Alexander Vinnik’s release came as an unnamed US citizen was also freed by Russian ally Belarus in a separate deal.

Since Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman, was killed by the Morality Police in fall of 2022, Iran has been enveloped in protests. The movement, called “Woman, Life, Freedom” is in many ways ...

For years, various musicians have been credited with coining a familiar quip about the inadequacies of music criticism: ...

The Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have officially severed the flow of electricity between themselves and ...

Halil Falyali, a Turkish Cypriot businessman known for his flashy lifestyle and political connections, was shot dead in 2022. Behind the scenes, he allegedly ran a sprawling illegal online betting ...

Human smugglers thrive off the vulnerability created by migration policies – but it doesn’t have to be this way ...

Katsiaryna Snytsina won a European basketball title last year. Now her acclaimed play is shining a light on the tyranny in ...

The bombing of a shelter in Sudzha sent Russian civilians, trapped in the line of fire, over the border to seek medical help in Ukraine.

A new poll from CBS News finds that most Americans agree with Trump’s policies of gutting protections for women and Black ...

Even theatre companies and sportspeople have had to flee the country and continue their struggle for freedom in Belarus from ...

Aleksandr G. Lukashenko, Belarus’s autocratic president and Russia’s closest ally, has taken steps to soften his country’s ...

Belarusian authorities have released an imprisoned U.S. citizen, a Belarusian journalist for a U.S.-funded media outlet and ...