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News As Facts
06-09-2026 22:30 UTC
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This world news was downloaded with permission from www.newsasfacts.com
and formatted for BBS by Andrew K4EXA.
== Financial Markets ==
S&P 500 -0.26% $7,386 BTC -2.65% $61,756 OIL (WTI) +0.70% $88
== Armed conflicts and attacks ==
At least 10 people are killed and 106 others are injured in a Russian
missile and drone attack on Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. (Kyiv Independent)
https://kyivindependent.com/at-least-9-killed-96-injured-in-russian-
attacks-across-ukraine-over-past-day/
Israel issues an evacuation warning for Tyre, Lebanon, after an Israeli
airstrike there killed at least eight people and injured 32. (The
Guardian), (Al Jazeera)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jun/09/middle-east-crisis-
iran-israel-us-donald-trump-strait-of-hormuz-peace-deal-latest-news-upda
tes?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6a2803068f0863b3a9805a23#block-
6a2803068f0863b3a9805a23
Israeli troops kill one person in northern Israel, near the border of
Israel and Lebanon. (Al Jazeera) https://aje.news/xzw3gz?update=4640311
A United States Army AH-64 Apache helicopter goes down near the Strait
of Hormuz while on patrol. Both crew members are rescued by an unmanned
vessel. In response, United States Central Command begins launching
"self-defense" missile strikes at targets across Iran at 5 p.m. ET, with
an American official claiming the helicopter was downed by an Iranian
drone. (NBC News) https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/pilots-fine-us-
military-helicopter-goes-down-strait-hormuz-rcna349137
== Business and economy ==
The United States Energy Information Administration reports that Middle
Eastern oil producers have reduced output by more than 11 million
barrels per day, due to the Strait of Hormuz closure. (Al Jazeera)
https://aje.news/xzw3gz?update=4640772
== Disasters and accidents ==
The death toll from yesterday's earthquake in Mindanao, Philippines,
increases to 41 people killed, with 479 more injured and four missing.
All casualties come from the Davao and Soccsksargen regions. (AFP via
RFI), (The Guardian) https://www.rfi.fr/en/international-
news/20260609-outdoor-hospitals-cut-off-communities-as-philippine-quake-
toll-hits-41
== Law and crime ==
Philippine police arrest former superintendent Rafael Dumlao, who was
convicted in the 2016 kidnapping and killing of South Korean businessman
Jee Ick-joo at Camp Crame and had been evading imprisonment. (AFP via
The Straits Times) https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/philippine-
ex-policeman-arrested-in-notorious-drug-war-killing
Three people are injured in a mass stabbing at a school in Blackley,
Manchester, England. A 14-year-old student is arrested. (BBC News)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gydjpdwy2o
The Sri Lankan High Court sentences former deputy minister Sarana
Gunawardena to 16 years' imprisonment after convicting him on corruption
charges related to kickbacks from government procurement contracts. (AFP
via The Manila Times) https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/06/10/world/asia-
oceania/sri-lanka-jails-ex-minister-in-antigraft-drive/2361953
Anti-Immigration riots erupt in Belfast and Newtownards due to
yesterday’s attempted beheading by a Sudanese man in Belfast, Northern
Ireland. (CBS) https://www.cbsnews.com/news/belfast-northern-ireland-
stabbing-far-right-calls-anti-immigration-protests/
== Science and technology ==
NASA announces that its astronauts Randy Bresnik, Frank Rubio, and Andre
Douglas, and ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano will crew the Artemis III
mission in late 2027. The mission's goal is to evaluate rendezvous and
docking operations with SpaceX's Starship HLS and Blue Origin's Blue
Moon spacecraft. (NBC News) https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/nasa-
artemis-iii-astronauts-announced-mission-rcna347223
== End News As Facts 06-09-2026 22:30 UTC ==
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