SOMNIA - Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs

Tuesday, 19 March 2024 - Updated at 0610 hrs EDT

Canadian News

CBC News
Wildfires made Canada's air quality worse than the U.S. for the first time

CBC News
NDP motion on Palestinian statehood passes after major amendments

CBC News
Brian Mulroney's sons thank Canadians, politicians for outpouring of support

The Ottawa Citizen
Defence Watch

The Maple Leaf
Defence Team News

Directorate of History and Heritage
Significant Dates in Canadian Military History

La Presse canadienne
Ottawa permettra à plus de familles de Gaza de faire une demande pour venir au pays

La Presse canadienne
Les députés fédéraux rendent hommage à Brian Mulroney

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

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

Canadian Commentary

Scott Taylor | The Hill Times
Who will be Canada’s next chief of the defence staff?

Michael Harris | The Hill Times
Biden-Trump rematch presents the case for presidential age limits

Tamara Altéresco | Radio-Canada
La Russie, l’Ukraine et la nouvelle doctrine d’Emmanuel Macron

International News

CNN News
Global ocean heat has hit a new record every single day for the last year

CNN News
How much are wind turbines dragging down home values?

CNN News
Elon Musk puts his conspiratorial thinking on display for the world to see

The Washington Post
Trump unable to finance an appeal bond for at least $450 million, lawyers say - More

The Daily Beast
Trump Golf Club Settlement Hangs Alina Habba Out to Dry

ABC News
Trump claims Liz Cheney and Jan. 6 committee should be jailed - More

CNN News
Trump, telling a completely fictional story, falsely claims he released ‘the tape’ of his Zelensky call

The Associated Press
‘Access Hollywood’ tape won’t be played at Donald Trump’s hush-money criminal trial, judge rules

The Washington Post
Stormy Daniels documentary is a portrait of a woman destroyed by Donald Trump

The Associated Press
Supreme Court chief justice denies Peter Navarro’s bid to stave off prison sentence

CNN News
Hertz CEO out following electric car ‘horror show’

Reuters News Agency
Video released of 'happy and relaxed' Princess Catherine - More

Reuters News Agency
Britain's deputy PM defends Israel but calls for 'immediate ceasefire' in Gaza

The Associated Press
Notre Dame Cathedral’s restoration has been a five-year journey of dedication and recovery

The Guardian
Slovakia’s opposition sounds alarm over Russia tilt as election looms

The Guardian
Missing migrants’ families say they were asked to pay hundreds for information on relatives

Reuters News Agency
Armenia's PM says he must return disputed areas to Azerbaijan or face war

Reuters News Agency
Out of money, Pentagon chief looks to convince allies of commitment to Ukraine

BBC News
Ukraine war: No choice for Ukrainians - more Putin means more war

Reuters News Agency
Drones are key to gain advantage over Russia, Ukraine army chief says - More

Reuters News Agency
Ukraine says Putin's buffer zone comment is a sign of escalation

Reuters News Agency
Around 9,000 children to be evacuated from Russia's Belgorod

BBC News
Putin hails illegal annexation of Crimea after claiming election win

Reuters News Agency
West decries Russia's reelection of Putin; China, India vow closer ties

The Guardian
Libya coastguard accused of hampering attempt to save more than 170 people

The Guardian
Marwan Issa, key Hamas organiser behind 7 October attacks, killed, says US

Bloomberg News
Biden and Netanyahu Ease Their Feud But Suspicions Linger - More

Reuters News Agency
Gaza's catastrophic food shortage means mass death is imminent, monitor says

CNN News
Some Palestinian patients in East Jerusalem hospitals will be sent back to Gaza

BBC News
US Navy aircraft carrier faces relentless battle against Houthi attacks

The Guardian
Who congratulated Putin on his election victory and what does it say about global alliances?

Business Insider
Putin wasted no time buttering up China after his election victory

The Guardian
Indonesia fishing village flooded with tide of rubbish after heavy rains

CNN News
World’s worst polluted cities are in Asia - More

Reuters News Agency
Blinken lauds 'extraordinary' expansion of defence ties with Philippines

The Guardian
In the busy waters between China and Taiwan, the de facto border is being tested

Reuters News Agency
Kim Jong-un oversees firing of 'super-large' rocket launchers

The Guardian
US and Japan push for ban on nuclear weapons in space with UN security council resolution

The Guardian
Japan raises interest rates for first time since 2007

The Associated Press
US officials say pact with strategically key Pacific island nations underscores American commitment

Reuters News Agency
Ten killed in Port-au-Prince suburb as tensions rise in Haiti - More

BBC News
Haitians see no end to spiralling violence

The Guardian
Cuba blames US for stoking protests amid power cuts and food shortages

The New York Times
On This Day: March 19 - BBC - This Day in Aviation

Agence France-Presse
Elon Musk estime que sa consommation de kétamine est bénéfique aux investisseurs

Radio-Canada
Procès pénal de Trump à New York : Michael Cohen et Stormy Daniels pourront témoigner

Radio-Canada
Procès pour fraudes financières : Trump incapable d’obtenir une garantie de 455 M$ US

Agence France-Presse
Nouvelles images de la princesse Kate, souriante, avec William

Le Figaro
Une expérience unique d’Albert Einstein découverte dans les réserves d’un musée près de Lyon

Agence France-Presse
Grèce : un Airbus A330 de Lufthansa se pose en urgence à cause d’un problème électrique

Agence de presse Reuters
Paris prend acte de la réélection de Poutine, dénonce les conditions du scrutin

Agence France-Presse
Vladimir Poutine salue l’annexion des territoires ukrainiens en célébrant sa réélection

Agence QMI
Israël mène une opération sur le plus grand hôpital de Gaza

Agence France-Presse
« 100% » de la population de Gaza subit une « insécurité alimentaire grave », déplore Blinken

Agence France-Presse
Biden somme Israël d'envoyer une délégation à Washington pour tenter d'éviter une opération à Rafah

Agence France-Presse
Les États-Unis détruisent des drones et des missiles antinavire houthis au Yémen

Agence France-Presse
Les États-Unis confirment leur engagement à défendre les Philippines contre les appétits chinois

Agence France-Presse
Corée du Nord : des lance-roquettes « de très grande taille » testés

Agence France-Presse
La Corée du Nord a envoyé 7000 conteneurs d’armes à la Russie, affirme Séoul

Agence France-Presse
Biden recevra les dirigeants du Japon et des Philippines en avril pour contrer la Chine

Agence France-Presse
Quatorze corps retrouvés près de Port-au-Prince en Haïti

International Commentary

CNBC News
What we could see from six more years of Putin

Samantha de Bendern | The Guardian
Putin had to contrive a ‘landslide’ – because he knows cracks are showing in Russian society

Tom Nichols | The Atlantic
Putin’s Nuclear Theatrics

Graeme Wood | The Atlantic
A Suspicious Pattern Alarming the Ukrainian Military

Mahmoud Shalabi | The Guardian
Famine is ‘imminent’ in north Gaza

Andrew Exum | The Atlantic
Is the Destruction of Gaza Making Israel Any Safer?

Aaron Blake | The Washington Post
‘Bloodbath’ aside, Trump’s violent rhetoric is unambiguous

Jennifer Rubin | The Washington Post
Despite McAfee’s jabs, Willis stays on Trump’s case. For now.

George Monbiot | The Guardian
Britain is becoming a toxic chemical dumping ground – yet another benefit of Brexit

Simon Jenkins | The Guardian
Loyalty was once the glue that held the Tories together. But now they’ve come unstuck.

Matteo Wong | The Atlantic
Elon Musk Just Added a Wrinkle to the AI Race

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