Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the sixth week of 2025 from around RFE/RL's region. For more photo ...

Venus glowed brightly on a clear night sky over Saint Petersburg, Russia. Footage shows the heavenly body shining above the ...

Putin has long viewed nostalgia as a powerful means of reassuring — and subduing — the public. Putin revived the Soviet anthem and restored the Red Army flag as the official banner of the military.