Global news highlights from AP

July 6, 2026

Iran's top officials appeared publicly at the funeral ceremony for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Crowds gathered in the hundreds of thousands who called for revenge over the attack in February that killed Khamenei and other top officials, triggering the war.

The new supreme leader has yet to appear publicly during the funeral ceremonies.

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Hundreds of firefighters battled major wildfires across Portugal, Greece and Spain on Sunday.

Spain and Italy sent reinforcements to Portugal to help contain a massive blaze that has burned for more than three days.

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A shooting at a Fourth of July cookout near New York's Coney Island beach wounded at least eight people, including four children.

One victim was in critical condition, while the others are expected to survive.