SOMNIA - Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 - Updated at 1620 hrs EDT

Canadian News

e Whig-Standard
'Difficult financial situation' could mean cuts at RMC in Kingston

CBC News
B.C. wildfire evacuees say they are being asked to leave hotels

CBC News
More female surgeons in the operating room could improve patient outcomes: study

CBC News
Loophole leaves taxpayers picking up tab for MP travel

The Globe and Mail
CBSA director said he regrets accepting contractor’s invite to whiskey tasting - More

National Post
CBSA says it has slashed outside contractors since ArriveCAN scandal

National Post
Man wielding a 'block of cheese' attacks RNC officer - More

CBC News
Poilievre's Conservatives sign up dozens of new candidates

The Ottawa Citizen
Defence Watch

The Maple Leaf
Defence Team News

Directorate of History and Heritage
Significant Dates in Canadian Military History

Radio-Canada
Feu de Fort McMurray : un ordre d’évacuation est en vigueur - Plus

Radio-Canada
Des entrepreneurs dénoncent une mise à jour « catastrophique » de Google

Radio-Canada
Une nouvelle usine pour des pièces de véhicules électriques à Port Colborne

Radio-Canada
La francophonie ontarienne appuie Francis Drouin

Radio-Canada
Guerre Israël-Hamas : la diplomatie québécoise à l’œuvre

Radio-Canada
Pourquoi certains nouveaux arrivants refusent de boire l’eau du robinet ?

TVA Nouvelles
La cocaïne à son plus bas prix depuis 40 ans à Montréal

Radio-Canada
Dépotoirs clandestins : des crimes environnementaux qui rapportent des milliers de dollars

Radio-Canada
Les icebergs se font rares cette année à Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador

Radio-Canada
L’agent de sécurité blessé par balle devant la résidence de Drake est dans un état stable

La Feuille d’érable
Nouvelles de l’Équipe de la Défense

Direction - Histoire et patrimoine
Dates significatives dans l’histoire militaire canadienne

Canadian Commentary

John Ivison | National Post
New Canadian submarines are ‘inevitable,’ says Blair. Acquiring them will be anything but.

Marsha Lederman | The Globe and Mail
If we’re going to flip our lids over coffee cups, it should be for the right reason: our plastics problem

Raja G. Khouri | The Globe and Mail
For Palestinians, the disaster unfolding in Rafah triggers painful memories

Daniel Manulak | The Globe and Mail
Are the campus protests just noise? A look back at the anti-apartheid movement offers insights.

The Editorial Board | The Globe and Mail
Heal thyselves first, uncivil politicians

Chris Selley | National Post
Dishonest politicians are a scourge from which no law can save us

Les Whittington | The Hill Times
Political disconnect leaving Liberals far behind

Tristin Hopper | National Post
How a Trudeau-appointed Senate could blockade a future Poilievre government

Konrad Yakabuski | The Globe and Mail
Instead of importing millionaires, Canada needs to produce more of them

Frédéric Arnould | Radio-Canada
Présidentielle américaine : qui sera le colistier de Donald Trump ?

Mélanie Meloche-Holubowski et Ximena Sampson | Radio-Canada
Guide des élections américaines

International News

CISA Alert
Adobe Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products

CISA Alert
Microsoft Releases May 2024 Security Updates

CISA Alert
Apple Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products

National Post
Why does Trump think Hannibal Lecter is a 'wonderful man'?

The New York Times
Biden Offers to Debate Trump, With Terms, Shunning the Debate Commission - More

Reuters News Agency
Irish welfare cuts will hit one in three Ukrainian refugees - minister

BBC News
Dover Castle: Soldier graffiti may show Napoleon hanged

The Guardian
Refused asylum seekers also at risk of being sent to Rwanda, says Home Office

Reuters News Agency
Germany has almost 4 bln euros in frozen Russian assets, finance ministry says

Reuters News Agency
Swiss court convicts Gambian ex-minister in crimes against humanity case - More

Reuters News Agency
Slovak PM Robert Fico in life-threatening condition after being shot - More

Le Monde
The Italian military has been called in to help hunt wild boar

CBC News
Stepped-up Russian attacks on Kharkiv a problem that Kyiv cannot ignore

Reuters News Agency
Ukraine plans record power imports after Russian attacks on energy system

BBC News
Ukraine troops pull back in Kharkiv after Russia offensive - More

Reuters News Agency
Blinken praises Ukrainian resilience as he tours Kyiv grain facility

The New York Times
White House Worries Russia’s Momentum Is Changing Trajectory of Ukraine War

Reuters News Agency
Putin’s meeting with Xi in China underscores growing alliance

Reuters News Agency
Putin backs China's Ukraine peace plan, says Beijing understands the conflict

BBC News
Three killed in New Caledonia as riots escalate after Paris vote

Agence France-Presse
Macron declares state of emergency in New Caledonia - More

Reuters News Agency
Jordan foils arms plot as kingdom caught in Iran-Israel shadow war

Reuters News Agency
Hezbollah says it launched drones at military base west of Israel's Tiberias

Radio-Canada
US working to get American doctors out of Gaza, White House says

Reuters News Agency
Fighting intensifies between Israel and Hamas-led militants in north and south Gaza

BBC News
Battles rage as Israeli troops intensify Jabalia and Rafah operations

The Associated Press
Biden administration is sending $1 billion more in weapons, ammo to Israel - More

Reuters News Agency
Gaza fighting intensifies, Israel asks why armed men were at UN site

The Guardian
Israeli war cabinet split looms as defence minister demands post-war Gaza plan

Reuters News Agency
Georgia's pro-EU Generation Z spearheads 'foreign agent' protests

Reuters News Agency
Thai PM orders probe into death of activist in pre-trial detention

Reuters News Agency
China military incursions inch closer to Taiwan, sources say

The New York Times
Few Chinese Electric Cars Are Sold in U.S., but Industry Fears a Flood

Reuters News Agency
Three dead in New Caledonia as riots rage after Paris approves voting change

The New York Times
On This Day: May 15 - BBC - This Day in Aviation

Agence France-Presse
ChatGPT : Ilya Sutskever, cofondateur d'OpenAI, annonce son départ

Agence France-Presse
Boeing a enfreint un accord lui évitant des poursuites pour deux écrasements

Agence France-Presse
Pont effondré à Baltimore : le porte-conteneurs a subi deux pannes électriques

Radio-Canada
Témoignage de Michael Cohen : la défense au procès de Donald Trump passe à l’attaque

Agence France-Presse
Floride : huit travailleurs mexicains tués dans un accident de la route

The Associated Press
Un accident d’autocar fait au moins huit morts et 40 blessés en Floride

Agence France-Presse
L'inflation va baisser plus que prévu en zone euro en 2024 selon Bruxelles

Agence France-Presse
Mémorial de la Shoah tagué : une enquête a été ouverte à Paris

Agence France-Presse
Pays-Bas : Wilders annonce un accord pour un gouvernement de coalition

Agence France-Presse
Le président Zelensky annule ses déplacements à l'étranger « des prochains jours »

Agence France-Presse
L'Ukraine annonce l'arrestation de six agents accusés de guider des frappes russes

Agence France-Presse
Antony Blinken chante du Neil Young dans un bar à Kiev

Agence France-Presse
La Russie revendique la conquête du village symbole de Robotyné

Agence France-Presse
Nouvelle-Calédonie : déploiement de l'armée pour sécuriser ports et aéroport de l'île, interdiction de TikTok

Agence France-Presse
Un commandant du Hezbollah tué dans une frappe israélienne au Liban

Radio-Canada
L’armée israélienne lance de nouvelles opérations dans l'est de Rafah

Agence France-Presse
l'UE exhorte Israël à « cesser immédiatement » son opération militaire à Rafah

Le Figaro
La Nouvelle-Calédonie prive Emmanuel Macron d’un déplacement sur le parc éolien offshore de Fécamp

Agence France-Presse
Iran : le week-end de deux jours adopté par le Parlement

Agence France-Presse
La Géorgie adopte la loi sur l’« influence étrangère » en dépit des manifestations

Agence France-Presse
Taïwan détecte 45 avions chinois dans les environs de son territoire

Agence France-Presse
Poutine en Chine en quête de soutien à sa guerre en Ukraine

Radio-Canada
La Corée du Sud crée un ministère pour encourager les naissances

Agence France-Presse
Un bus tombe dans un précipice au Pérou, au moins 16 morts

Agence France-Presse
Brésil : le gouvernement Lula limoge le président de Petrobras

International Commentary

Margaret Sullivan | The Guardian
Trump’s hush-money case has proved he’s a low-life. Can it prove he’s a criminal?

Editorial | The Guardian
Russia’s new offensive: Ukraine’s allies must renew their focus

Nathalie Tocci | The Guardian
As Europe’s power shrinks, its fear is growing – and the result is huge mistakes

Curt Mills | The New York Times
What Trump Could Do in Foreign Policy Might Surprise the World

Alexander Gabuev | The New York Times
The West Doesn’t Understand How Much Russia Has Changed

Chris Stokel-Walker | The Guardian
Laughing, chatting, singing, GPT-4o is AI close to human, but watch out: It’s really not human

Julia Angwin | The New York Times
Will A.I. Ever Live Up to Its Hype?