Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began in February,around 5 million Ukrainian refugees have fled to other parts of Europe. Nearly a third of the Kyiv City Ballet’s dancers are among them. They’ve found refuge in Paris and continue to play and plan international tours, but conflict looms large
The ARSA rebel leader ordered the killing of Rohingya activist Muhib Ullah at a Bangladeshi refugee camp last year, police in the South Asian country said in recommending murder charges against 29 suspects, although the insurgent group denied being involved
Police in the northern Chinese city of Tangshan have announced a citywide crackdown on violent crime after a viral video of thugs beating up a woman at a barbecue restaurant sparked massive public outrage
Miloon Kothari, a member of the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel, speaks with media about the Commission’s first report
Following the departure of many Western companies as a result of Russia’s aggression towards Ukraine, Moscow has opened the first of the restaurants that will eventually replace McDonald’s. The renamed Russian counterpart, dubbed a copycat by some, intends to affirm Russia’s self-sufficiency and defiance in addition to serving hamburgers
After the government provided subsidies for cooking gas connections, millions of poor rural households in India switched to using cleaner energy in their kitchens. However, rising fuel prices are posing a challenge to the programme, which is aimed at addressing the serious health risks posed by indoor air pollution
Indonesian police in the past several days have arrested five members of a little-known group espousing an Islamic caliphate – a concept that goes against the Muslim-majority country’s state ideology – including its leader and the main propagandist, who was arrested Monday
The Chinese government is imposing an information lockdown after a series of earthquakes in a Tibetan county in Sichuan province displaced more than 25,000 residents, RFA has learned
A sculpture of a Hindu god carved into a Cambodian mountain around the year 600 is on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art
As journalists report on the aftermath of the military coup, Myanmar’s independent media face increasing attempts to block access to information and free expression