The Turkish National Paralympics Committee did not respond to RFE/RL's questions about the case, nor did it respond to RFE/RL's questions last month regarding a growing controversy in Iranian media about the status of Serkan Yildirim (aka Sajjad Hashemi) as a para-athlete.

Belarusian state TV channel Belarus 1 reported the arrest and said it would provide more details on September 5. rferl.org/a/belarus-japa…

Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vulin has offered assurances to Russian President Vladimir Putin that Belgrade is an "ally of Russia" as well as a strategic partner. rferl.org/a/russia-serbi…

Several people were injured and around a dozen were detained during a protest by local government workers in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar. Mashaal Radio

Why doesn't the ICC have any teeth? rferl.org/a/putin-mongol…

Kyrgyzstan's Foreign Ministry on September 5 warned citizens against traveling to Russia, citing beefed-up security measures and increased document checks by Russian border guards. rferl.org/a/kyrgyzstan-t…

“Even if the war ends tomorrow, the social crisis will continue for years,” the head of one Kyiv charity, said. rferl.org/a/ukraine-econ…

Ukraine's parliament has approved the resignation of Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, as lawmakers resumed voting on September 5 on the possible dismissals of cabinets members and other senior officials as part of a major government reshuffle. rferl.org/a/ukraine-parl…

When one Russian medical expert saw the Kremlin’s anti-aging national project, he had a thought: “This is Mikhail Kovalchuk, who raves about eternal life and the ‘Russian genome.’” rferl.org/a/putin-russia…

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on September 5 that the Ukrainian military's incursion into Russian territory had not affected Moscow’s so-called "special military operation," the phrase the Kremlin uses to describe its war against Ukraine. rferl.org/a/ukraine-russ…

A Moscow court sentenced blogger Aleksandr Shpak, who now lives abroad, to eight years in prison on charges of distributing false information about the Russian military after he posted a video about the destruction by Russian forces of the Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine in June 2023.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic says he will not attend a key summit in Russia next month, despite receiving an invitation from Russian President Vladimir Putin. rferl.org/a/vucic-serbia…

The ECHR ruled on September 5 that Georgia violated the European Convention on Human Rights by not investigating Muxtarli's claims that he was abducted in Georgia, ill-treated, and illegally transferred to Azerbaijan. rferl.org/a/afqan-muxtar…

Belarusian opposition leader Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya has accused the Belarusian government of being behind the vandalism of organizations that cater to Belarusians living in Lithuania, including a help center for refugees, a cultural center, and a Belarusian Orthodox church.

The Romanian government is in the final stages of donating a Patriot missile system to Ukraine in the midst of Ukraine’s ever-increasing calls for more support from the West. rferl.org/a/news-romania…

A Moscow court on September 5 sent three officers of a notorious immigration center in Sakharovo, near Moscow, to pretrial detention for at least two months on corruption charges. rferl.org/a/sakharovo-im…

Russian TV presenter Dimitri Simes and his wife have been charged with violating U.S. sanctions in connection with alleged schemes to benefit Russian broadcaster Channel One. rferl.org/a/sanctions-ru…

A grand jury in the U.S. state of Maryland has charged six Russians, including five who are officers in Russia's military intelligence agency (GRU), with conspiracy to hack into computer systems and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. rferl.org/a/russia-hacke…

Russian TV presenter Dimitri Simes, who served as an adviser to former President Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, and his wife, Anastasia, have been charged with violating U.S. sanctions in connection with alleged schemes to benefit Russian broadcaster Channel One.

Here’s a look at the motives, the timing, and the potential effects of Ukraine’s government shake-up, which President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says will give Ukraine “new energy” at a crucial juncture but critics say will change little. rferl.org/a/ukraine-gove…