SOMNIA - Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs

Friday, 10 May 2024 - Updated at 2020 hrs EDT

Canadian News

The Globe and Mail
Canada could exceed NATO’s defence spending target, says MND - More

Nunatsiaq News
Northern hubs to be pillar of Canada’s new defence policy, Blair says

The Canadian Press
Canada pitches in $76 million for ‘faster’ German air-defence systems in Ukraine

CBC News
State actor behind cyberattack on B.C. government systems - More

CBC News
Police clash with University of Calgary pro-Palestinian protesters left after encampment removal

The Associated Press
Canada abstains from UN assembly vote backing Palestinian bid for membership

National Post
Chrystia Freeland defends carbon tax, dismisses leadership speculation

CTV News
Rare severe solar storm could bring spectacular aurora light show across Canada

The Globe and Mail
Canada’s oldest power plants are getting major facelifts to bring them into the 21st century

National Post
In tense appearance, CBC president Catherine Tait once again asserts bonuses don't exist

Global News
Drake’s Toronto mansion sees another intruder trespass on property - More - More

National Post
Fugitive wanted in $20-million Toronto airport gold heist arrested on plane from India

The Ottawa Citizen
Defence Watch

The Maple Leaf
Defence Team News

Directorate of History and Heritage
Significant Dates in Canadian Military History

Radio-Canada
Des écoles canadiennes massivement utilisées comme tremplins pour demander l’asile

Radio-Canada
Nouvelle offensive pour forcer la Cour suprême à traduire toutes ses décisions

Radio-Canada
Le maire de Rafah à Radio-Canada : « La souffrance humaine est énorme, énorme… »

Radio-Canada
Après les toits verts, des « toits bleus » pour lutter contre les changements climatiques

Radio-Canada
Vol de 6600 lingots d’or à l’aéroport Pearson : une nouvelle arrestation

La Feuille d’érable
Nouvelles de l’Équipe de la Défense

Direction - Histoire et patrimoine
Dates significatives dans l’histoire militaire canadienne

Canadian Commentary

Hussein Ibish | The Globe and Mail
Hamas is in trouble with Palestinians in Gaza

Rex Murphy | National Post
Trudeau faced an essential moral test after Oct. 7. He failed it.

Carson Jerema | National Post
Rex Murphy kept conservatism alive in Canada

John Ivison | National Post
Mark Carney keeps appearing like a ghost at Trudeau’s feast

Josh Dehaas | National Post
The Trudeau family tradition of invoking unnecessary emergency powers

Randall Denley | National Post
Ontario better call the cops on campus keffiyeh camps, because universities won't

Terry Glavin | National Post
From Ottawa to Vancouver, Canada capitulates to the anti-Israel mob

Fabien Deglise | Le Devoir
Donald Trump soumis en cour à l’effet Streisand

Aurélie Lanctôt | Le Devoir
L’ère de la violence

International News

NBC News
Marine general details moment his heart stopped while out on a run — and how a stranger saved his life

Scientific American
Giant Sunspot Cluster Could Bombard Earth with a Cannibal Coronal Mass Ejection

CNN News
Tonight’s massive solar storm could disrupt communications and GPS systems - More

CISA Alert
CISA and Partners Release Advisory on Black Basta Ransomware

The Associated Press
A look at what didn’t happen this week

PBS NewsHour
Battery-powered aircraft could lead transition from fossil-fueled flight

The Washington Post
Biden Administration to Pay Dairy Farmers for Bird Flu Protective Measures - More

The Associated Press
A new rule aims to speed up the removal of a limited group of migrants who don’t qualify for asylum

The Associated Press
Body camera video shows fatal shooting of Black airman by Florida deputy

The Associated Press
Cruise ship sails into New York with dead endangered whale across its bow

Reuters News Agency
Education board in Virginia votes to restore schools' Confederate names

ABC News
Steve Bannon's contempt of Congress conviction upheld by appeals court

BBC News
Steve Bannon may soon head to prison after appeal fails

BBC News
Barron Trump 'declines' to be RNC delegate, his mother Melania says

Politico
Mike Johnson: ‘I Didn’t Think They Would Go Through With It’

The Guardian
Trump promised to scrap climate laws if US oil bosses donated $1bn - More

The Associated Press
Trump-affiliated group releases new national security book outlining possible second-term approach

LThe Daily Beast
Prosecutors Reveal Alleged Hush Money Deal to Allen Weisselberg

Reuters News Agency
UN General Assembly backs Palestinian bid for membership

The Associated Press
Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters march in Malmo against Israel’s Eurovision participation

The Associated Press
Lithuania holds a presidential vote as anxieties rise in the Baltics

The Guardian
Eight hundred protesters attempt to storm German Tesla factory

The Associated Press
Leaders worldwide struggle to draft ‘pandemic treaty’ to avoid COVID mistakes in the future

Scientific American
'Hydrogen Fever’ Erupts after Discoveries of Large Deposits of the Clean Gas in Albania, France and Mali

CNN News
US announces $400 million military aid package for Ukraine

The Economist
Ukraine will hold if it gets the arms it needs, says a top general

The Associated Press
Ukraine says Russia is trying to break through its defenses in the northeastern Kharkiv region - More

The Associated Press
Putin reappoints his prime minister, a technocrat who has kept a low political profile

PBS NewsHour
Sudan’s paramilitary forces accused of ethnic cleansing, crimes against humanity in Darfur - More

The Associated Press
South Sudan mediation talks launched in Kenya with a hope of ending conflict

The Associated Press
Prince Harry, Meghan arrive in Nigeria to champion the Invictus Games and meet with wounded soldiers

The Associated Press
Israeli settlers attacked this West Bank village in a spasm of violence after a boy’s death

The Associated Press
Netanyahu on US threat to withhold arms: Israel will fight with its ‘fingernails’ if needed

Reuters News Agency
Israel strikes eastern Rafah as ceasefire talks end with no deal

The Washington Post
More than 100,000 flee Rafah, as battles rage around the city’s edge

The Associated Press
More than 100,000 flee Rafah

The Associated Press
Iranians vote in parliamentary runoff election

Agence France-Presse
At least 50 dead after flash flooding in northern Afghanistan

The Guardian
Rwandans arrive in Australia after perilous journey to claim asylum

The Associated Press
Ex-Venezuelan diplomat ‘never’ considered being president but will launch campaign this month

The Associated Press
Guyana says it gave permission for the US to fly two F/A-18F Super Hornets over the capital

The New York Times
On This Day: May 10 - BBC - This Day in Aviation

Agence France-Presse
Floride : un militaire noir tué par la police, la famille réclame justice

Agence France-Presse
Le cerveau de Robert Kennedy Jr attaqué en partie par un ver dangereux

Radio-Canada
Voter dès 16 ans : les jeunes Belges iront aux urnes en juin

Agence France-Presse
JO Paris 2024 : la plateforme pour les QR codes obligatoires mise en ligne

Agence France-Presse
Salman Rushdie conseille à Giorgia Meloni « d'être moins puérile et de grandir »

Agence France-Presse
Portugal : un accord militaire entre Sao Tomé et la Russie « inquiète » le gouvernement

Agence France-Presse
« Influence étrangère » en Géorgie : après sa démission, l'ambassadeur en France appelle « au retrait » du texte

Agence de presse Reuters
Attaque de drones russes contre Kharkiv, deux blessés

Agence de presse Reuters
Vladimir Poutine propose Mikhaïl Michoustine comme Premier ministre

Agence France-Presse
Israël combattra même seul, avertit Benyamin Nétanyahou

Agence France-Presse
110.000 Gazaouis ont fui Rafah, menacée d'un assaut israélien

Agence de presse Reuters
Intransigeance de Netanyahu et coup de fil tendu ont poussé Biden à suspendre des livraisons d'armes

Agence France-Presse
Mer de Chine méridionale : Pékin dit avoir « émis un avertissement » à un navire militaire américain

Agence France-Presse
Argentine : une deuxième grève générale en cinq mois contre Javier Milei

International Commentary

Leader | The Economist
The liberal international order is slowly coming apart

Alexander Hurst | The Guardian
In France, we’ve been desperate for a real alternative to Macron and Le Pen. Finally, he’s here.

Bret Stephens | The New York Times
President Biden Just Made His Biggest Blunder

David A. Graham | The Atlantic
Trump Flaunts His Corruption

Jamelle Bouie | The New York Times
Trump Is Not Invincible

David Brooks | The New York Times
How to Create a Society That Prizes Decency

Owen Jones | The Guardian
The students protesting in Dublin are on the right side of history – and they know it

Gaby Hinsliff | The Guardian
Eurovision is a joyful, powerful event – but it can’t carry the weight of the war in Gaza

Maggie Fox | Scientific American
A Fight About Viruses in the Air Is Finally Over. Now It’s Time for Healthy Venting.

Christiana Figueres | The Guardian
I understand climate scientists’ despair – but stubborn optimism may be our only hope

Amanda Ruggeri | BBC News
The 'Sift' strategy: A four-step method for spotting misinformation

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Michelle Nichols | Agence de presse Reuters
L'AG de l'Onu devrait apporter son soutien à une candidature d'adhésion palestinienne