically searching for a helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi after it crashed in a remote area of the country on May 19.
The Islamic State militant group on May 19 claimed responsibility for an attack by gunmen on tourists in Afghanistan's central Bamiyan Province.
Kyrgyzstan’s populist rulers talked a good game on law and order while ruthlessly suppressing slight expressions of dissent. But when faced with a nationalist backlash, their control over the situation evaporated.
Pakistan has repatriated some 180 of its citizens following mob violence in Bishkek on the night of May 17-18. Around 140 of the returnees are foreign students, a group that is believed to have been targeted during the attacks. In Bishkek, one student has asked that a "green corridor" be opened to allow safe passage for those who want to leave the Central Asian nation.
An RFE/RL correspondent dipped his toe into a notorious content-sharing platform in Bulgaria where users get paid for setting up websites that spread disinformation and pro-Russian narratives.
Thick fog dominates the official Iranian footage of search efforts for a helicopter reportedly carrying President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. Iranian state media said the helicopter made a "hard landing" on May 19. Video from Iran's northwestern East Azerbaijan province shows offroad cars driving up a bumpy road and rescuers walking in the rugged mountainous terrain.
Pakistani students in the homeland have protested attacks on their compatriots in Kyrgyzstan. The rallies held outside the Kyrgyz Embassy in Islamabad and the Press Club in Karachi on May 18 urged Pakistan to ensure safety for its students in the Central Asian country. Both protests were organized by the Islamic Students Association. The one in Karachi was co-organized by the Pakistan Tehrik-e Insaf party. Late on May 18, a special flight arrived in Lahore with Pakistani students from the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek. Читать дальше...
Rescue crews are searching for a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian that Iranian official news agency IRNA said was involved in a "hard landing" in foggy weather in northwestern Iran.
Slovakia’s populist prime minister, Robert Fico, remained in serious condition on May 19 but has been given a positive prognosis four days after he was shot multiple times in an assassination attempt that has sent shockwaves across the deeply polarized European Union nation.
Top officials from Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan have met after mob violence in Bishkek against foreign students injured at least 29 people, including several foreigners, and triggered diplomatic tensions with Pakistan and India.
European Council President Charles Michel says a veto by Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili of a bill targeting media and NGOS that receive foreign funding “offers a moment for further reflection” on the controversial legislation that has sparked weeks of protests and Western concern.
A Russian court has ordered that Deutsche Bank's and Commerzbank's assets, accounts, property and shares be seized in Russia as part of a lawsuit involving the German banks, court documents showed.