SOMNIA - Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs
Saturday, 20 April 2024 - Updated at 1125 hrs EDT
Canadian News
CBC News
As Russia presses forward, Ukraine pleads with Canada for armour, air defence
CBC News
Explosions rock Happy Valley-Goose Bay as residents ordered to leave area threatened by fire
The Globe and Mail
Reputation of Canada’s Level-4 lab is unharmed by clandestine activities of two fired scientists
CBC News
Toronto looks to expand tree canopy with planting on private land
CBC News
Danielle Smith wants ideology 'balance' at universities
The Ottawa Citizen
Defence Watch
The Maple Leaf
Defence Team News
Directorate of History and Heritage
Significant Dates in Canadian Military History
La Feuille d’érable
Nouvelles de l’Équipe de la Défense
Direction - Histoire et patrimoine
Dates significatives dans l’histoire militaire canadienne
Canadian Commentary
Andrew Coyne | The Globe and Mail
The foreign interference inquiry features a parade of senior Liberals protesting too much
Mark Gollom | CBC News
Do wealthy Canadians pay enough taxes? That depends how we define 'fair share'.
Robyn Urback | The Globe and Mail
Here’s what a ‘fairness for every generation’ budget would have actually included
John Rapley | The Globe and Mail
An unambitious, lacklustre Budget 2024 – that shouldn’t be a surprise
Elliott Cappell | The Globe and Mail
After Canada’s mild winter, we should expect the unexpected on climate change
Gus Carlson | The Globe and Mail
Tesla layoffs bring the entire electric-vehicle industry into question
Gary Mason | The Globe and Mail
Danielle Smith’s Bill 18 is as cynical and nefarious as it gets
Louis Blouin | Radio-Canada
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau : « Quand on aime quelqu’un, il faut savoir lui céder sa liberté »
Ivanoh Demers | Radio-Canada
L’objectivité en photo de presse
International News
The Washington Post
Northern Virginia serves as the world’s internet hub. Its neighbors are paying a price.
CBS News
25 years after Columbine, school lockdown drills are common
CBS News
RFK Jr.'s quest to get on the presidential ballot in all 50 states
The Washington Post
Bipartisan House coalition advances Ukraine aid
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Reuters News Agency
US House to vote on long-awaited $95 billion Ukraine, Israel aid package
ABC News
House Democrats help Johnson avoid defeat on foreign aid bills
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The Washington Post
First week of Trump hush money trial ends with full jury selected
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The Washington Post
Trump’s court conduct gives Democrats a ‘Sleepy Joe’ retort
NBC News
New York AG asks judge to void Trump's bond in his civil fraud verdict
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CBS News
Trump campaign, RNC aim to deploy 100,000 volunteer vote-counting monitors for presidential election
The Guardian
Melania Trump to hit campaign trail for husband
The Independent
Friday’s White House briefing was unexpected in several ways
Reuters News Agency
Man dies after setting self on fire outside New York court
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The New York Times
EPA Will Make Polluters Pay to Clean Up Two ‘Forever Chemicals’
The Guardian
Bid to secure spot for glacier in Icelandic presidential race heats up
The Guardian
UK airline emissions on track to reach record high in 2024
The Guardian
MoD accused of ‘go-slow’ with half of £900m Ukraine fund unused
The New York Times
Ukrainian soldiers and civilians are counting on aid. Without it, its prospects in the war are grim.
The Guardian
‘ICU on wheels’: 24 hours with Ukraine’s combat medics in Donbas
Reuters News Agency
Russia's Smolensk governor says Ukrainian drone sets fuel depot ablaze
Reuters News Agency
Russia's Kurgan orders evacuation in some districts as floodwaters rise
The Guardian
Sudan’s Hotel Rwanda: The man who saved scores of people during Darfur violence
The Associated Press
Israeli airstrike on a house kills at least 9 in Rafah
The Guardian
How Israel uses facial recognition systems in Gaza and beyond
The Washington Post
Israel strikes Iran, Israeli official says; White House declines to comment on attack
The Guardian
US denies carrying out airstrikes in Iraq after explosion at military base
The Guardian
Rains bring deadly flash floods to Afghanistan and Pakistan
The Guardian
Experts say Narendra Modi is hoping to be ‘bigger than Gandhi’
The Associated Press
Indonesia volcano: Thousands evacuated amid spreading ash and tsunami fears
Reuters News Agency
Fighting flares at Myanmar-Thai border as rebels target stranded junta troops
Reuters News Agency
Venezuela opposition backs Gonzalez as presidential candidate
The New York Times
On This Day: April 20
- BBC
- This Day in Aviation
The Associated Press
Avancée de la Chambre des représentants pour l’aide à l’Ukraine, à Israël et à Taïwan
Agence de presse Reuters
L'homme qui s'est immolé par le feu devant le tribunal de New York est mort
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Agence France-Presse
L’ONU dénonce une intensification des violences sexuelles lors des conflits en 2023
Agence France-Presse
L’Ukraine « ne peut plus attendre » : Zelensky exhorte l’OTAN à fournir des armes
Agence de presse Reuters
Les États-Unis vont retirer leur personnel militaire du Niger
Agence de presse Reuters
Liban : Macron et Mikati ont discuté des moyens d'assurer la stabilité du pays
Agence de presse Reuters
Irak : Un poste de commandement des Unités de mobilisation populaire touché par une explosion
Radio-Canada
Les États-Unis n'ont pas mené de frappes en Irak, assure le Pentagone
Agence de presse Reuters
Le ministre iranien des Affaires étrangères minimise l'attaque de drones
Agence de presse Reuters
La Corée du Nord dit avoir effectué des tests
Agence de presse Reuters
Haïti : Le nombre de morts augmente alors que l'aide internationale se fait attendre
International Commentary
Max Boot | The Washington Post
Biden’s ‘bear hug’ with Israel pays off with a minimal strike on Iran
Jennifer Rubin | The Washington Post
Biden shows that a true friend of Israel doesn’t just cheer-lead
Simon Tisdall | The Guardian
In breaking their fragile truce, Israel and Iran have opened a Pandora’s box
Nicholas Kristof | The New York Times
What Happened to the Joe Biden I Knew?
Lauren Aratani | The Guardian
Silenced in court: Trump curbed by trial rules but tries to wield power outside
Thomas L. Friedman | The New York Times
On Iran, Israel and Preventing a ‘Forever War’
Kenneth Mohammed | The Guardian
As India goes to the polls, can democracy deliver a better life for all of its people?
Books
John Crace | The Guardian
‘Five-year-old on acid’: Liz Truss’s Ten Years to Save the West
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