SOMNIA - Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs

NBC News
Fears of an AI bubble are growing, but some on Wall Street aren't worried just yet

The Guardian
US cities to resist Trump’s crackdown on dissent with No Kings protests: ‘We will not be bullied’

The New York Times
Unions Return to Court as Trump Eyes Additional Cuts During Shutdown

The New Republic
Jeanine Pirro Fails for the Fourth Time to Charge Same D.C. Woman

The New York Times
Commander of U.S. Southern Command Is Stepping Down, Officials Say

The Independent
Karoline Leavitt calls Democratic base 'Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals'

NBC News
Ritzy dinners and a dog's birthday party: Life's pretty normal for Congress and Trump

ABC News
Appeals court declines to lift order blocking Trump from deploying National Guard in Illinois

NBC News
Shutdown fight fuels anger and uncertainty far from Washington, D.C.

ABC News
John Bolton indicted on classified documents charges - More - More

CNN News
John Bolton pleads not guilty to charges - More

CNN News
Senate again fails to pass funding bill, extending shutdown

The Associated Press
Evacuees detail harrowing scenes of flooding in coastal Alaska villages as airlift continues

The Guardian
Global markets fall and gold hits record high amid jitters over US banks

The Guardian
Launch of veteran card will be used to test UK government’s digital ID scheme - More

ABC News
Ancient lead exposure may have helped humans evolve over Neanderthals, study finds

The Guardian
What the datacenter boom means for America’s environment – and electricity bills

NBC News
Zelenskyy is meeting with Trump on Ukraine's defenses in war with Russia

BBC News
How would US Tomahawk missiles change the Ukraine-Russia war?

The Guardian
China threatens UK with ‘consequences’ over delayed London mega embassy

The Guardian
Legal challenge to Palestine Action ban can go ahead, court rules

The Guardian
King Charles to be first reigning English monarch in 500 years to pray publicly with pope

The Guardian
Trump-Putin phone call dims Kyiv hopes for US Tomahawk missiles

The Associated Press
Orbán celebrates Hungary as ‘the only place in Europe’ where a Trump-Putin meeting can be held - More

ABC News
Tomahawks take center stage in Trump's Russia-Ukraine diplomacy

The Guardian
‘The key to success is in the sky’: The Ukrainian defenders struggling to stem Russia’s air assault

The Associated Press
Russia convicts 15 captured Ukrainian soldiers on terrorism charges

The New York Times
Russia Jails Street Band for Performing Antiwar Songs

NBC News
Madagascar's coup leader is sworn in as president after military takeover

NBC News
Israel and Hamas trade blame as return of bodies threatens Gaza ceasefire

The Associated Press
Hamas reaffirms commitment to ceasefire as delays in returning hostages’ bodies fray nerves

The Guardian
‘One of the oldest urban centres on the planet’: Gaza’s rich history in ruins

The Guardian
Gaza aid still critically scarce, say agencies, as Israel delays convoys

CBC News
Thousands of aid vehicles must reach Gaza weekly to ease crisis, UN's humanitarian relief chief says

Al Jazeera
Trump expects expansion of Abraham accords soon, hopes S Arabia will join

The Guardian
Cambodia accuses Thailand of psychological warfare along border

The Daily Beast
TACO Trump Cozies Up to China and Admits 100% Tariff Is Unsustainable

BBC News
Chinese Communist Party expels top generals in sweeping military crackdown

The Guardian
Brazil to ask countries at COP30 to vastly increase biofuel use, leak suggests

ABC News
B-52s fly off coast of Venezuela in show of force

NBC News
U.S. military strike on a cartel boat leaves survivors for the first time - More

The Associated Press
Today in History: 17 October - More

This Day in Aviation
17 October

Agence France-Presse
Trump réclame 15 milliards de dollars au New York Times pour diffamation

Le Figaro
Donald Trump raconte sa « surréaliste » première nuit à la Maison-Blanche avec son épouse Melania

Agence France-Presse
Derrière l'essor de l'IA générative, une main-d'oeuvre invisible et précaire

Agence France-Presse
L'UE trouve un accord sur un projet de soutien à son industrie de défense

Le Figaro
Taxe sur les petits colis : que changerait cette mesure du budget pour les clients de Temu et Shein

Agence France-Presse
Près de 900 millions de pauvres sont exposés à des chocs climatiques, alerte l'ONU

Agence France-Presse
Grèce : nouveau naufrage de migrants en mer Égée, deux morts

France 24
Zelensky attendu pour un troisième rendez-vous avec Trump dans le Bureau ovale

France 24
Ukraine : Trump et Poutine devraient se rencontrer prochainement à Budapest

Agence France-Presse
Sénégal : le massacre de tirailleurs en 1944 par l’armée française a été « prémédité » et « camouflé », affirme un rapport

Agence France-Presse
Madagascar : le colonel Randrianirina investi président et s’engage à « une rupture avec le passé »

Agence France-Presse
Crise politique à Madagascar : l'Union Européenne appelle à un dialogue entre « toutes les parties »

Les Reporters
Le viol, arme de guerre de Bachar al-Assad

Agence France-Presse
Liban : la justice ordonne la libération sous caution de Hannibal Kadhafi après dix ans de détention - Plus

Agence France-Presse
Les secouristes turcs attendent le feu vert d'Israël pour entrer dans la bande de Gaza

Agence France-Presse
Gaza : l’ONU affirme qu’«il faudra du temps» pour remédier à la famine

France 24
Cessez-le feu entre Israël et le Hamas : "les Gazaouis ont recommencé à respirer"

Agence France-Presse
La trêve entre Afghanistan et Pakistan touche à sa fin, sans décision sur l'après

Agence France-Presse
Un séisme de magnitude 6,1 frappe le sud des Philippines

Agence France-Presse
Mexique : au moins 70 morts dans les inondations, l’armée mobilisée

International Commentary

Zachary B. Wolf | CNN News
Trump’s moves against Venezuela sound familiar for a reason

Judith Levine | The Guardian
MAGA is painting Saturday’s protests as violent treason. Prove them wrong.

Editorial | The Guardian
The China spying row has revealed disturbing weaknesses in the processes of the UK state

Jonathan Chait | The Atlantic
Why Is Trump Making Excuses for Hamas?

Rajan Menon | The Guardian
Gaza peace plan is just about holding together, but may be unravelled by two unresolved issues

Sam Skove | Foreign Policy
Ukraine Needs More Drones

Polly Toynbee | The Guardian
Trump’s anti-truth crusade is not just an attack on facts – it’s an unravelling of the Enlightenment - Jennings

Heather Cox Richardson | Letters from an American
The Antideficiency Act prohibits spending money that Congress has not appropriated for that purpose

Editorial | The Guardian
Trump’s ‘war on drugs’ ramps up military threats to Venezuela's Maduro

Simon Jenkins | The Guardian
The latest Prince Andrew abuse claims are a new low for the Royal Family brand

Books

Rachel Hall | The Guardian
Virginia Giuffre’s story of abuse exposes impunity of powerful men - More