Global news highlights from AP

US’ Maine's Democratic delegates choose former state lawmaker Troy Jackson to face GOP Sen. Susan Collins in November's Senate race.

Jackson replaces Graham Platner, who withdrew from the race following new sexual assault allegations.

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July 26, 2026

Moscow-installed officials say Ukrainian forces attacked holiday camps in the partly Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia region, killing 12 people.

Meanwhile, authorities in Ukraine's northeastern Sumy region say a Russian drone strike killed three people.

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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres pleads to the international community to support the Syrian people following the 2011 civil war.

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It's Guterres' first visit to the Arab country as UN chief, nearly two years after the fall of Bashar Assad.

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SpaceX's mammoth Starship rocket blasts off from Texas flying halfway around the world before diving into the Indian Ocean.

The test flight another critical step toward using the Starship for next year's lunar mission.