Four years after Mahsa Amini died following her detention over Iran’s mandatory hijab law, increasing numbers of Iranian women are not wearing head scarves. Amini's death sparked the 2022 Woman, Life, Freedom movement. The defiance has grown amid mounting political and economic pressures.

Schools in Moldova’s breakaway Transdniester region are now beginning each week with students raising the separatist region's flag and singing its anthem. Authorities in the regional capital Tiraspol say the ceremonies are meant to promote patriotism and discipline.

Russian drone strikes hit a gas station and a train less than two kilometers from Ukraine's border with NATO member Poland. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said his country is prepared for potential Russian attacks affecting its territory, a possibility he described as a "worst-case scenario."

Two Ukrainian soldiers were wounded near the front lines in the Kharkiv region -- then were left stranded when another strike took out the ground drone sent to evacuate them. Their company commander, Vladyslav Polskiy, rushed to the site in a pickup truck and brought the wounded men to safety.

Two Ukrainian soldiers were wounded near the front lines in the Kharkiv region -- then were left stranded when another strike took out the ground drone sent to evacuate them. Their company commander, Vladyslav Polskiy, rushed to the site in a pickup truck and brought the wounded men to safety.

The Ukrainian city of Uman has welcomed around 40,000 Hasidic pilgrims for the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, in spite of the ongoing threat of Russian strikes. During the holiday, pilgrims from Israel and around the world travel to the city, a central site for one branch of Orthodox Judaism.

Ukraine’s foreign minister is urging allies to provide more air defenses after a Russian drone strike on Pavlohrad killed at least five people and injured dozens. RFE/RL correspondent Roman Pahulych arrived as emergency crews treated the wounded and battled fires.