SOMNIA - Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs

Tuesday, 16 April 2024 - Updated at 0620 hrs EDT

Canadian News

CBC News
Critics attack long timelines in defence plan as military awaits a budget boost

The Globe and Mail
CDS touts renewed Arctic strategy amid China and Russia’s push to deepen ties

Global News
Glitch delays departure HMCS Montreal from Halifax ahead of six-month operation

CBC News
Freeland tables her fourth federal budge

CBC News
Federal budget will include tax hike for wealthy Canadians, sources say

CBC News
How to follow CBC's federal budget coverage

CBC News
Opposition parties want IRGC named as terrorist group

CBC News
Ontario adding 300 GO train trips per week to GTA routes

Toronto Sun
Bill Maher calls Canada 'a cautionary tale' for America

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

Scott Taylor | Esprit de Corps
Canada's Defence Policy Update: Seeing Will Be Believing

Michael Byers | The Globe and Mail
The right of self-defence is our best hope for peace in the Middle East

David Welch | The Globe and Mail
What the Gulf War can tell us about what happens next between Israel and Iran

Darren Major | CBC News
What do Canadians want to see in the upcoming federal budget?

Joe Warmington | Toronto Sun
In Toronto, vile anti-Semitism has been allowed to become normalized

Jon Allen | The Globe and Mail
Iran’s air strikes are reviving some international sympathy for Israel

David Crane | The Hill Times
Trudeau and Poilievre aren’t focused on what needs to be done

Alain McKenna | Le Devoir
L'Internet haute vitesse canadien est trop lent, eh ?

Alain Vallières | Le Devoir
Le Canada, un pays qui sera bien seul face à Donald Trump

International News

Politico
Cease-fire protesters block Brooklyn and Golden Gate bridges in coast-to-coast demonstrations

Reuters News Agency
Tesla to lay off 10% of its workforce as sales fall

Politico
Bolton blasts Trump for saying Iranian attacks wouldn’t have happened on his watch

Reuters News Agency
Pentagon chief stresses Middle East stability in calls with counterparts

The Hill
House passes series of bills aimed at squeezing Tehran financially

Politico
Trump’s supporters showed up in New York. But not many of them. - More

The Associated Press
Trump Media stock slides again to bring it more than 66% below its peak as euphoria fades

The Hill
Speaker Johnson unveils plan for Ukraine, Israel at closed-door GOP meeting - More

The Associated Press
Rust armourer sentenced to 18 months over fatal on-set shooting by Alec Baldwin

Reuters News Agency
Fire engulfs Copenhagen's historic stock exchange - More

Reuters News Agency
Technical outage crippled Dutch air traffic for hours, authorities say

Reuters News Agency
Georgia's parliament presses forward with 'foreign agent' bill despite protests

Reuters News Agency
Hundreds of houses, plots flooded in Russia's Kurgan region

Reuters News Agency
Israel pushing for more sanctions against Iran

Reuters News Agency
Biden unlikely to cut Iran's oil lifeline after Israel attack

Reuters News Agency
Israeli forces vow response to Iran's attack despite calls for restraint

Reuters News Agency
US trade chief Tai says taking 'serious look' at tools to deal with China

Reuters News Agency
US envoy to UN urges Russia, China not to 'reward' North Korea's bad behaviour

Reuters News Agency
South Koreans still seek answers 10 years after Sewol ferry disaster

Reuters News Agency
South Korea summons Japanese diplomat over disputed islands

Reuters News Agency
South Korea Yoon orders preemptive response to Middle East tensions

Reuters News Agency
Australian police say knife attack against bishop, priest was act of terrorism - More - More

Reuters News Agency
Ukraine man's torture case against Russians seeks justice in Argentina

The New York Times
On This Day: April 16 - BBC - This Day in Aviation

Africanews
Nigéria : les jeunes filles de Chibok poursuivent leur cursus scolaire

Agence France-Presse
Les États-Unis envoient des renforts au Moyen-Orient

Agence France-Presse
Pakistan : 41 morts en trois jours à cause de fortes pluies

International Commentary

Jack Detsch | Foreign Policy
Three Ways Israel Could Respond to Iran

Mairav Zonszein | Foreign Policy
Why Israel-Iran War Is a Lifeline for Netanyahu

Amy Mackinnon | Foreign Policy
Iran’s Attack Complicates Efforts to Condition U.S. Military Aid to Israel

Reuel Marc Gerecht and Ray Takeyh | The New York Times
Keeping U.S. Power Behind Israel Will Keep Iran at Bay

W.J. Hennigan | The New York Times
The U.S. Has Received a Rare Invitation From China. There Is Only One Right Answer.