SOMNIA - Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs
Sunday, 8 June 2025 - Updated at 0600 hrs EDT
Canadian News
The Canadian Press
Wildfires in the Prairies affecting air quality across Canada
CBC News
B.C. wildfire fighters experience slight reprieve, but more wind forecast
CBC Radio
Potholes are costing Canadians billions. But there are some solutions.
The Canadian Press
Company that worked on ArriveCan app barred from government contracts for 7 years
The Canadian Press
U.S. ambassador says Canadians facing device searches, detainment 'not a pattern'
CBC Radio
New AI tools promise real-time translation so you don't have to. But is that a good thing?
La Presse canadienne
Les fouilles de cellulaires aux douanes sont des exceptions, dit l’ambassadeur américain
Canadian Commentary
Ashifa Kassam | The Guardian
Canada won’t become the 51st US state – but could it join the EU?
International News
The Associated Press
Salvage crew headed to site of cargo ship fire in waters off Alaska's Aleutian island chain
CBC News
CO2 levels just broke another record. Here's what that means.
CBS News
Layoffs loom at Pentagon-funded think tank after Hegseth slashes weapons-testing office
NBC News
Los Angeles immigration protests continue after day of ICE operations
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The Guardian
Trump authorizes 2,000 national guard troops to deploy to LA amid Ice protests
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The Associated Press
How can Trump use the national guard on US soil?
BBC News
Trump says relationship with Musk is over
NBC News
Trump warns Musk of ‘very serious consequences’ if he backs Democrats
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BBC News
Trump-Musk row fuels 'biggest crisis ever' at NASA
BBC News
As World Pride begins in Washington, some foreigners stay away
BBC News
Schwarzenegger: Hey, stop whining, do something on climate change
France 24
Searching for radioactive waste in the depths of the Atlantic
The Observer
Our sights on 5% of GDP for defence spending, says Healey
BBC News
The Profumo affair rocked British politics in the 1960s
The Observer
Evidence suggests the universe may stop expanding
BBC News
How World War Two changed how France eats
The Guardian
Germany plans rapid bunker expansion amid fears of Russian attack
CBS News
U.S. soldier dies during training incident in Hungary, Army says
BBC News
Italian citizenship referendum polarises country
BBC News
From terror to tourism: How Georgia's Pankisi Valley rewrote its story
BBC News
Biggest drone strike hits Kharkiv
BBC News
Families of Ukraine's missing fear peace will not bring them home
Agence France-Presse
Iran blasts Trump for ‘racist mentality’ and hostility to Muslims over travel ban
The Guardian
Kabul at risk of becoming first modern city to run out of water, report warns
BBC News
Kyrgyzstan: Central Asia's tallest Lenin statue taken down
BBC News
Who drank all the matcha? How tourism drained a Japanese town.
Reuters News Agency
Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe shot at campaign event
The Associated Press
Today in History: 8 June
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This Day in Aviation
8 June
Agence France-Presse
Manifestations en Californie : Trump déploie 2000 membres de la Garde nationale
Agence France-Presse
À Washington, une marche mondiale des fiertés en pied de nez à Trump
Agence France-Presse
Colombie : un prétendant à la présidence touché par trois balles, dont deux à la tête
International Commentary
Simon Tisdall | The Guardian
Britain has escalated the global nuclear arms race – and is bringing us closer to armageddon
Lauren Gambino | The Guardian
Kristi Noem: The made-for-TV official executing Trump’s mass deportations
Heather Cox Richardson | Substack
Ten Steps to Revolution
Books
Shaun Walker | BBC News
Daughter of Chechen activist publishes book she vowed to pen after mother’s murder
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