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Emma Tsurkov, Elizabeth Tsurkov
In this Sept., 2018 selfie image provided by Emma Tsurkov, right, she and Elizabeth Tsurkov are shown in Santa Clara Valley, Calif. Emma Tsurkov, the sister of Elizabeth Tsurkov, a Russian-Israeli academic at Princeton University who went missing in Iraq nearly six months ago, says the U.S. government and other nations must do more to work to bring her home. (AP Photo/Eric Tucker)

hostage

Long-running source work gives AP a jump on release of Israeli-Russian doctoral student

SEPT. 19, 2025

Orthodox Nun War Critic
Sister Vassa Larin, a prominent American Orthodox nun, public speaker and YouTube presenter, poses for a portrait for the Associated Press in her room before recording one of her videos in Vienna, Austria, on Wednesday, Sept 3. 2025. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Nuns

A US Orthodox influencer spoke against Russia’s war. Then she was ousted as a nun

SEPT. 11, 2025

APTOPIX Russia Ukraine War
Ukrainian soldiers from air-defence unit of 59th brigade fire at Russian strike drones in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

International news

AP team in Ukraine captures the reality on the ground in Ukraine as leaders step up diplomatic efforts to end war

AUG. 22, 2025

Russia-Ukraine-Cybercrime
Law enforcement agencies from Europe and North America targeted a cybercrime network launching online attacks against Ukraine and its allies. (AP Graphic)

Europe

AP intelligence reporting exposes growing Russian sabotage efforts around Europe

JULY 18, 2025

Russia Iran Drones
FILE - Rescue workers put out a fire of a building damaged by a Russian drone strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka, File)

Iran

Drone debris found in Ukraine indicates Russia is using new technology from Iran

JUNE 25, 2025

Africa Russia’s Growing Footprint
FILE - This undated photograph handed out by the French military shows three Russian mercenaries, right, in northern Mali. (French Army via AP)

Africa

In an exclusive, an AP team of reporters details how Russia is delivering arms to conflict zones in sub-Saharan Africa

JUNE 20, 2025

Africa Russia’s Growing Footprint
This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows a Russian-made Su-24 fighter-bomber on April 14, 2025, at an airbase in the Malian capital, Bamako. (Maxar Technologies via AP)

Africa

Russia skirts Western sanctions to ramp up its military footprint in Africa

JUNE 11, 2025

Russia Ukraine Zaporizhzhia
This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows Russian workers building pylons for electrical transmission lines in occupied territory just west of Mariupol, Ukraine, April 15, 2025. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Nuclear power

UN official says Russia isn’t imminently turning on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

MAY 29, 2025

Belgium EU Defense
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas speaks with the media as she arrives for a meeting of EU defense ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Russia

With little progress after phone calls and talks, Ukraine’s allies hit Russia with new sanctions

MAY 20, 2025

APTOPIX Russia Ukraine War
Smoke rises from an explosion following a Russian drone strike on Sumy, Ukraine, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Russia

AP discovered an apparent new war crime in Ukraine and exposed Russian manipulation

APRIL 18, 2025

Smoke rises from an explosion following a Russian drone strike on Sumy, Ukraine, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Smoke rises from an explosion following a Russian drone strike on Sumy, Ukraine, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Russia

Russia claims its deadly attack on Ukraine’s Sumy targeted military forces as condemnation grows

APRIL 14, 2025

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Europe

AP team creates interactive map tracking suspected Russian sabotage across Europe

MARCH 28, 2025

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