SOMNIA - Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs

Monday, 1 September 2025 - Updated at 0955 hrs EDT

Canadian News

CBC News
Most of Canada's retaliatory tariffs are gone. Now what?

CBC News
Evacuation of Fort Providence, N.W.T., continues with emergency personnel also ordered out

CBC News
Rural B.C. residents, facing $33M water repair bill

CBC News
No fines for big grocers that promoted imported food as Canadian

The Canadian Press
Average number of sick days taken by public servants growing post-COVID

La Presse canadienne
Margaret Atwood critique l’interdiction des livres dans des écoles de l’Alberta

Canadian Commentary

Lloyd Axworthy | The Globe and Mail
There are hints of Canada’s return to peacekeeping – let’s hope it comes to pass

Gary Mason | The Globe and Mail
Benjamin Netanyahu is turning Israel into a pariah state. He doesn’t care.

Tony Keller | The Globe and Mail
Donald Trump is rewriting America’s source code

Andrew Coyne | The Globe and Mail
Donald Trump is on the brink of becoming a dictator. Can he be stopped?

Alexandra Chyczij and Roméo Dallaire | The Globe and Mail
Ukraine’s veterans deserve dignity and care. Here’s how Canada can help.

International News

The Guardian
US marks the first Labor Day under Trump 2.0

The Guardian
Donald Trump says he is not a dictator. Isn’t he?

The Associated Press
Government shutdown looms as Congress returns after monthlong August recess

NBC News
Rudy Giuliani fractures spine in car accident

The Guardian
Trump’s war on Fed is ‘serious danger’ to world economy, says ECB head

NBC News
Kristi Noem confirms plan to expand ICE operations in major cities

The Associated Press
Trump plans a hefty tax on imported drugs

The Associated Press
U.S. judge bars government from sending Guatemalan children back - More

The Guardian
Weinstein accuser Kaja Sokola: ‘It is very important for people to speak out’

The Guardian
Before and after: Trump’s extreme goldening of the Oval Office

The Associated Press
PBS, NPR stations struggle with Trump-fueled government funding cuts

The Guardian
Why more and more people are tuning the news out: ‘Now I don’t have that anxiety’

The Guardian
Trump says he plans executive order to mandate ID for voters

The Associated Press
A walk through a Smithsonian museum reveals American genius and cruelty

The Guardian
Weather tracker: Deep trough over Europe brings severe storms

The Associated Press
Russia is suspected of jamming navigation on EU leader’s plane above Bulgaria - More

The Associated Press
Israel kills Hamas spokesperson as security cabinet meets

The Guardian
Israel committing genocide in Gaza, world’s top scholars on the crime say

The Guardian
The deadly toll on journalists in the Gaza war

The Associated Press
Yemenis mourn killed Houthi prime minister as rebel group targets ship in Red Sea

The Guardian
Afghanistan earthquake: More than 800 dead after shallow quake strikes country’s east - More

The Guardian
Indonesia protests: President scraps lawmakers’ perks in bid to calm tensions

The Guardian
Xi Jinping criticises ‘bullying behaviour’ and Putin blames west for Ukraine war

The Guardian
China’s Victory day military parade: Why are Putin and Kim Jong-un there, and what is the ‘axis of upheaval’?

The Associated Press
Today in History: 1 September - More

This Day in Aviation
1 September

Agence France-Presse
Un « danger très sérieux » si Donald Trump prenait le contrôle de la politique monétaire américaine

Agence France-Presse
la justice américaine suspend l'expulsion de 600 mineurs guatémaltèques

Le Figaro
Bactérie E. Coli : des fromages de chèvre vendus partout en France rappelés

Agence France-Presse
Automobile : les ventes de voitures électriques repartent à la hausse en France

Le Figaro
L’avion d’Ursula von der Leyen, touché par une interférence GPS russe présumée, a été contraint d’atterrir - Plus

Agence France-Presse
Vladimir Poutine défend la guerre en Ukraine et blâme l'Occident

Agence France-Presse
Gaza : la nouvelle flottille humanitaire a dû revenir à Barcelone à cause de vents violents

Agence France-Presse
Washington veut déplacer toute la population de la bande de Gaza

Agence France-Presse
Yémen : Paris exige la « libération immédiate » des employés de l'ONU détenus par les Houthis

Agence France-Presse
Yémen : les rebelles houthis affirment avoir visé un pétrolier en mer Rouge

Radio-Canada
Séisme en Afghanistan : au moins 622 morts, selon le ministère de l’Intérieur

Agence France-Presse
L'Organisation de Shanghai « condamne fermement » les dommages civils à Gaza

Agence France-Presse
Pakistan : un hélicoptère du gouvernement local s'écrase lors d'un exercice, cinq morts

Le Figaro
Manifestations violentes en Indonésie : les touristes appelés à la plus grande vigilance

Agence France-Presse
Indonésie : un hélicoptère transportant huit personnes à bord disparaît à Bornéo

Agence France-Presse
Xi réunit Poutine et les grands d’Eurasie, dénonce un esprit de « guerre froide »

Agence France-Presse
Kim Jong-un quitte Pyongyang pour la Chine dans son train blindé ultra-sécurisé

Agence France-Presse
Corée du Sud : le pays suspend ses émissions radio de propagande vers le Nord

Agence France-Presse
Canicule : le Japon et la Corée du Sud ont connu leur été le plus chaud jamais enregistré

Agence France-Presse
Le Guyana dénonce des « coups de feu » tirés depuis le Venezuela sur l’un de ses bateaux

International Commentary

Dave Schilling | The Guardian
Soldiers are doing landscaping in DC parks. I’m thrilled for them.

Christopher Purdy | The Atlantic
What We Lose by Distorting the Mission of the National Guard

Mike Nelson | The Atlantic
The Enemy That Hegseth and Trump Insist on Honoring

Olga Chyzh | The Guardian
Putin persists, Trump dithers – and a just peace for Ukraine still seems a long way off

Heather Cox Richardson | Letters from an American
Labor Day

Tom Bartlett | The Atlantic
RFK Jr. Is Repeating Michelle Obama’s Mistakes

Quinta Jurecic | The Atlantic
Trump’s Crime Crackdown Isn’t Holding Up in Court

Naoise Dolan | The Guardian
Ireland calls out the genocide in Gaza while profiting from Israeli war bonds

Editorial | The Guardian
Killing of Gaza’s journalists: Israel wants to stop the world from seeing what it’s doing

Tom Nichols | The Atlantic
Our AI Fears Run Long and Deep

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