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September 26, 2016

The Latest: US says Russia not abiding by Syria deal

The Latest on the conflict in Syria (all times local): 9:40 p.m. The White House says it's difficult to envision any military ...

September 26, 2016

Syria says truce still viable after week of airstrikes

Syria's foreign minister said Monday that an internationally-brokered cease-fire is still viable, as rescue workers in Aleppo ...

September 25, 2016

AP-GfK poll shows voter distaste for Putin-style leadership

Donald Trump has called Russian President Vladimir Putin "a leader — unlike what we have in this country." But most Americans ...

September 25, 2016

How the AP-GfK poll on Vladimir Putin was conducted

The Associated Press-GfK poll on Vladimir Putin and the presidential race was conducted by GfK Public Affairs and Corporate ...

September 23, 2016

Russia's Vladimir Putin again reshuffles his inner circle

Russian President Vladimir Putin has reshuffled his inner-circle again, giving the parliament speaker's job to his chief ...

September 23, 2016

Top Democrats say they've concluded that Russia behind hacks

The top Democrats on the House and Senate intelligence committees said Thursday that they have concluded that Russian ...

September 22, 2016

Putin names close ally to head Russia's spy agency

Russian President Vladimir Putin has named his longtime ally, the speaker of parliament and Putin's chief of staff, to head ...

September 22, 2016

Putin posthumously honors policeman killed by militants

President Vladimir Putin has given Russia's highest award to a police officer who was killed by militants after refusing to ...

September 22, 2016

Tensions loom in the Balkans over Bosnian Serbs' referendum

Bosnia's Serb mini-state is holding a referendum this weekend that has turned into a proxy political battle between the West ...

September 21, 2016

US, Russia abandon diplomatic niceties in testy Syria debate

The United States and Russia abandoned diplomatic niceties Wednesday in a fractious public debate over Syria, blaming each ...

September 20, 2016

In parting words to UN, Obama calls for 'course correction'

In a closing dispatch to the world he's tried to shape, President Barack Obama conceded Tuesday that the United States and ...

September 20, 2016

UN chief rails against leaders with 'bloody hands' in Syria

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon railed Tuesday against leaders who keep "feeding the war machine" in Syria as he bowed out ...

September 19, 2016

Putin: hack of Olympic athletes data reveals WADA hypocrisy

President Vladimir Putin says the hack of Olympic athletes' data has cast a spotlight on a "hypocritical" decision to bar ...

September 19, 2016

Bosnian Serbs will hold referendum despite court's ban

Defying the country's constitutional court, Bosnian Serbs said Monday they will hold a referendum on a disputed national ...

September 19, 2016

Pro-Kremlin party wins big majority in Russian parliament

President Vladimir Putin sees the governing party's huge gain in parliamentary elections as a vote of confidence in his ...

September 18, 2016

The Latest: Putin: Pro-Kremlin party produces good result

The Latest on Russia's parliamentary election (all times local): 9:35 p.m. Russian President Vladimir Putin says that the ...

September 18, 2016

Early results: Ruling party winning Russian parliament vote

Early results on Sunday showed Russia's ruling United Russia party winning in the parliamentary election amid reports of ...

September 17, 2016

The Latest: Russian UN envoy says Syria deal in trouble

The Latest on the conflict in Syria, where the U.S. military says it may have unintentionally struck government forces.

September 17, 2016

AP Interview: Infantino fighting resistance to overhaul FIFA

Sepp Blatter has been expelled from FIFA but not eradicated from its headquarters. A swift left turn after entering FIFA's ...