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What's in the 14-point plan to end the US-Iran war?
The National 17 Jun 2026

What's in the 14-point plan to end the US-Iran war?

US officials on Wednesday detailed the 14-point plan to end the war with Iran. The plan was detailed to journalists on a call, and the document is expected to be signed by represe…

The Meaning of Maturity: Ursula K. Le Guin on What It Really Takes to Grow Up
The Marginalian 17 Jun 2026

The Meaning of Maturity: Ursula K. Le Guin on What It Really Takes to Grow Up

It is not merely a matter of growing bones and growing responsibilities, this business of growing up, this unfinishable project of becoming ourselves. It is less like the evolutio…

READ: Full U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding
Axios 17 Jun 2026

READ: Full U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding

Below is the full text of the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding, as delivered by a senior administration official in a briefing with reporters. Because the print text has not …

Putin leaves Moscow and St. Petersburg for the first time in seven months
Meduza 17 Jun 2026

Putin leaves Moscow and St. Petersburg for the first time in seven months

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Kazan on June 17 for a two-day visit to attend the Russia–ASEAN summit — his first trip outside Moscow and St. Petersburg in seven mont…

Trump says Iran accord to be signed 'shortly', 'maybe' Thursday or Friday
Hürriyet 17 Jun 2026

Trump says Iran accord to be signed 'shortly', 'maybe' Thursday or Friday

U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday he expected the accord with Iran ending the Middle East war to be signed "shortly" but cast uncertainty over the exact date.

Forget Stoicism. Skepticism is the ancient philosophy we need today.
BigThink 17 Jun 2026

Forget Stoicism. Skepticism is the ancient philosophy we need today.

If you haven’t read Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations, you’ve certainly heard of them — if not in school, then on Instagram, TikTok, or a podcast. Composed by the second-century Roman …

U.S. and Iran discuss moving up signing of deal, sources say
Axios 17 Jun 2026

U.S. and Iran discuss moving up signing of deal, sources say

The U.S., Iran and the mediators are discussing holding the signing of the memorandum of understanding remotely as early as Wednesday, rather than in-person on Friday, according t…

Erdoğan meets new EU envoy as five ambassadors begin duties
Hürriyet 17 Jun 2026

Erdoğan meets new EU envoy as five ambassadors begin duties

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on June 17 accepted the credentials of five new ambassadors, including the European Union’s new representative to Türkiye, Aivo Orav.

Berendsen: Europe needs to take control of its security by 2030
DutchNews.nl 17 Jun 2026

Berendsen: Europe needs to take control of its security by 2030

The Netherlands and Europe need to reduce their dependence on the United States in order to deal with the threats from an increasingly unstable world, according to the government’…

G7 pitches trusted partnership to AI chiefs in a bid for frontier model sharing
The National 17 Jun 2026

G7 pitches trusted partnership to AI chiefs in a bid for frontier model sharing

European leaders at the G7 summit in France called on the US to share access to the latest artificial intelligence models amid growing concern over Washington's recent export cont…

Dostoyevsky, Just After His Death Sentence Was Repealed, on the Meaning of Life
The Marginalian 17 Jun 2026

Dostoyevsky, Just After His Death Sentence Was Repealed, on the Meaning of Life

“To be a human being among people and to remain one forever, no matter in what circumstances, not to grow despondent and not to lose heart — that’s what life is all about, that’s …

NATO chief focuses on alliance unity after US alters pledges
DW 17 Jun 2026

NATO chief focuses on alliance unity after US alters pledges

NATO's secretary general went to great lengths to cast a positive light on the alliance ahead of a ministers' meeting. The closest he came to addressing any tension was saying mem…