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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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