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Montenegrin Opposition Slams Deal Over Parliament Speaker

Title: Montenegrin Opposition Slams Deal Over Parliament Speaker
Runtime: 1:16
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Opposition supporters gathered outside Montenegro's parliament in the capital, Podgorica, on the evening of October 30 to protest the election of Andrija Mandic as parliament speaker. The pro-Kremlin politician with dual Montenegrin and Serbian citizenship has close ties to Serbian nationalists.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/montenegro-parliament-speaker-protest/32662340.html

Iranians Chant Anti-Government Slogans After Death Of Teen Allegedly Assaulted By Morality Police

Title: Iranians Chant Anti-Government Slogans After Death Of Teen Allegedly Assaulted By Morality Police
Runtime: 3:17
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Anti-government slogans were chanted from apartments in Tehran and other Iranian cities after 17-year-old Armita Garavand was buried on October 29. She was fatally injured in an alleged confrontation with the morality police over a head-scarf violation and was buried amid tight security in Tehran.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-tehran-death-of-teen-armita-garavand-/32660427.html

Jews 'Afraid' After 'Attempted Pogrom' In Daghestan

Title: Jews 'Afraid' After 'Attempted Pogrom' In Daghestan
Runtime: 2:24
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: The actions of a mob that stormed an airport in Russia's Daghestan region, seeking to attack Jewish passengers, can be described as an "attempted pogrom," according to Serhiy Danylov from the Center for Middle East Studies think tank. A rabbi in Daghestan, Ovadia Isakov, said Jews were "afraid."
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-dagestan-pogrom-antisemitism-jews-israel/32660272.html

More than 20 injured as anti-Israel mob storms airport in Daghestan

Title: More than 20 injured as anti-Israel mob storms airport in Daghestan
Runtime: 1:00
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description

Mourners Lament Death Of Iranian Teenager Allegedly Assaulted By Morality Police

Title: Mourners Lament Death Of Iranian Teenager Allegedly Assaulted By Morality Police
Runtime: 1:16
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Scores of mourners attended the burial of Iranian teenager Armita Garavand on October 29 in Tehran. The 17-year-old was fatally injured earlier this month after an alleged confrontation with Iran's morality police.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-armita-garavand-funeral/32658917.html

Kazakh Families Mourn Miners Killed In Fire

Title: Kazakh Families Mourn Miners Killed In Fire
Runtime: 0:29
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Relatives of miners employed at a Kazakh coal mine came to its offices on October 29 to ask about their loved ones. More than 40 miners died after a fire and an explosion inside the Kostenko mine, near the city of Qaraghandy, early on October 28. The government declared a day of national mourning.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/kazakhstan-dead-miners-families/32658758.html

Kazakh Miner Families Worried After Deadly Fire

Title: Kazakh Miner Families Worried After Deadly Fire
Runtime: 1:00
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Relatives of Kazakh miners gathered outside the Kostenko coal mine on October 28 to know the fate of their loved ones after a deadly overnight fire. More than 30 miners are known to have died. The world's second-largest steel producer, ArcelorMittal, owns the mine in Kazakhstan's Qaraghandy region.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/kazakhstan-coal-mine-fire/32658013.html

'Grandpa' Flees Nagorno-Karabakh On Horseback

Title: 'Grandpa' Flees Nagorno-Karabakh On Horseback
Runtime: 3:45
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Ethnic Armenian Rafik Sarkisian rode his beloved horse from Nagorno-Karabakh to safety in Armenia after Azerbaijani forces attacked Nagorno-Karabakh on September 19. He traveled for over 24 hours before a local Armenian family took in the exhausted 60-year-old.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/armenia-nagorno-karabakh-grandpa-horse-flee-/32655307.html

Can China Learn To Live With The Taliban? #china #afghanistan #taliban #podcast

Title: Can China Learn To Live With The Taliban? #china #afghanistan #taliban #podcast
Runtime: 31:01
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: With an eye on Afghanistan’s resource wealth, Beijing is slowly deepening its ties with the Taliban, but is the relationship built to last? Kabul-based journalist Ali Latifi and the German Marshall Fund’s Andrew Small join host Reid Standish to explore Beijing’s complicated history with the group and what its growing footprint in Afghanistan looks like on the ground.

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'They Are Afraid To Provoke Us': Patrolling Ukraine-Belarus Border Along The Dnieper River

Title: 'They Are Afraid To Provoke Us': Patrolling Ukraine-Belarus Border Along The Dnieper River
Runtime: 3:06
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: RFE/RL joins a Ukrainian border patrol as it monitors the Dnieper River in the country's northern Chernihiv region where it borders Belarus. Russian forces entered Ukraine from Belarus at the start of its full-scale invasion in 2022. Kyiv has since strengthened its defenses in the area.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-belaris-border-russia-war-patrol/32652024.html

Pro-Palestinian Rallies Across Balkans Call For Peace As Humanitarian Aid To Gaza Trickles In

Title: Pro-Palestinian Rallies Across Balkans Call For Peace As Humanitarian Aid To Gaza Trickles In
Runtime: 3:30
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Thousands of demonstrators in the Balkan nations of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Serbia rallied in support of Palestinians as war between Israel and the Hamas militant group rages.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/balkan-rally-israel-palestine-peace-gaza-/32650489.html

After Armenian Exodus, Azerbaijanis Hope To Return To Nagorno-Karabakh

Title: After Armenian Exodus, Azerbaijanis Hope To Return To Nagorno-Karabakh
Runtime: 2:30
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Nuraddin Guliyev, a 94-year-old Azerbaijani farmer, dreams of returning to his native village of Narinclar in Nagorno-Karabakh three decades after he was forced to leave. Azerbaijan recaptured the breakaway region in September and more than 100,000 ethnic Armenians fled from the disputed territory.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/azerbaijan-armenia-village-exodus-home-september-offensive-nagorno-karabakh/32650396.html

Title: LGBT Pride Parade Marches In Montenegro
Runtime: 1:02
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Hundreds braved the rain and joined the LGBT Pride parade in Montenegro's capital, Podgorica, on October 21. Among the participants were cabinet members, party leaders, and ambassadors. It was the 11th annual edition of this event in the Western Balkan country.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/montenegro-lgbt-pride-parade/32648933.html

Missile Kills Ukrainian Courier Company Staff

Title: Missile Kills Ukrainian Courier Company Staff
Runtime: 0:56
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Six people were killed and 16 wounded in a missile strike on the logistics center of the Ukrainian delivery company Nova Poshta late on October 21. Ukrainian authorities announced that a Russian missile hit the premises in Korotych, a suburb of the city of Kharkiv.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-deadly-missile-strike/32648872.html

'This Tank Instills Great Fear': Ukrainian Troops Praise Leopard 2 Tanks Sent By Sweden

Title: 'This Tank Instills Great Fear': Ukrainian Troops Praise Leopard 2 Tanks Sent By Sweden
Runtime: 2:39
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Ukrainian tank crews are rolling into battle with the Swedish version of the German Leopard 2 tank. Current Time correspondent Oleksiy Prodayvoda visited Ukrainian troops near the front line who say Russian forces fear the tank's high-precision, armor-piercing shells.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-war-sweden-leopard-tanks-front-line/32646973.html

Russian Court Extends Detention Of RFE/RL Journalist

Title: Russian Court Extends Detention Of RFE/RL Journalist
Runtime: 1:27
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: A court in Russia has extended the detention of RFE/RL journalist Alsu Kurmasheva by 72 hours. Kurmasheva, who holds dual Russian and U.S. citizenship, was picked up earlier this week by police on charges of failing to register as a foreign agent.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-us-rferl-journalist-kurmasheva/32646944.html

Rescuing Stas: How A Ukrainian Soldier Became A Boy's Godfather

Title: Rescuing Stas: How A Ukrainian Soldier Became A Boy's Godfather
Runtime: 3:18
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Ukrainian soldier Petro Voloshchenko first encountered 7-year-old Stas living with his family in a half-destroyed apartment building in Bakhmut. Voloshchenko's unit helped them to get out. Stas's family was given an apartment in Dnipro, where they have started a new life.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-bakhmut-dnipro-civilian-rescue-apartment-home-shelling/32645574.html

Several Killed In Strike On Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya

Title: Several Killed In Strike On Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya
Runtime: 1:59
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Russia conducted a deadly overnight strike on the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhya, according to regional authorities. Regional military administration chief Yuriy Malashko told RFE/RL that several missiles rained down on the city on October 18, destroying an apartment building.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-zaporizhzhya-deadly-missile-strike/32642809.html

Love And Laughter: Wounded Ukrainian Soldier Finds Healing Romance In Brussels

Title: Love And Laughter: Wounded Ukrainian Soldier Finds Healing Romance In Brussels
Runtime: 4:06
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: After suffering serious injuries in battle against Russian forces, a Ukrainian soldier being treated in Brussels has found love -- in the form of a Belgian-raised Ukrainian speaker named Lidia Zubrytska. After she volunteered as a translator, she Serhiy Antonenko became almost inseparable.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-belgium-brussels-recovery-rehab-love-translator-kherson-trip-wire-mine-casualty-injury/32641441.html

Russian Opposition Figure Khodorkovsky Says Israel-Hamas War ‘Is Helping Putin'

Title: Russian Opposition Figure Khodorkovsky Says Israel-Hamas War ‘Is Helping Putin'
Runtime: 3:42
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Russian opposition figure Mikhail Khodorkovsky has said Russian President Vladimir Putin is "creating chaos wherever he can." Speaking at RFE/RL's headquarters in Prague on October 13, Khodorkovsky said fighting between Israel and Hamas has helped Putin by taking attention away from Ukraine.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-mikhail-khodorkovsky-war-ukraine-responsibility-/32639960.html

'This Is My Home': Soldiers From Russia And Ukraine Serve In Israeli Army

Title: 'This Is My Home': Soldiers From Russia And Ukraine Serve In Israeli Army
Runtime: 4:55
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: While Russia and Ukraine fight a brutal war, citizens of both countries are serving in on the same side in the conflict between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/israel-hamas-gaza-russia-ukraine/32639868.html

Sandu: We Hope EU Will Be Ready To Accept Moldova Within Next Few Years

Title: Sandu: We Hope EU Will Be Ready To Accept Moldova Within Next Few Years
Runtime: 9:13
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Moldovan President Maia Sandu has said that she hopes that Moldova will be ready to join the European Union "earlier than 2030." Speaking to RFE/RL's Rikard Jozwiak in Prague, Sandu said Moldovans hope that "the EU will be ready to accept Moldova in the next few years."
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/moldova-president-sandu-eu-accession/32639347.html

Belgrade Rally Mourns Israeli Victims Of Hamas Attacks

Title: Belgrade Rally Mourns Israeli Victims Of Hamas Attacks
Runtime: 1:06
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Dozens of people marched in the Serbian capital, Belgrade, to call for peace in Israel. Jewish communities in Serbia and an association promoting Jewish heritage jointly organized the event on October 15.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/serbia-israel-victims-solidarity/32638408.html

'You Have To Give Birth': Children Help Ukrainian Mother Cope With Loss Of Three Family Members

Title: 'You Have To Give Birth': Children Help Ukrainian Mother Cope With Loss Of Three Family Members
Runtime: 2:44
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: A Ukrainian woman whose brother, husband, and mother were all killed in Mariupol at the start of the Russian full-scale invasion says she copes with her grief by focusing on her children. Tetyana Lastovych was eight months pregnant when she found out her husband was killed in action.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-mother-grief-husband-brother-russian-birth-loss-survivor-volunteers-mariupol/32636502.html

EU Official Says Hungary Must Show 'Necessary Reforms' To Release EU Funding

Title: EU Official Says Hungary Must Show 'Necessary Reforms' To Release EU Funding
Runtime: 2:15
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova told RFE/RL that Hungary must reform its judiciary and protect fundamental rights to unblock EU funding. At RFE/RL headquarters in Prague on October 13, Jourova said Brussels must insist that Budapest does "everything they promised."
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/hungary-funding-european-commission-jourova-vice-president-eu/32636218.html

'Insane Adrenaline': Ukraine's Mi-8 Helicopters Fly Fast And Low Combat Missions

Title: 'Insane Adrenaline': Ukraine's Mi-8 Helicopters Fly Fast And Low Combat Missions
Runtime: 2:17
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: During a high-speed attack helicopter mission, a Ukrainian Mi-8 pilot shares the secrets of his crew's successes: low-level flights, fast turnaround, and a dedicated support team. RFE/RL's Maryan Kushnir flew onboard, capturing footage of air attacks that targeted Russian troops in eastern Ukraine.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-helicopter-mi8-russian-attack-speed-pilot-kushnir-onboard-air-mission/32634718.html

'We Kept Silent': Russian Émigré Listened From Safe Room As Hamas Militants Ransacked Her House

Title: 'We Kept Silent': Russian Émigré Listened From Safe Room As Hamas Militants Ransacked Her House
Runtime: 2:33
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: A Russian-born émigré tells Current Time how her family hid in a safe room as Hamas gunmen searched their home in Israel. Maria Ballach moved to Israel 20 years ago and is a resident of Kibbutz Nahal Oz, an Israeli village near the border with Gaza. She says she could hear the attackers talking.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/israel-russian-emegre-survives-hamas-home-invasion-/32634833.html

Strong New Quake Rattles Western Afghanistan

Title: Strong New Quake Rattles Western Afghanistan
Runtime: 1:11
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Another strong earthquake shook western Afghanistan on October 11, just four days after a major temblor that claimed nearly 3,000 lives, according to Taliban officials. Many died as entire families were buried in collapsing homes in the series of quakes in Herat Province.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-earthquake-second-hospital-herat-city-taliban-devastation-suvivors/32633313.html

Funerals Held For Mourners Killed During A Memorial For Fallen Ukrainian Soldier

Title: Funerals Held For Mourners Killed During A Memorial For Fallen Ukrainian Soldier
Runtime: 3:02
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Funerals were held on October 10 for victims of an attack on the Ukrainian village of Hroza that killed dozens of people during a memorial service for a fallen soldier. The son and daughter-in-law of the fallen soldier, Denys and Nina Kozyr, were among the victims who were laid to rest.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-hroza-kharkiv-attack-funeral-/32633129.html

Traveling On A Chinese-Built Highway In Georgia That's Wrapped Up In Geopolitics #georgia #china

Title: Traveling On A Chinese-Built Highway In Georgia That's Wrapped Up In Geopolitics #georgia #china
Runtime: 28:07
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: China's massive infrastructure projects under the umbrella of its globe-spanning Belt and Road Initiative have grabbed headlines across the world, but what do they look like on the ground?

On the latest episode of Talking China In Eurasia, host Reid Standish is joined by Tamuna Chkareuli, a photojournalist working with RFE/RL's Georgia Service in Tbilisi, as they go on a journey on a $1 billion Chinese-built highway in the country. Along the way, they speak with locals affected by the project and interview politicians worried about corruption over how the construction contracts were awarded.

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Afghan Earthquake Killed Mainly Women And Children, Say Rescue Officials

Title: Afghan Earthquake Killed Mainly Women And Children, Say Rescue Officials
Runtime: 1:36
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Afghan airborne medical teams have evacuated seriously injured victims from villages where homes were destroyed in the Zindah Jan district of Herat Province during an earthquake on October 7. Most victims of the 6.3-magnitude quake were women and children.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-earthquake-herat-zindah-jan-women-children-air-lift-taliban-hospital-humanitarian/32631619.html

'We're Tired Of Fleeing From War': Ukrainians, Bucha Survivor Caught Up In Israel-Gaza Strikes

Title: 'We're Tired Of Fleeing From War': Ukrainians, Bucha Survivor Caught Up In Israel-Gaza Strikes
Runtime: 3:35
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Some 14,000 Ukrainian nationals who fled to Israel have found themselves under attack again as Hamas launched an attack on the country. A Ukrainian refugee told RFE/RL that the attack "was like déjà vu." In the Gaza Strip, a Ukrainian mother has asked for safe passage out of the territory.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/israek-ukraine-ukrainians-gaza-attacks-hamas/32630009.html

Afghans Scramble To Find Survivors Of Devastating Earthquake

Title: Afghans Scramble To Find Survivors Of Devastating Earthquake
Runtime: 1:23
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Volunteers are frantically searching for survivors in Afghanistan's Herat Province after hundreds of homes were reduced to rubble in an October 7 earthquake. Some 13 villages in the province's Zindah Jan district have reportedly been destroyed, while scores of homes were flattened.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-earthquake-devastation-rubble-survivors-volunteers-zinda-jan-herat/32629809.html

Deadly Earthquakes Strike Northwestern Afghanistan

Title: Deadly Earthquakes Strike Northwestern Afghanistan
Runtime: 1:42
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Local men rushed to search the rubble of collapsed houses in rural areas of Afghanistan's Zindah Jan district in Herat Province following a series of earthquakes. Some of the volunteers were devastated to find their loved ones dead. RFE/RL has obtained videos shot by local people on October 7.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-herat-province-earthquake/32628399.html

Thousands Of Nagorno-Karabakh Schoolchildren Taken Into Armenian Classrooms

Title: Thousands Of Nagorno-Karabakh Schoolchildren Taken Into Armenian Classrooms
Runtime: 2:18
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: An estimated 18,000 schoolchildren from Nagorno-Karabakh have been registered in Armenia following a mass exodus from the disputed territory. Dozens of new teachers have been hired to handle the influx of students who fled to Armenia when Azerbaijan reclaimed control over Nagorno-Karabakh.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/armenia-yerevan-azerbaijan-nagorno-karabakh-school-students-flee/32626415.html

'Let There Be Peace': Azerbaijani Parents Lose Second Child In Nagorno-Karabakh Fighting

Title: 'Let There Be Peace': Azerbaijani Parents Lose Second Child In Nagorno-Karabakh Fighting
Runtime: 3:23
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Azerbaijan launched an assault on Nagorno-Karabakh on September 19. For Azerbaijani parents Aybeniz and Shiraslan Hasanov, the attack meant losing another son, Shamil, during fighting in the region. The couple also lost their youngest son, Famil, during the war in Nagorno-Karabakh in 2020.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/azerbaijan-mother-father-lose-two-children-in-fighting-/32626351.html

Nobel Prize Is For All Of Iran's Protesters, Says Jailed Winner's Husband

Title: Nobel Prize Is For All Of Iran's Protesters, Says Jailed Winner's Husband
Runtime: 2:13
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: The husband of jailed Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has told RFE/RL the award is actually for the protest movement that swept the country in 2022. Speaking in Paris, Taghi Rahmani said: "Narges has received the prize as a symbol and as one of the activists of this movement."
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/nobel-iran-mohammadi/32626278.html

'Half The Village Was Destroyed': Horrific Scenes From Deadly Strike In Kharkiv

Title: 'Half The Village Was Destroyed': Horrific Scenes From Deadly Strike In Kharkiv
Runtime: 2:27
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: More than 50 people, including a 6-year-old child, were killed in a Russian attack that hit a cafe during a wake service in a village in the Kharkiv region of northeastern Ukraine on October 5, according to Ukrainian officials. RFE/RL correspondents visited the village a few hours after the deadly attack and spoke with local residents who had lost loved ones.
Correction: at 00:40, the caption says "daughter-in-law." It should be "sister-in-law."
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russian-invasion-missile-strike-kharkiv-region/32624935.html

Russian Occupiers Imprisoned Scores Of Ukrainian Officials

Title: Russian Occupiers Imprisoned Scores Of Ukrainian Officials
Runtime: 2:47
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Some 132 Ukrainian officials in Russian-occupied territory have been abducted, according to the ZMINA human rights organization. Mayors and other Ukrainian authorities have been imprisoned, interrogated, tortured, and pressured to collaborate with Russia amid its full-scale invasion.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-kherson-abduction-mayor-officials-imprisoned-civilian-hola-prystan-interrogation/32624745.html

Russian Attack Kills Dozens In Kharkiv Region, Ukraine Says

Title: Russian Attack Kills Dozens In Kharkiv Region, Ukraine Says
Runtime: 1:00
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Dozens of people, including a 6-year-old child, were killed in a Russian attack that hit a cafe during a wake service in a village in the Kharkiv region of northeastern Ukraine on October 5, according to Ukrainian officials. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskiy, on his Telegram channel, blamed Russian troops for the attack and called the shelling "an absolutely deliberate terrorist attack."
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-invasion-attack-kharkiv-region/32624680.html

Ukrainian Unit Recounts Up-Close Fighting To Liberate Eastern Town Of Klishchiyivka

Title: Ukrainian Unit Recounts Up-Close Fighting To Liberate Eastern Town Of Klishchiyivka
Runtime: 2:50
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Sharing battle footage recorded on their body cameras, Ukrainian soldiers recounted their role in liberating Russian-occupied Klishchiyivka in the Donetsk region. They described chaos among the enemy as some tried to surrender while other Russian troops fought to the end.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-liberate-donetsk-russian-artillery-drone-body-camera-surrender-klishchiyivka/32623035.html

Teenager In Coma After Morality Police Apprehend Her In Tehran, Rights Group Says

Title: Teenager In Coma After Morality Police Apprehend Her In Tehran, Rights Group Says
Runtime: 0:41
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description

Karabakh Boy Drives For Days To Bring Family To Safety In Armenia

Title: Karabakh Boy Drives For Days To Bring Family To Safety In Armenia
Runtime: 2:57
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: A 13-year-old boy drove seven relatives out of Nagorno-Karabakh to safety in Armenia amid a mass exodus from the region. With his military father away during fighting, the family says the young teenager, Gor Khachatrian, was their only hope to reach Armenia.

Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/armenia-nagorno-karabakh-boy-drives-family-/32621424.html

Azerbaijan Arrests Nagorno-Karabakh Leadership As Armenia Struggles With Refugee Crisis

Title: Azerbaijan Arrests Nagorno-Karabakh Leadership As Armenia Struggles With Refugee Crisis
Runtime: 4:07
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Azerbaijan continues to arrest and charge Nagorno-Karabakh's ethnic Armenian leadership following Baku's takeover of the region. Baku has said it plans to give amnesty to Armenian fighters but is looking to arrest people it claims committed "war crimes."

Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/armenia-azerbaijan-arrest-leadership-nagorno-karabakh-/32619930.html

Slovak Policy On Ukraine May Stay Unchanged, Says Ex-Prime Minister

Title: Slovak Policy On Ukraine May Stay Unchanged, Says Ex-Prime Minister
Runtime: 2:52
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Ex-Slovak Prime Minister Iveta Radicova says the victory of a party promising to stop military support for Ukraine, in elections on September 30, might not result in fundamental change. Speaking to RFE/RL on October 2, she said that a potential coalition partner has demanded aid continue.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/slovakia-ukraine-elections-fico-radicova/32619703.html

Ukrainian UAV Manufacturers In Race For 'Smart Drone'

Title: Ukrainian UAV Manufacturers In Race For 'Smart Drone'
Runtime: 4:10
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Many of Ukraine's homegrown UAV producers are modifying their drone fleets with the latest, cutting-edge technology. The upgrades, which now include artificial intelligence, are helping the outgunned country punch above its weight on the battlefield.

Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-drone-war-ai-smart-technology-/32604331.html

'I Have Nothing': Ethnic Armenians Face Dire Conditions Amid Mass Exodus From Nagorno-Karabakh

Title: 'I Have Nothing': Ethnic Armenians Face Dire Conditions Amid Mass Exodus From Nagorno-Karabakh
Runtime: 3:47
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Thousands of ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh have flooded into the border town of Goris after enduring an arduous journey out of the the crisis-hit region. RFE/RL spoke with refugees in Armenia who said they left everything behind and hadn't eaten in days.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/armenia-azerbaijan-nagorno-karabakh-refugees-goris-mass-exodus-/32612948.html

Ukrainian Troops Train With Newly Delivered German Bridge-Laying Equipment

Title: Ukrainian Troops Train With Newly Delivered German Bridge-Laying Equipment
Runtime: 4:12
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Amid their grinding counteroffensive, Ukrainian troops are training on donated German mobile-bridge equipment that could help them cross rivers and defensive Russian anti-tank ditches.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukrainian-troops-training-german-bridge-laying-equipment-/32612630.html

How China Weaponized Money and Markets To Take On The World - With Bethany Allen #podcast

Title: How China Weaponized Money and Markets To Take On The World - With Bethany Allen #podcast
Runtime: 25:46
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, a reporter for Axios based in Taiwan and the author of Beijing Rules: How China Weaponized Its Economy To Confront The World, talks about her new book, how Beijing has leveraged its economy for geopolitical gain, and what it means for Eurasia and the world.

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Newborn Refugee: Two-Week-Old Infant Among Exodus Of Ethnic Armenians From Nagorno-Karabakh

Title: Newborn Refugee: Two-Week-Old Infant Among Exodus Of Ethnic Armenians From Nagorno-Karabakh
Runtime: 3:19
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: A newborn baby was among more than an estimated 13,000 ethnic Armenian refugees who have now fled from Nagorno-Karabakh into Armenia. RFE/RL spoke with the mother of 2-week-old Avetis, who spent his first days of life in a basement shelter in the city of Martekert, known as Agdere in Azeri.

Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/armenia-azerbaijan-nagorno-karabakh-goris-kornidzor-/32610226.html

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