SOMNIA - Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs

Tuesday, 15 July 2025

Canadian News

CBC News
Obesity rates in Canada jumped during COVID-19, says a new study

The Canadian Press
Work-from-home starting to look more remote as companies get stricter on office time

CBC News
Most Quebecers get power back after strong storm rips through many parts of province

CBC News
Frostbite and fear: Inside a journey into Canada with human smugglers

Radio-Canada
Les taux d’obésité montent en flèche depuis la pandémie

Canadian Commentary

Gus Carlson | The Globe and Mail
Emperor Elon Musk is having a bad time entirely of his own making

Raheel Raza and Mohammad Rizwan | National Post
Why the Muslim world failed to come to Iran's defence

Peter MacKinnon | National Post
Trump attack on DEI not the main story

Tristin Hopper | National Post
The imagined thoughts of Mark Carney’s elbow

Amna Ahmad | National Post
Half of Canadians would volunteer to fight if war breaks out, and fewer young people, poll finds

Conrad Black | National Post
Liberals must retreat from their climate obsessions

International News

NBC News
Flash flood warning issued for NYC

BBC News
Grok signs $200m deal with Pentagon days after antisemitism row

The Daily Beast
Trump Kept Gold Club World Cup Trophy for Himself

NBC News
Tucker Carlson leads MAGA's worried warriors in questioning Trump

The Associated Press
Trump promises a ‘major statement’ on Russia-Ukraine war

The Associated Press
Bastille Day Parade 2025

The Associated Press
Russian agents killed after allegedly assassinating Ukraine colonel

BBC News
Trump says US will send 'sophisticated' equipment to Ukraine

The Daily Beast
Trump Moans About Being Relentlessly Embarrassed by Putin

Reuters News Agency
Sudan paramilitary forces kill almost 300 in village raids

BBC News
India can't wish away coal - but can it be made cleaner?

The Associated Press
Australia hosts largest-ever military exercise with 19 nations, likely to draw Chinese attention - More

The Associated Press
Today in History: 15 July - More

This Day in Aviation
15 July

Agence France-Presse
Un défilé du 14-Juillet sous le signe de la "crédibilité" de l'armée française - Plus

BFMTV
L'intégralité du défilé militaire du 14-Juillet

Agence France-Presse
Sud de la Syrie : Les forces armées déployées après des heurts ayant fait 50 morts

International Commentary

Dexter Filkins | The New Yorker
Is the U.S. Ready for the Next War?

John Cassidy | The New Yorker
How Much More TACO Madness Can the U.S. Economy Take?

Heather Cox Richardson | Substack
An extraordinary rift in MAGA world

Anthony L. Fisher | MSNBC News
The White House’s absurd narrative that Democrats are inciting violence against ICE

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