Financial Times

Iranian football team told to return to Mexico after opening World Cup game

Head coach of Tehran’s squad says ‘oppressed’ players instructed to go back to training base over border

business  Jun 16, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

India’s Richest Civic Body Delays Banker Bid Deadline for Bonds

India’s richest civic authority has extended the deadline for submitting bids on its 95 billion rupees ($1 billion) municipal offering, which is expected to be raised in one or more tranches.

business  Jun 16, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Jimmy Fallon, Jon Stewart, Seth Meyers and Jimmy Kimmel Revel in Knicks Win: “It All Feels Bigger Than Just Sports”

The late-night shows were in celebratory mood and paid tribute to the NBA champs winning their first title in 53 long years.

entertainment  Jun 16, 2026

The Guardian Culture

The Uses of Utopia by Joad Raymond Wren review – can the ideal society ever exist?

This fascinating intellectual history of imagined paradises takes us from Thomas More to Ursula K Le GuinBy definition, utopia cannot exist. In 1516, educated readers of Thomas More’s Utopia would have appreciated a tension between two possible derivations of this novel word: the Greek “eu-topos”, meaning good place, and “ou-topos”, meaning not a place at all. It might have been a compact warning that one should never attempt to turn utopias into reality. Those who have tried usually witnessed t

entertainment  Jun 16, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Girlfriends review – love and growing pains in queer coming-of-age tale that goes from Hong Kong to Taiwan

A trio of actors play one woman from high school to her mid-30s in Tracy Choi’s thoughtful romantic drama It can stretch credibility a little when an actor plays the same character over a long time span in one film. Richard Linklater solved the problem in Boyhood by shooting scenes over succeeding years; AI and de-ageing effects are now an option. With this intimate queer coming-of-age drama, film-maker Tracy Choi instead casts a trio of actors to play one woman from high school to her mid-30s.

entertainment  Jun 16, 2026

The Guardian

Champion swimmer with rare brain cancer urges UK to do more to help people with condition

Breakthrough treatment enabled Archie Goodburn, 24, to keep competing but he says one new drug in 20 years is not enoughArchie Goodburn, a 24-year-old champion swimmer who has a rare, inoperable form of brain cancer, is calling for the government to do more to help people with the condition.“I grew up representing my country, and
I want to see my country supporting me back,” he said. Continue reading...

general  Jun 16, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

Dubai Property Frenzy Cools But Sellers Hold the Line on Prices

Three months into a conflict that has roiled the Middle East, a nuanced picture is emerging on the state of Dubai’s housing market. The total value of transactions is down steeply, though prices have proved more resilient and buyers continue to seek out pockets of opportunity.

business  Jun 16, 2026

Variety

‘Vikram Betal’ AI-Enabled Film Set at India’s Collective Studios Historyverse (EXCLUSIVE)

Historyverse, the culturally focused content label within India’s Collective Studios, has announced “Vikram Betal,” an AI-enabled film adaptation drawing on the ancient Indian folk tradition of King Vikramaditya and the spirit Betal. Birla Open Minds will serve as knowledge partner on the project. The source material – rooted in the “Baital Pachisi,” a collection of […]

entertainment  Jun 16, 2026

Variety

‘Vikram Betal’ AI-Enabled Show Set at India’s Collective Studios Historyverse (EXCLUSIVE)

Historyverse, the culturally focused content label within India’s Collective Studios, has announced “Vikram Betal,” an AI-enabled adaptation drawing on the ancient Indian folk tradition of King Vikramaditya and the spirit Betal. Birla Open Minds will serve as knowledge partner on the project. The source material – rooted in the “Baital Pachisi,” a collection of tales […]

entertainment  Jun 16, 2026

NY Times World

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general  Jun 16, 2026

The Guardian

Anti-Burnham fake news on Makerfield Facebook accounts has surged, report finds – UK politics live

Nearly one in six pieces of news shared in local Facebook groups during the campaign is false, Social Market Foundation report findsGood morning. Andy Burnham seems to be on course to win the Makerfield byelection on Thursday. But, if he does win, it will be despite a huge increase in the amount of hostile, fake news about him circulating on local Facebook groups. This has been documented in a report out today by the Social Market Foundation thinktank that has important implications not just for

general  Jun 16, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

STMicro Eyes $1.5 Billion Convertible Bonds After AI-Fueled Jump

STMicroelectronics NV is looking to raise $1.5 billion from selling debt that can be exchanged into equity after the chipmaker’s shares tripled in value so far this year.

business  Jun 16, 2026

WSJ World News

UniCredit’s Bid for Shares in Commerzbank Rejected By German Government

The government cited what it called an aggressive approach from the Italian lender and rebuffed UniCredit’s offer to further exchange shares in Commerzbank.

general  Jun 16, 2026

The Guardian

G7 leaders meet for first full day of talks with Russia-Ukraine war first on the agenda – Europe live

World leaders will be joined by Volodymyr Zelenskyy as they try to keep Donald Trump on sideSo what we now have is the leaders of Canada, EU, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK waiting for Trump, Macron and Zelenskyy.It sounded as if someone, possibly Meloni, was telling some sort of story that involved the White House, but it’s impossible to make out what it was. Continue reading...

general  Jun 16, 2026

Yahoo Finance

China signs up 26 financial institutions to digital yuan cross-border payment platform

business  Jun 16, 2026

Science Daily

Your brain was never designed for this much bad news

Humans evolved to pay close attention to danger, but today that instinct is being overwhelmed by an endless supply of bad news from around the world. Researchers say the answer isn’t to stop following current events—it’s to build healthier habits around how, when, and where we get our news.

science  Jun 16, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

Israeli Bank to Sever West Bank Ties, Raising Alarm Over Economy

One of two Israeli banks giving Palestinians access to financial services plans to end the relationship in September, a move Palestinian officials warn could put further pressure on an economy already in turmoil.

business  Jun 16, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

Philippines Returns to Global Bond Market as Oil Pressure Eases

The Philippines is tapping the international bond market for the second time this year, seizing the opportunity to fund state spending as borrowing costs eased on optimism over a potential US-Iran agreement.

business  Jun 16, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

Equity Market Still Has a Long To-Do List After Iran Peace Deal

Pricing out a Middle East war looks like the easy part for equities, which must still confront a potentially hawkish new Federal Reserve chair, Washington’s disruptive intervention in the AI trade, and the biggest wave of stock supply in market history.

business  Jun 16, 2026

The Guardian

BoM forecasts strong El Niño and warns climate change could amplify any effects on Australia

El Niño events linked with extreme weather around the world – and can increase risk of bushfires in Australia and coral bleaching on Great Barrier ReefFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Bureau of Meteorology has officially declared an El Niño – the phenomenon linked to hotter and drier conditions for Australia – is now locked in place in the tropical Pacific Ocean.The bureau warned climate change would amplify the

general  Jun 16, 2026