SOMNIA - Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs

Saturday, 5 July 2025 - Updated at 1930 hrs EDT

Canadian News

The Canadian Press
Mark Carney makes first Stampede visit as prime minister

CBC News
700 people stranded in northern Sask. community after wildfire blocks road

CBC News
Canadians in ICE detention centres left in legal limbo as families try to secure release

Radio-Canada
Des arbres, ou du béton? Toronto veut les deux, mais...

Radio-Canada
Une cinquantaine de Canadiens détenus par l’ICE aux États-Unis

Radio-Canada
Les saisies de fentanyl en hausse à la frontière

Canadian Commentary

Colby Cosh | National Post
Mark Carney's surrender to Trump was inevitable

Tristin Hopper | National Post
EU exempting heavy industry from carbon tax as Canada doubles down

David Booth | Driving
Can Trump really deport Elon Musk?

International News

NBC News
Hegseth halted weapons for Ukraine despite military analysis that the aid wouldn’t jeopardize U.S. readiness

CBS News
At least 32 dead in central Texas in devastating flash floods - More

CNN News
Trump signs his agenda bill, with a flyover and fireworks to mark the occasion

BBC News
US debt is now $37trn – should we be worried?

CNN News
ICE detained a mother who was still breastfeeding. Her Marine veteran husband fights for her freedom.

CBS News
Tropical Storm Chantal forms off South Carolina's coast - More

NBC News
Thom Tillis' exit shakes up the battle for the Senate as key races take shape

BBC News
Tiny creatures gorge, get fat, and help fight global warming

The Times
7/7: The day that changed London forever

Agence France-Presse
Seine reopens to Paris swimmers after century-long ban - More

The Associated Press
Today in History: 5 July - More

This Day in Aviation
5 July

The Associated Press
Texas : au moins 32 morts dans les pluies torrentielles et les inondations

Agence France-Presse
Elon Musk annonce la création de sa formation politique, le « parti de l’Amérique »

La Tribune
Impôts, immigration, défense : Trump promulgue son budget contesté à la Maison Blanche

Agence France-Presse
À Paris, la Seine accueille ses premiers baigneurs depuis un siècle

Agence France-Presse
Ukraine : un appel téléphonique "riche" entre Trump et Zelensky, selon Kiev

Agence de presse Reuters
Deux travailleurs humanitaires américains blessés à Gaza

Agence de presse Reuters
Le Dalaï Lama formule l'espoir de vivre "plus de 130 ans"

International Commentary

Allan Little | BBC News
How Trump is using the 'Madman Theory' to try to change the world (and it's working)

Natalie Sherman | BBC News
What have tariffs really done to the US economy?

Sophia Cai | Politico
The one field where Trump doesn't play 'America First'

Daniel Desrochers and Megan Messerly | Politico
Why Trump isn’t sweating his lack of trade deals

David Van Reybrouck | The Guardian
Has Trump taken leadership lessons from cold war-era Africa?

Jason Burke | The Guardian
A ceasefire in Gaza appears to be close. Here’s why it could happen now.

Hossein Hamdieh | The Guardian
In Iran, Israel’s attack has shattered any trust in the west – even for those with no love of the state

Orla Guerin | BBC News
'It's Groundhog Day': Ukraine's sky defenders stuck in relentless battle

SÉBASTIEN BOUSSOIS | La Tribune
L'IA, nouveau champ de bataille géopolitique

Sébastian SEIBT et Louise NORDSTROM | France 24
Influence, espionnage... L'Église orthodoxe russe, cheval de Troie de Moscou en Suède

Jessica LE MASURIER | France 24
Ex-militaires et anciens du renseignement : la face cachée de la Fondation humanitaire de Gaza

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