SOMNIA - Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs
Monday, 16 May 2022 - Updated at 1405 hrs EDT
Canadian News
The Globe and Mail
Ukraine reservists credit Canadian weapon for taking out a Russian T-90M tank
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CBC News
Putin's irrationality meant no one could have prevented war: Canada's envoy to Ukraine
Reuters News Agency
Canada Says It Is in Favour of 'Quick' Accession to NATO for Sweden, Finland
The Associated Press
What are the next steps for Finland and Sweden on NATO membership?
CTV News
A preview of the new Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada
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CTV News
Red River is receding, more than 2,000 evacuees still displaced by Manitoba flood
CBC News
Climate change is causing glaciers around the world to recede at an alarming rate
CP24 News
Toronto gasoline prices break a new record
The Ottawa Citizen
Defence Watch
Directorate of History and Heritage
Significant Dates in Canadian Military History
Radio-Canada
Occupation à Ottawa : des échanges dévoilent des enjeux de sécurité et de communications
Radio-Canada
Avis partagés à Terre-Neuve à l’approche de la tournée royale
Direction - Histoire et patrimoine
Dates significatives dans l’histoire militaire canadienne
Canadian Commentary
Larry Hughes | CBC News
Fuel taxes pay for highways. EV drivers shouldn't get a subsidized ride.
Robin V. Sears | The Toronto Star
A new Ford in the showroom window?
Mark Gollom | CBC News
How Doug Ford went from being a drag on his party to a major asset
John Doyle | The Globe and Mail
The cultural ignorance of the Conservative candidates is a revealing insult
Matt Gurney | Postmedia News
Canada has chosen to be a freeloader on the world stage, but it's not too late to change
Gwynne Dyer | SaltWire Network
From one questionable leader to another, what’s wrong with the Philippines?
Marie-Ève Arsenault | Radio-Canada
Le Canada songe à intégrer le bouclier antimissile américain
International News
Reuters News Agency
California churchgoers hog-tie gunman after deadly attack
ABC News
Buffalo suspect had plans to continue his killing rampage
ABC News
Liz Cheney says House GOP leaders 'enabled white nationalism'
The Associated Press
K-9 featured in Netflix's 'Rescued by Ruby' euthanized
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The Associated Press
US set to remove five groups from foreign terrorism blacklist
The Hill
Melania Trump says it’s ‘sad to see’ what’s going on in US
CBS News
Elon Musk angling for cut-rate deal on Twitter, analysts say
The Guardian
Boris Johnson poised to give green light to bill on Northern Ireland protocol
The Guardian
The mothers who job-share counter-terrorism at GCHQ
The Guardian
Margaret Thatcher statue egged within hours of it being installed
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The Associated Press
Sweden to pursue NATO membership
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CBS News
Russia's threats aren't scaring Finland or Sweden away from their NATO bids
Reuters News Agency
Putin appears to back off threats as Nordics prepare to join NATO
France 24
Plan to allow burkinis in Grenoble swimming pools reignites French culture wars
The Guardian
Use of Pegasus spyware on Spain’s politicians causing ‘crisis of democracy’
United Press International
Mitch McConnell urges Biden to declare Russia a state sponsor of terrorism
CBC News
Signs of life and death in a liberated eastern Ukrainian village
Reuters News Agency
Widow describes surviving missile attack that destroyed her Ukrainian home
The Guardian
Ukrainian who walked 140 miles to safety fears for his canine companion, Zhu-Zhu
CBS News
Chef José Andrés on serving meals in a war zone
Reuters News Agency
Russian shelling kills 10 civilians in Ukraine's Sievierodonetsk
The Associated Press
Russia's military bogged down in grinding conflict in eastern Ukraine
Reuters News Agency
Russian troops pushed to within 3-4 km of Russian border near Kharkiv
United Press International
Russia has likely lost a third of troops in Ukraine, British intelligence says
Sky News
Christopher Steele backs claims Vladimir Putin is ill
BBC News
Ukraine crisis: Can Africa replace Russian gas supplies to Europe?
Agence France-Presse
Mali withdraws from G5 Sahel regional anti-jihadist force
The Associated Press
Biden signs order to deploy US troops to Somalia
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Reuters News Agency
Hezbollah allies suffer losses in Lebanon's parliamentary election
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CBS News
Afghanistan war rekindles as Taliban battles Panjshir valley resistance
Reuters News Agency
Sri Lanka down to last day of petrol, PM tells crisis-hit nation
The Associated Press
North Korea tally exceeds 1 million sick amid COVID-19 surge
Reuters News Agency
Lacking vaccines, North Korea battles COVID with antibiotics, home remedies
Agence France-Presse
Kim Jong-un slams North Korea pandemic response, deploys army
Reuters News Agency
Brazil Senate leaders offer support for courts facing Bolsonaro attacks
The New York Times
On This Day: May 16
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United Press International
On This Day: Joan of Arc canonized as saint
France 24
Livraison d’armes à l’Ukraine : les États-Unis tapent dans leurs stocks
Agence de Presse Reuters
L'UE et les USA renforcent leur coopération pour lutter contre les effets de la guerre en Ukraine
France 24
États-Unis : une fusillade vise une église californienne, faisant un mort
Agence de Presse Reuters
L'auteur de l'attaque en Californie identifié
Agence France-Presse
Covid : le masque n'est plus obligatoire dans les transports en France
Agence de Presse Reuters
L'OTAN optimiste sur un accord d'adhésion de la Suède et de la Finlande
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Agence de Presse Reuters
La Russie réduit ses exportations d'électricité vers la Finlande
Agence de Presse Reuters
La Russie pourrait riposter si l'Otan renforce militairement la Suède et la Finlande, dit Poutine
Agence France-Presse
L'Ukraine gagne l'Eurovision
Agence de Presse Reuters
Zelensky nomme un nouveau chef des forces de défense territoriale
Agence France-Presse
Les forces ukrainiennes reprennent le contrôle de la frontière dans la région de Kharkiv
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Agence France-Presse
Terré dans une cave, difficile d’avoir les vraies nouvelles
Agence de Presse Reuters
La Russie dit avoir abattu trois avions de chasse ukrainiens
L’Express
Général Ben Hodges : « Avant la fin de l'été, l'Ukraine aura gagné la guerre »
Agence France-Presse
Les candidatures de la Suède et de la Finlande à l’OTAN, une « grave erreur », dit Moscou
Agence France-Presse
McDonald's se retire entièrement de Russie
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Agence de Presse Reuters
Suite au départ de Renault, la Russie veut relancer une marque de l'ère soviétique
France 24
Le Mali se retire du G5 Sahel et de sa force militaire antijihadiste
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France 24
L'ancien chef de l'État, Hassan Cheikh Mohamoud, élu président de la Somalie
International Commentary
Ross Douthat | The New York Times
There Are Two Endgames in Ukraine. Both Carry Big Risks.
Simon Tisdall | The Guardian
Boris Johnson is using Ukraine crisis to launch a British comeback in Europe
Dan Sabbagh | The Guardian
How are drones affecting the Ukraine war?
Jesse Wegman | The New York Times
Justice Thomas Should Take a Long Look in the Mirror
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Jesse Jenkins | The New York Times
We Can’t Drill Our Way to Energy Security
Jon Talton | The Seattle Times
In the other Washington, Boeing’s future is far from clear
Wendell Steavenson | 1843 Magazine
The war-life balance: Working, flirting and feeding Ukraine’s refugees
Autumn Brewington | The Washington Post
Queen Elizabeth has done enough: The case for abdication.
Juliette Kayyem | The Atlantic
A ‘Lone-Wolf’ Shooter Has an Online Pack.
Lives Lived
Simon Little | Global News
Wing Commander J.F. ‘Stocky’ Edwards has died aged 100
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