SOMNIA - Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs
Friday, 20 June 2025
Canadian News
The Associated Press
Stanley Cup damaged as the Florida Panthers celebrate a second straight championship
CBC News
Canada Post says it has reached a deal with CPAA
CBC News
Nearly half of national public pension plan is invested in U.S. — and only 12% in Canada
CBC News
A Canada-Israel rift is widening over UN votes and sanctions
CBC News
A Quebec toddler was found alive after a four-day search
Canadian Commentary
Martha Hall Findlay and John Kirton | The Globe and Mail
The good old-fashioned reason that the G7 still matters
Lawrence Martin | The Globe and Mail
Carney takes the elbows down – and it may pay off
Michael Ignatieff | The Globe and Mail
Pax Americana is over. The rest of the Western alliance will have to pick up the burden of protecting peace.
Kevin Yin | The Globe and Mail
As war rages, the world economy confronts a ghost of ages past
David MacNaughton | The Globe and Mail
To be an energy superpower, Canada must set aside flawed green ideology
International News
Global News
SpaceX Starship rocket explodes into massive fireball during routine test
CBS News
For some Californians, high transportation costs put owning a car out of reach
CNN News
Armed man arrested at ‘No Kings’ protest had more than a dozen explosives at home
NBC News
Dodgers block ICE agents from entering stadium in Los Angeles, team says
NBC News
Tom Homan says worksite immigration raids will continue but criminals will be prioritized
CBC News
U.S. political violence is landing on the doorstep now, with deadly effect
The Huffington Post
Donald Trump Marks Juneteenth By Complaining About Federal Holidays
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BBC News
Martina Navratilova: 'I wouldn't have left home for Trump's America'
Le Monde
Limiting global warming to 1.5°C is now impossible
France 24
Napoleon's iconic bicorne hat and personal treasures expected to fetch millions
The New York Times
Trying to satisfy Trump, NATO is running into difficulties.
Le Monde
In the Donbas, firefighters operate under the constant threat of drones
Le Monde
War in Ukraine has been a social elevator for part of the Russian population
Agence France-Presse
Putin says NATO’s increased defence spending poses no 'threat' to Russia
Agence France-Presse
Russia and Ukraine carry out another POW exchange
Agence France-Presse
Armed attack in Niger kills 34 soldiers near Mali border
Eye On Africa
Kenyan police shoot protester at close range during latest rallies over blogger's death
CBC News
Israel may still have the Madleen aid boat
The Associated Press
Iranian missile hits main hospital in southern Israel as strikes wound dozens
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France 24
In Tel Aviv, residents flock to overnight bunkers to avoid missile strikes
BBC News
Israel-Iran: How did latest conflict start and where could it lead?
The Guardian
Trump denies report that he has approved US attack plans against Iran
NBC News
White House says Trump to decide on Iran action within two weeks
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CBC News
Iran decision shouldn't be Trump's alone, MAGA voices and Democrats say
CNN News
Trump will allow two more weeks for diplomacy before deciding on US strike in Iran
Reuters News Agency
Pro-Israel hackers attack Iran's largest crypto exchange, destroying $90 million
The Guardian
Trump caution on Iran strike linked to doubts over ‘bunker buster’ bomb, officials say
France 24
Israel-Iran conflict ‘drives the final nail into the coffin’ of postwar world order
Agence France-Presse
US military aircraft no longer visible at base in Qatar
Agence France-Presse
Relieved Pakistanis recall 'horrifying nights' as Israel, Iran trade strikes
France 24
China supports Iran, condemns Israel
Agence France-Presse
Bali flights cancelled after Indonesian volcano spews 10km-high ash tower
The Guardian
China stockpiling nuclear warheads at fastest rate globally, new research shows
The Associated Press
New Zealand halts millions of dollars in aid to Cook Islands over deals struck with China
The Associated Press
Former Argentinian president Cristina Fernández allowed to serve corruption sentence at home
The Guardian
New charges accuse Bolsonaro of running spy ring from Brazil’s presidential palace
CBS News
Erick downgraded to tropical storm after making landfall in western Oaxaca as Category 3 hurricane
Agence France-Presse
Haiti's gangs added to UN 'list of shame' for violence against children
The Associated Press
Today in History: 20 June
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This Day in Aviation
20 June
International Commentary
Lawrence O’Donnell | MSNBC News
Trump's ‘heartlessness’ was outdone by Sen. Lee’s ‘perverse’ tweets
Emma Brockes | The Guardian
The anti-Trump camp was in disarray. How has No Kings managed to unite it?
Marina Hyde | The Guardian
It’s The Donald Show … without Donald Trump. Welcome to the G-something or other summit.
Howard W. French | Foreign Policy
The Many Ways U.S. Involvement in the War on Iran Could Go Badly
Aaron David Miller, Sima Shine, and Ali Vaez | Carnegie Connects
Israel and Iran at War: How Does This End?
Martin Kettle | The Guardian
Easy regime change in Tehran is a nice idea. But look to history: it’s a near-impossible one
Pierre Breteau, Zoé Multeau and Manon Romain | Le Monde
How close is Iran to having nuclear weapons?
Nathalie Tocci | The Guardian
Europe must stand without the US – but the latest war in the Middle East shows it has no idea how
Thomas Wright | The Atlantic
The Trojan Horse Will Come for Us Too
Heather Cox Richardson | Substack
The real story of Juneteenth
Elle Hunt | The Guardian
Britons have just 23 hours of ‘genuinely free’ time a week – so much for labour-saving technology
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