The local tragedy in Rrajce Skenderbej reflects a much broader systemic crisis. The Shebenik-Jabllanice National Park, ...

While Putin promises Russia’s war veterans who fought in Ukraine great honor, privileges, and a place among the elite, their return to civilian life and entry into the labor market paints a very ...

Hungary’s expected corn harvest could be down by two-thirds compared to 2018–19, while Romania could see a drop of more than half.

At NeverMore 68, generations gathered to commemorate a painful anniversary. For them, the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia ...

The vehicles pulled up silently, each stopping in front of a different house belonging to relatives of the internationally ...

A phone shows a photo of Davor Savicic. The image was sent to BIRN undercover reporters in 2025. Photo: BIRN. Ukraine is about to try Davor Savicic in absentia – the first Bosnian national to be ...

Ukraine is about to try Davor Savicic in absentia – the first Bosnian national to be charged with war crimes allegedly committed while fighting with Russian forces in 2022. BIRN speaks to one of his ...

Ukraine is about to try Davor Savicic in absentia – the first Bosnian national to be charged with war crimes allegedly committed while fighting with Russian forces in 2022. BIRN speaks to one of his ...

Viktor Orban, then Hungary’s prime minister, speaks at the 11th summit of the Organization of Turkic States in Bishkek in November 2024. The new prime minister, Peter Magyar, may reconsider Hungary’s ...

The port of Odesa before the Russian war. Photo by Vanessa Bertozzi / Flickr CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Russia’s latest blockade of Ukrainian seaports is threatening a critical harvest and global food security.

Two women chat outside their market stalls in the Dordoi @ Bazaar. Photo by Claudia Eggart The Kyrgyz capital’s Dordoi Bazaar is a vibrant center of trade and entrepreneurship, connecting European and ...

Martin Vechet (left), who first imagined a Woodstock-like festival in then-Czechoslovakia, crowning Vaclav Havel “chief” onstage. Photo courtesy of Martin Vechet Rooted in the underground movement, ...