SOMNIA - Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs

The Guardian
Shutdown a chance to ‘get rid of a lot of things we didn’t want’, says Trump - More

BBC News
Thousands of federal workers face unpaid leave as US government shutdown hits key services - More

Reuters News Agency
White House warns layoffs are imminent if shutdown drags on - More

USNI News
Report to Congress on Armed Forces Compensation During a Lapse in Appropriations

National Post
Trump says military should use 'dangerous' U.S. cities as 'training grounds'

The Guardian
Veterans react to Hegseth’s ‘insulting’ address to generals and admirals

The Associated Press
The US military has long been an engine of social change. Hegseth’s approach runs counter to that.

USNI News
Pentagon Issues New Guidance on Physical Fitness, Grooming Standards

Reuters News Agency
What are US military physical fitness requirements? - More - More

The Guardian
Trump says $500m deal reached with Harvard to settle dispute

CBC News
Trump says troops are ‘in place’ in Oregon as local leaders resist

CNN News
Government website blames shutdown on "radical left"

NBC News
JD Vance on Jeffries sombrero meme: 'I think it's funny' - More

The Associated Press
Houses collapse in North Carolina from Imelda as Bermuda braces for hurricane's impacts - More

The Associated Press
Six homes collapse into the Outer Banks surf as Atlantic hurricanes swirl far offshore

CBS News
Imelda approaches Bermuda as a Category 1 hurrican

NBC News
An asteroid might be heading for the moon. Should we nuke it?

The Associated Press
European leaders gather to discuss security and Ukraine war after drone incidents

Reuters News Agency
Germany arrests suspected Hamas members believed to be targeting Jewish institutions

The Associated Press
Munich Oktoberfest fairgrounds closed after bomb threat and deadly explosion - More

BBC Verify
Verified footage shows Tuesday’s Russian drone attack in central Dnipro

BBC News
Deported from the US to Ghana then 'dumped' at the border: Nigerian man speaks out

Agence France-Presse
Namibia deploys army to fight wildfire burning third of Etosha game reserve

Reuters News Agency
Italy to end support for international Gaza flotilla as it nears destination

BBC News
Activists say Gaza flotilla circled by Israeli warship - More

NBC News
U.S. medical workers who volunteered in Gaza urge Trump to end support for Israel's assault

NBC News
Taliban denies nationwide internet ban as total blackout leaves Afghans cut off

The Guardian
Philippines earthquake death toll rises to at least 69 as Cebu's hospitals struggle

Reuters News Agency
China replaces senior diplomat as questions persist on his whereabouts

The Guardian
UN security council approves new military force to fight Haiti gangs - More

The Guardian
Stephen Miller takes leading role in strikes on alleged Venezuelan drug boats

NBC News
Cruise ship rescues group 'in distress' aboard raft at sea off the coast of Mexico

The Associated Press
Today in History: 1 October - More

This Day in Aviation
1 October

Agence France-Presse
Les États-Unis au bord de la paralysie budgétaire

Radio-Canada
Les villes devraient servir de « terrain d’entraînement » pour l’armée, dit Trump

France 24
Le sous-marin russe Novorossiysk serait en difficulté au large de Gibraltar, que sait-on ?

France 24
RD Congo : L'ex-président Joseph Kabila condamné à mort par contumace pour "trahison"

Agence France-Presse
Trump lance un ultimatum au Hamas au sujet de son plan pour Gaza

Agence France-Presse
L’Iran s'apprête à accueillir 120 ressortissants expulsés des États-Unis

International Commentary

Roy Schwartz | The Guardian
Trump’s peace plan is everything Israelis dreamed of. But it’s a fantasy.

Jon Allsop | The New Yorker
Why Democrats Shut Down the Government

Russell Berman | The Atlantic
How Democrats Backed Themselves Into a Shutdown

Heather Cox Richardson | Letters from an American
Trump’s ability to project dominance is weakening

Ed Kilgore | Intelligencer
Trump’s New Core Mission for the Military: Fighting the ‘Enemy Within’ - More

Tom Nichols | The Atlantic
Trump put on a disturbing show for America’s generals and admirals - More

Nancy A. Youssef and Missy Ryan | The Atlantic
Hundreds of Generals Try to Keep a Straight Face

Alexandra Petri | The Atlantic
If the Urgent Trump-Hegseth Address to the Military Had Been an Email

Eliot A. Cohen | The Atlantic
Pete Hegseth Is Living the Dream

Margaret Hartmann | Intelligencer
18 Scarily Stupid Moments From Trump and Hegseth’s Generals Meeting

Yair Rosenberg | The Atlantic
What’s Missing From Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan

The Guardian
The European Union was designed for peace – it is never going to be a war machine Anand Menon

Bill McGuire | The Guardian
Our world is hurtling into climate disaster and what do politicians give us? Oilfields and new runways.

Editorial | The Guardian
Trump’s Argentina bailout: It’s a political ploy, not an economic plan

Ja'han Jones | MSNBC News
With potential Argentina bailout, Trump tries to stop a MAGA role model from imploding

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