Global news highlights from AP

June 11, 2026

The US launched airstrikes against Iran, and President Donald Trump said more were on the way, as Tehran fired back at countries in the region.

The attacks threatened to derail efforts to end the war, and Trump warned Tehran would "pay the price" for stalled negotiations.

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Rising gas prices pushed inflation to its highest level in three years last month.

New data showed consumer prices rose 4.2% in May from a year earlier, the third straight monthly increase.

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Attackers killed 12 people and wounded at least nine in a mass shooting in a Johannesburg suburb, police say.

A gang of about 10 people opened fire in an impoverished settlement in Cleveland Tuesday night, then fled in a minivan.

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Scientists unearthed communities of marine life - including jellyfish, tubeworms and brittle stars - thriving on a millions-year-old whale graveyard.

These graveyards form when whale carcasses fall to the sea floor, becoming a sustaining snack for nearby critters.