Global news highlights from AP

June 9, 2026

a Russian drone struck a five-story residential building in a northeastern Ukrainian city on Monday, according to Ukrainian authorities.

rescuers pulled three people alive from the rubble.

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dams in the northern Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region have filled up with water and are overflowing following heavy rainfall.

the dukan dam, one of Iraq’s largest, has reached 100% capacity for the third time in decades.

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water is continuing to fill the Lincoln memorial reflecting pool, which was painted blue.

president Donald trump plans to celebrate his upcoming birthday at the white house by hosting a UFC fight.

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