SOMNIA - Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs
Wednesday, 1 May 2024 - Updated at 1720 hrs EDT
Canadian News
CBC News
Federal public servants to return to the office three days a week this fall
CBC News
CSE says it shared names of parliamentarians targeted by China-backed espionage with Commons, Senate
CBC News
New review also says intelligence agencies must take care not to violate international law
CBC News
Infant, grandparents among four killed in Highway 401 crash near Whitby
The Canadian Press
House Speaker kicks Pierre Poilievre out of Commons over unparliamentary comments
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The Canadian Press
London Drugs stores remain closed after 'cybersecurity incident'
CP24 News
UofT warns students that encampments will not be tolerated amid divestment calls
CBC News
McGill asks police for help as pro-Palestinian protesters dig in
CBC News
Sikh rally in Toronto with multi-party support prompts diplomatic rebuke from India
CBC News
Retired Mexican general to be extradited in gas-theft case
The Ottawa Citizen
Defence Watch
The Maple Leaf
Defence Team News
Directorate of History and Heritage
Significant Dates in Canadian Military History
La Presse canadienne
Des milliers attendus ce 1er mai à la manifestation de la Journée internationale des travailleurs
Radio-Canada
Pierre Poilievre expulsé de la Chambre des communes
Radio-Canada
La mesure sur les gains en capital fera partie d’une loi distincte du budget fédéral
Agence QMI
309 personnes victimes d’un « emportiérage » à Montréal
La Presse canadienne
Les pesticides sont nocifs même à faible concentration
La Feuille d’érable
Nouvelles de l’Équipe de la Défense
Direction - Histoire et patrimoine
Dates significatives dans l’histoire militaire canadienne
Canadian Commentary
LAWRENCE MARTIN | The Globe and Mail
Kristi Noem killed her dog - and her chances of being Trump’s VP
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Marie Vastel | Le Devoir
Vaste, mais vague offensive contre le déclin du français
Fannie Olivier | Radio-Canada
Justice criminelle : Poilievre veut réussir là où Harper a échoué
Sébastien Tanguay | Le Devoir
Incursion en terre MAGA dans le comté de Marjorie Taylor Greene
International News
El Paso Times
USAF F-16 crashes in White Sands National Park, pilot ejected safely
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Navy Times
Navy pauses T-45C Goshawk fleet operations after ‘engine malfunction’
Navy Times
Korean War hero Col. Ralph Puckett Jr. lies in honor at US Capitol
CNN News
US officials find weak security practices at water plants breached by pro-Russia hackers
NPR News
Arizona lawmakers vote by a narrow margin to repeal Civil War-era abortion ban
NPR News
Federal Reserve keeps interest rates at 23-year high
BBC News
Marjorie Taylor Greene pushes to remove House speaker
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The Associated Press
Jury deadlocked in Abu Ghraib trial
Reuters News Agency
Pro-Palestinian supporters and counter-protesters clash on UCLA campus
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Reuters News Agency
Police arrest dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University
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https://www.dw.com/en/us-police-clear-pro-palestinian-protesters-from-columbia-university/a-68972555
Time Magazine
Trump Threatens to Shut Down Pandemic Preparedness Office
The Guardian
Trump promises to prosecute Bidens if he’s re-elected
Reuters News Agency
Trump does not rule out building detention camps for mass deportations
The Associated Press
Trump returns to campaign facing a warning of jail time if he violates a trial gag order
The Associated Press
Trump’s compares student protests to Jan. 6 assault
Reuters News Agency
Harvey Weinstein Weinstein to appear in court after conviction quashed
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NPR News
Ford recalls Maverick pickups because tail lights can go dark, increasing crash risk
The Guardian
ChatGPT’s chatbot rival Claude to be introduced on iPhone
Reuters News Agency
Irish police dismantle Dublin's migrant 'tent city'
Reuters News Agency
UK police officer charged with showing support for Hamas
CNN News
Five human skeletons, missing hands and feet, found outside house of Hermann Göring
NPR News
Invasion Worries in Eastern Europe
United Press International
Georgian authorities beat back protesters opposing 'foreign agent' law
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Reuters News Agency
Ukrainian forces near besieged Chasiv Yar say they badly need ammunition
Reuters News Agency
Russian guided bombs kill two in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, governor says
Reuters News Agency
Russian missile kills three in Ukrainian port of Odesa
BBC News
Russia flaunts Western military hardware captured in war in Ukraine
Reuters News Agency
Mali forces kill senior figure in Islamic State affiliate
Deutsche Welle
Kenyan floods leave tourists stranded at iconic Maasai Mara
United Press International
Britain sanctions three Ugandan politicians on accusations of corruption
Reuters News Agency
Turkey detains 41 people over suspected Islamic State ties, minister says
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The Associated Press
Here’s how the US-led humanitarian aid pier off Gaza will work
Reuters News Agency
34,568 Palestinians killed in Gaza since Oct. 7, Gaza health ministry says
Reuters News Agency
Blinken set to push Netanyahu for sustained aid into Gaza
United Press International
U.S. determined to secure Israel-Hamas cease-fire, Antony Blinken says
The Associated Press
Why Israel is so determined to launch an offensive in Rafah. And why so many oppose it.
Reuters News Agency
Hamas official says Blinken ceasefire comments are attempt to pressure the group
The Associated Press
Portuguese-flagged ship is hit far in Arabian Sea
The Guardian
Saudis push for ‘plan B’ that excludes Israel from key deal with US
Deutsche Welle
Indonesia: Thousands evacuate homes after volcanic eruptions
Reuters News Agency
Philippines says Chinese coast guard elevating tensions in South China Sea
BBC News
'Close enough to see their faces': Chased down by China in South China Sea
Reuters News Agency
Taiwan on alert for post-inauguration Chinese exercises
Navy Times
The Marine officer who saved 8,000 lives at the ‘Frozen Chosin’
Accuweather News
Mount Erebus volcano in Antarctica spews tiny crystals of gold worth $6,000 a day
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Live Science News
Galápagos Islands: Lava bleeds down La Cumbre volcano as it spits out toxic gas
Reuters News Agency
Ecuador accuses Mexico of blatant interference at World Court hearing
Reuters News Agency
Ecuador president decrees state of emergency in five provinces
Reuters News Agency
Colombia's Gustavo Petro says armed forces' bullets, missiles stolen due to corruption
The Associated Press
Today in History: May 1, Obama announces killing of Osama bin Laden
The New York Times
On This Day: May 1
- BBC
- This Day in Aviation
International Commentary
Paul Taylor | The Guardian
France has turned against Macron. Will Europe set the stage for President Le Pen?
Ruth Marcus | The Washington Post
The wartime outrage in Israel that no one is talking about
Ross Douthat | The New York Times
Biden Is Not Winning. His Campaign Should Stop Acting Like It Is.
David Ignatius | The Washington Post
The FBI director’s concerns over terrorism are at ‘a whole other level’
Stephen M. Walt | Foreign Policy
Appeasement Is Underrated
Jamelle Bouie | The New York Times
The Price We Pay for Having Upper-Class Legislators
David A. Graham | The Atlantic
Trump’s Contempt Knows No Bounds
Eric Cortellessa | Time Magazine
How Far Trump Would Go
Kevin Boyle | The New York Times
Nixon, Trump and What Justice for All Means in America
Ruth Marcus | The Washington Post
Amy Coney Barrett is no handmaid to the Supreme Court’s conservative majority
Erin M. Sorrell, Monica Schoch-Spana and Meghan F. Davis | The New York Times
Who Could Catch Bird Flu First? These Experts Have an Idea, and a Way to Help.
Books
Lionel Shriver | The New York Times
What Are Americans So Ticked Off About, Anyway?
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