SOMNIA - Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs

Saturday, 5 July 2025 - Updated at 0900 hrs EDT

Canadian News

CBC News
700 people stranded in northern Sask. community after wildfire blocks road

CBC News
Canadians in ICE detention centres left in legal limbo as families try to secure release

CBC News
The Canadian Army is investigating members allegedly involved in 'abhorrent' Facebook group

CBC News
700 people stranded in northern Sask. community after wildfire blocks road

CBC News
Canadians in ICE detention centres left in legal limbo as families try to secure release

Canadian Commentary

Colby Cosh | National Post
Mark Carney's surrender to Trump was inevitable

Tristin Hopper | National Post
EU exempting heavy industry from carbon tax as Canada doubles down

David Booth | Driving
Can Trump really deport Elon Musk?

International News

NBC News
Hegseth halted weapons for Ukraine despite military analysis that the aid wouldn’t jeopardize U.S. readiness

NBC News
24 dead in Texas flash flooding; search continues for more than 20 missing from camp - More

CNN News
Trump signs his agenda bill, with a flyover and fireworks to mark the occasion

BBC News
US debt is now $37trn – should we be worried?

Axios
What to know about Fourth of July anti-Trump protests

MSNBC News
Trump reportedly didn’t realize his bill strips Medicaid

Axios
Trump pleads ignorance after using antisemitic slur

NBC News
Thom Tillis' exit shakes up the battle for the Senate as key races take shape

Global News
Biden laments changes in U.S. since he left office

MSNBC News
Jewish leaders call out President Trump’s use of antisemitic slur

MSNBC News
Report shows Trump milks presidency for badly needed bailout - More

BBC News
Tiny creatures gorge, get fat, and help fight global warming

The Times
7/7: The day that changed London forever

The Telegraph
RAF nuclear jet base protected by 5ft fence

Agence France-Presse
Seine reopens to Paris swimmers after century-long ban - More

The Associated Press
Trump says US has given Ukraine too many weapons

The Associated Press
Today in History: 5 July - More

This Day in Aviation
5 July

La Tribune
Impôts, immigration, défense : Trump promulgue son budget contesté à la Maison Blanche

Agence France-Presse
À Paris, la Seine accueille ses premiers baigneurs depuis un siècle

Agence France-Presse
Ukraine : un appel téléphonique "riche" entre Trump et Zelensky, selon Kiev

Agence de presse Reuters
Deux travailleurs humanitaires américains blessés à Gaza

Agence de presse Reuters
Le Dalaï Lama formule l'espoir de vivre "plus de 130 ans"

International Commentary

Chris Hayes | MSNBC News
‘Lipstick on a pig’: Trump, Republicans try to hide ‘terrible’ impact of megabill

Natalie Sherman | BBC News
What have tariffs really done to the US economy?

Adam Gurri | MSNBC News
America declared independence from the crown 249 years ago

Robert Reich | Substack
What Patriotism Requires

Sophia Cai | Politico
The one field where Trump doesn't play 'America First'

Daniel Desrochers and Megan Messerly | Politico
Why Trump isn’t sweating his lack of trade deals

David Van Reybrouck | The Guardian
Has Trump taken leadership lessons from cold war-era Africa?

Jason Burke | The Guardian
A ceasefire in Gaza appears to be close. Here’s why it could happen now.

Hossein Hamdieh | The Guardian
In Iran, Israel’s attack has shattered any trust in the west – even for those with no love of the state

Orla Guerin | BBC News
'It's Groundhog Day': Ukraine's sky defenders stuck in relentless battle

SÉBASTIEN BOUSSOIS | La Tribune
L'IA, nouveau champ de bataille géopolitique

Sébastian SEIBT et Louise NORDSTROM | France 24
Influence, espionnage... L'Église orthodoxe russe, cheval de Troie de Moscou en Suède

Jessica LE MASURIER | France 24
Ex-militaires et anciens du renseignement : la face cachée de la Fondation humanitaire de Gaza

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