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North Korea ratifies major defense treaty with Russia

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea ratified a major defense treaty with Russia stipulating mutual military aid, the North's state media reported Tuesday, as the U.S., South Korea and Ukraine say North Korea has sent thousands of troops to Russia to ...

17 Chadian soldiers and 96 rebels killed in a Boko Haram attack, army says

By EDOUARD TAKADJI Associated Press N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Boko Haram insurgents killed 17 Chadian soldiers in a weekend attack on a military post that also left 96 of the assailants dead in the country's west, Chad's army said. The attack in the Lake Chad region happened on Saturday, ...

UN climate talks to focus on money to help poor nations cut carbon pollution

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — A complex international two-week-long game of climate change poker is convening. The stakes? Just the fate of an ever-warming world. Curbing and coping with climate change's worsening heat, floods, droughts and storms will cost ...

6.8 magnitude earthquake shakes Cuba after hurricanes and blackouts

By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 shook eastern Cuba on Sunday, after weeks of hurricanes and blackouts that have left many on the island reeling. The epicenter of the quake was located about 25 miles (40 kilometers) ...

Trump win ignites crypto frenzy that sends bitcoin to a record high

By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The price of bitcoin hit a new high Wednesday as investors bet that former President Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election will be a boon for cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin jumped nearly 8% in early trading, climbing above ...

Hurricane Rafael becomes a Category 2 storm as it barrels toward Cuba

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Rafael strengthened into a Category 2 storm on Wednesday just hours before it was forecast to make landfall on Wednesday in western Cuba. It was another stroke of bad news for Cuba, which has been struggling with blackouts while recovering from another ...

Philippine forces retake an island in mock combat as China’s navy watches

By AARON FAVILA AND JIM GOMEZ Associated Press THITU ISLAND, South China Sea (AP) — Philippine forces practised retaking an island in the South China Sea Wednesday in the first such combat exercise in the disputed waters as Chinese navy ships kept watch from a distance, the Philippine ...