SOMNIA - Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs
Friday, 1 August 2025
Canadian News
CBC News
Lt.-Gen. Mike Wright says 'completely unacceptable' behaviour is eroding trust in the CAF
CBC News
Canadians being extra mindful about where they spend money
CBC News
Trump slams Canada's plan to recognize Palestinian state
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CBC News
Cautious optimism, pointed criticism over Canada's decision to recognize Palestinian statehood
CBC News
Trump boosts tariffs on Canada to 35%, carrying through on his threat
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CBC News
Flight attendant says Delta put 'profits over safety' in Toronto crash
CBC News
Route 105: OC Transpo offers new 24-hour bus route to YOW
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La Presse
L3Harris s’active pour avoir sa plaque tournante à Mirabel
La Presse canadienne
Le Canada et l’OTAN mettent en garde contre les menaces émanant de l’Iran
La Presse
Pas de sursis pour le Canada : Les droits de douane passeront de 25 % à 35 %
La Presse canadienne
De l’aide canadienne parachutée sur la bande de Gaza
Canadian Commentary
Tom Lawson and Gaëlle Rivard Piché | National Post
Review of F-35 purchase should heed lessons from the past
Paul W. Bennett | National Post
AI isn't revolutionizing learning. It's mimicking original thought
Mike Crawley | CBC News
This is the court case that could kneecap most Trump tariffs
Konrad Yakabuski | The Globe and Mail
On tariffs, Trump is the opposite of unpredictable
Colby Cosh | National Post
Betting against Trump's tariffs
John Ivison | National Post
Canada's best strategy is patience, not elbows
Charles Burton | The Globe and Mail
Is China a better trading partner than Trump’s America?
Mark Kersten | The Globe and Mail
Genocide is a process, not an event
Jesse Kline | National Post
Carney's futile attempt to will a Palestinian state into existence
John Ivison | National Post
Carney's Palestinian recognition emboldens terror, not peace
Konrad Yakabuski | The Globe and Mail
Symbolic recognition of a Palestinian state is a distraction from the suffering in Gaza
Mathias Marchal | Radio-Canada
Ce que l’industrie laitière américaine attend vraiment du Canada
Kamel Bouzeboudjen | Radio-Canada
Quel avenir pour la Syrie ?
Rania Massoud | Radio-Canada
Un État palestinien? Comme un cri dans le désert.
Zach Battat | La Presse
Donald Trump et la Russie : Ultimatum et illusions perdues
International News
CBS News
Pilot ejects safely as F-35 jet crashes near NAS Lemoore
BBC News
Flooded streets and subway systems as storms slam US East Coast
NBC News
Minimal U.S. effects from tsunami don't mean the forecast was inaccurate
The Guardian
US lightning flash was longest on record at 515 miles, scientists say
CBS News
Video shows Grand Canyon wildfire smoke forming huge pyrocumulus cloud
CBS News
SpaceX Crew Dragon launching today with astronauts who got bumped last year
NBC News
Turbulence forces diversion of Delta flight, sends 25 to hospital
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NBC News
Trump's tariffs face crucial court test on eve of latest deadline
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BBC News
Ford says Trump tariffs to cost it about $2bn this year
BBC News
How much cash is the US raising from tariffs?
CBS News
A majority of ICE arrests in Trump's first 5 months took place in border and Southern states
BBC News
Virginia Giuffre's family asks Trump not to pardon Maxwell
BBC News
White House unveils plans for new $200m ballroom
The Guardian
Radioactive wasp nest discovered at nuclear waste storage site in South Carolina
The Guardian
Trump bids to scrap almost all pollution regulations – can anything stop this?
BBC News
Do you feel lucky plank? Meet the new 'bulletproof' wood
The Guardian
Countries failing to act on UN climate pledge to triple renewables, thinktank finds
The Guardian
Man, 76, arrested on suspicion of administering poison at UK summer camp
The Guardian
British warship HMS Northumberland sunk in 1703 storm gives up its secrets
The Guardian
Air traffic control failure an isolated incident, says UK minister
The Guardian
Ukraine parliament passes anti-corruption law after protests prompt changes
BBC News
Young Ukrainians get their way as Zelensky overturns law to defuse crisis
The Associated Press
Russian missile, drone attacks hit Kyiv, killing 8 people and wounding 82
NBC News
Russia claims capture of key Ukrainian stronghold and hits Kyiv with deadly drone attack
The Guardian
Mass rape, forced pregnancy and sexual torture in Tigray amount to crimes against humanity
The Guardian
Inside the horror of southern Syria's sectarian violence – video
The Guardian
Trump says Hamas surrender is ‘fastest way to end humanitarian crisis’
NBC News
Hunger in Gaza reaches 'tipping point' under Israel's offensive
The Guardian
The mathematics of starvation: How Israel caused a famine in Gaza
The Canadian Press
Jordan is helping to airdrop Canadian aid, Anita Anand says
The Guardian
Former Iranian foreign minister proposes regional nuclear pact
BBC News
Iran drives out 1.5 million Afghans, with some branded spies for Israel
NBC News
Pakistan says it wins U.S. tariff deal; Trump cites oil reserves pact
Agence France-Presse
Myanmar junta ends state of emergency as it prepares for elections
BBC News
Shock, chaos and a hollow win: Chasing a tariff deal with Trump
NBC News
China probes Nvidia over AI chip 'tracking' security risks
The Guardian
Japan and South Korea reel from record-breaking heat
The Guardian
Foreign spies are targeting defence employees working on AUKUS, ASIO boss reveals
BBC News
Trump postpones higher tariffs on Mexico
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The Associated Press
Today in History: 1 August
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This Day in Aviation
1 August
Agence France-Presse
Un éclair de 829 km bat le record
Radio-Canada
Dossier Epstein : les démocrates maintiennent la pression
Agence France-Presse
L’agence spatiale russe et la NASA conviennent d’exploiter l’ISS jusqu’en 2028
Agence France-Presse
Guerre en Ukraine Zelensky appelle à un « changement de régime » en Russie
Agence France-Presse
Londres envisage à son tour de reconnaître l’État de Palestine en septembre
Agence France-Presse
Les États-Unis sanctionnent une flotte commerciale liée à des dirigeants iraniens
Agence France-Presse
L’Inde devient la nouvelle cible des droits de douane de Donald Trump
Agence France-Presse
Des millions de riverains du Pacifique évacués après un fort séisme au large de la Russie
Radio-Canada
En soutien à Bolsonaro, Trump signe un décret qui impose 50 % sur les produits brésiliens
International Commentary
Anthony Zurcher and Dharshini David | BBC News
Trump's global tariffs 'victory' may well come at a high price
David A. Graham | The Atlantic
The Warped Idealism of Trump’s Trade Policy
Katrina vanden Heuvel | The Guardian
As Gaza suffers, US companies are reaping horrific payoffs
Liesl Gerntholtz and Julie Trebault | The Guardian
Trump’s UNESCO withdrawal is part of a broader assault on democracy
Larry Elliott | The Guardian
Trade deal is the EU’s Suez moment – its subservience to Trump is on show for all to see
Rachel Leingang | The Guardian
Republicans reward Emil Bove for Trump loyalty with lifetime judgeship
Arjun Appadurai | The Guardian
The key to understanding Trump? It’s not what you think.
Javad Zarif | The Guardian
In this time of rancour, fear and war, peaceful nuclear cooperation in the Middle East is still possible
Kai Hebel and Richard Davy | The Guardian
The Helsinki accord was a masterpiece of European diplomacy
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