Mike Eckel is a senior correspondent for RFE/RL based in Prague.
About five hours after Iran launched a volley of missiles at U.S. forces in Iraq, bringing the Middle East a step closer to war, Ukrainian International Airlines Flight PS752 took off into the predawn darkness from Tehran's Imam Khomeini International airport.
Nikki Haley’s announcement that she is leaving her post as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations blindsided many in Washington. Her 21 months in the position were marked by a forceful display of President Donald Trump’s foreign policies, but also by some disagreements.
As Congress moves to limit or even start unwinding major arms agreements with Moscow, experts warn of a volatile new element in U.S.-Russian relations.
