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The scientific value, and limits, of the Anthropic Principle
BigThink 9 Jun 2026

The scientific value, and limits, of the Anthropic Principle

For thousands of years, humans have pondered the meaning of our existence, or of whether existence has any objective meaning at all. Modern thoughts have ranged from philosophers …

For the German chancellor, it's one battle after another
The National 9 Jun 2026

For the German chancellor, it's one battle after another

European leaders launched a new peace initiative for Ukraine on Sunday night when President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Mac…

FIFA drops Somali World Cup referee after US denies him entry
Al Jazeera 9 Jun 2026

FIFA drops Somali World Cup referee after US denies him entry

Award-winning Somali referee, Omar Artan, has been removed from the World Cup roster after being denied entry into US

Violence grips Lebanon, Houthis issue Red Sea threat and Etihad predicts summer recovery
The National 9 Jun 2026

Violence grips Lebanon, Houthis issue Red Sea threat and Etihad predicts summer recovery

In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, Iran and Israel halt attacks against each other after the heaviest exchange of strikes in weeks, but fighting continues in Lebanon. We …

What does the ‘avant-garde’ look like today? Two new novels give very different answers
The Conversation 9 Jun 2026

What does the ‘avant-garde’ look like today? Two new novels give very different answers

These novels look inwards and backwards, explaining our failed liberation and saving what they can as the world hurtles to oblivion.

Ukrainian and Russian flags waved side by side at a rap concert in Istanbul. Not everyone thought it was beautiful.
Meduza 8 Jun 2026

Ukrainian and Russian flags waved side by side at a rap concert in Istanbul. Not everyone thought it was beautiful.

Belarusian singer Max Korzh performed in Istanbul on June 6, calling for an end to the war in Ukraine, as he has at his other concerts. Ukrainian and Russian flags filled the venu…

Cost of peace: Global economy missing out on $2.2 trillion due to US-Iran war
The National 9 Jun 2026

Cost of peace: Global economy missing out on $2.2 trillion due to US-Iran war

The global economy is missing about $2.2 trillion in annual gross domestic product because of the US-Iran war, and that sum would increase the longer the conflict drags on, a new …

Iran war latest: Crew rescued after US Army helicopter goes down near Strait of Hormuz, says report
The National 9 Jun 2026

Iran war latest: Crew rescued after US Army helicopter goes down near Strait of Hormuz, says report

Iran and Israel pause attacks, but trade escalation threatsUS will pursue Iran's nuclear weapons programme despite Israeli interests, Vance saysIsraeli strikes kill at least 14 pe…

Israel intensifies strikes in southern Lebanon killing 12 people
Al Jazeera 9 Jun 2026

Israel intensifies strikes in southern Lebanon killing 12 people

Israel has carried on with its offensive, launching a wave of strikes on southern Lebanon and has issued more forced displacement orders for suburbs in Tyre. Al Jazeera’s Obaida H…

Israel kills 14 in southern Lebanon after trading fire with Iran
Al Jazeera 9 Jun 2026

Israel kills 14 in southern Lebanon after trading fire with Iran

Killings come as Iran warned of ‘crushing blows’ if Israeli attacks continued in Lebanon, including in the south.

Iranian strike hits Israeli home of Russian rock icon Andrey Makarevich
Meduza 8 Jun 2026

Iranian strike hits Israeli home of Russian rock icon Andrey Makarevich

Andrey Makarevich, a musician based in Israel, said his home was damaged in the Iranian attack. “We got hit yesterday. Windows, frames, the roof… Fortunately, we weren’t home. I w…

What Iran and Israel's escalation means for efforts to end regional conflict
PBS 8 Jun 2026

What Iran and Israel's escalation means for efforts to end regional conflict

For analysis on how the latest escalation in the Middle East will affect a host of issues in the region, Amna Nawaz speaks with Miad Maleki at the Foundation for Defense of Democr…