Authorities in Kosovo shut down five branches of the Postal Saving Bank of Serbia and one of the National Bank of Serbia that were operating in four northern Kosovar municipalities.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on May 20 appointed Oleg Savelyev, the former minister on Crimean affairs, to the post of deputy defense minister less than 10 days after he replaced longtime ally Sergei Shoigu as defense chief. Former First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov succeeded Shoigu.
The death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has led to official mourning in the country, but other Iranians celebrated the passing of a man who oversaw a brutal crackdown on anti-government protests after a young woman, Mahsa Amini, died in police custody in 2022.
A new presidential election must be held in Iran within 50 days following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash on May 19, according to the country's constitution. Chatham House's Sanam Vakil says the candidates permitted to run -- be they ultraconservatives or more conciliatory figures who are better able to connect with the public -- will reveal the regime's political priorities.
Archbishop Bagrat Galstanian, who has emerged as the leader of Armenia’s border protests in recent weeks, traveled to the village of Kirants on May 20, exchanging embraces with residents of one of the settlements behind the massive protests against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s government.
Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi has said that the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was regrettable because he will evade justice for his alleged crimes.
A Bishkek court on May 20 rejected the appeal of Adakhan Madumarov, the leader of the United Kyrgyzstan opposition party, against a decision by election authorities to annul his parliamentary mandate over his fraud conviction.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, a conservative figure who enjoyed the support of the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), has died at the age of 60.
Iranians and world leaders are reacting to the deaths of Iran's president, Ebrahim Raisi, and his foreign minister after state media reported they both died in a helicopter crash in northwestern Iran.
The YouTube online video-sharing platform has blocked four videos after a request from Russia's Roskomnadzor media watchdog, Agentsvo Telegram channel reported on May 20.
After the death of President Ebrahim Raisi, many are asking what this means for Iran and if it will bring major changes to Tehran's domestic and foreign policies. The short answer to the latter question, analysts say, is no.
Parents of Pakistani students in Kyrgyzstan held a protest following attacks on foreign students in Kyrgyzstan, demanding the Kyrgyz government provide security for their children. The demonstration was held in Swat Valley on May 20.
A military court in Moscow has started the trial of theater director Yevgenia Berkovich and playwright Svetlana Petriichuk, who are charged with justifying terrorism.
Georgian parliamentary Speaker Shalva Papuashvili said lawmakers, as expected, will overrule President Salome Zurabishvili's veto of the so-called "foreign agent" bill targeting media and NGOs that are funded by foreign governments.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico's condition is stable and he is improving, doctors treating him said on May 20, as he recovers from being hit by four bullets in an assassination attempt last week.
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has announced that he is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and senior figures in Hamas, which has been designated a terrorist organization by the United States and the European Union.
The death of Iranian President Ebrahimi Raisi has left a huge vacancy to fill, and fast. Elections must be held within 50 days, leaving the clerical establishment scrambling to find a suitable replacement.
Iranian state media showed rescue workers and soldiers carrying away the bodies of the casualties after a helicopter with senior officials on board crashed in the country's northwest. State television announced on May 20 that President Ebrahim Raisi had died in the crash.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared five days of mourning after the bodies of President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian were found at the site of a helicopter crash in northwest Iran.
Following unprecedented mob violence targeting foreign students from South Asia in Kyrgyzstan, around 1,200 Pakistani students at the Bishkek-based Kyrgyzstan International University have left the Central Asian nation.
A court in Siberia on May 20 sentenced anti-war activist Ilya Baburin to 25 years in prison on a high-treason charge that stemmed from allegations that the 24-year-old planned to set several military recruitment centers on fire.
Iran’s ultraconservative President Ebrahim Raisi has died at the age of 63. He was widely believed to be in line to become the country’s next supreme leader.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions, including Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, have been found dead at the site of a helicopter crash in northwest Iran.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian is a conservative figure close to the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.