SOMNIA - Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs

Friday, 26 September 2025 - Updated at 1545 hrs EDT

Canadian News

CBC News
Putin is poking NATO with drones and jets. The military alliance is still sorting out its response.

CBC News
CSE warns of 'serious and urgent' attack on tech used by remote workers

Canada Post workers walking off the job after government demands reforms - More - More

The Canadian Press
What the Canada Post strike means for your passports, pension cheques and more

CBC News
Putin playing 'chicken' in Eastern Europe, says Russian RMC military expert

CBC News
More than three years after relocating to Canada, Ukrainians say their lives remain in limbo

CBC News
Pete Hoekstra says Washington has to 'take a look' at airport pre-clearance

CBC News
Carney government quietly dropped more U.S. counter-tariffs than advertised

CBC News
Some condo buildings face EV charging growing pains

CBC News
With few answers and rumours abounding, family of missing N.S. children take to YouTube

Reuters News Agency
Kneecap member's terrorism case in U.K. 'null and void,' judge rules

CBC News
Why Canadian taxpayers spend millions on U.S. medical treatments - More

Reuters News Agency
Canada's GDP rebounds in July after contracting for three months

CBC News
Space debris from Starlink re-entry seen in sky above Saskatoon

Canadian Commentary

Alex Macdonald and Chris Hadfield | The Globe and Mail
Canada faces a once-in-a-generation opportunity to stake a serious claim in space

Murray Brewster | CBC News
Trump's Ukraine pivot: Backing away, or backing a winner?

Konrad Yakabuski | The Globe and Mail
Carney’s cop-out on Bill 21 aims to give the Quebec Liberals a fighting chance against the PQ

International News

BBC News
Trump announces new tariffs on drugs, trucks and kitchen cabinets - More - More

ABC News
Hegseth calls meeting of large number of generals and admirals - More - More

NBC News
Former FBI Director James Comey indicted following pressure from Trump - More

The Associated Press
Hegseth says Wounded Knee soldiers will keep their Medals of Honor

CBS News
James Comey posts video statement - More

The Guardian
ACLU calls James Comey indictment ‘a grotesque abuse of presidential power’

CBS News
A grand jury charged Comey with two criminal counts — but rejected a third - More - More

CNN News
Trump says ‘there will be others’ prosecuted after Comey - More

MSNBC News
How Trump's new U.S. attorney got Comey indicted — by herself

The Associated Press
Sinclair brings Jimmy Kimmel’s show back to its ABC-affiliated stations

BBC News
Sikh granny deported after 'unacceptable' treatment by US immigration

CBS News
U.S. fighter jets scrambled to intercept Russian warplanes in Alaskan ADIZ - More

The Independent
Stephen Miller’s wife brags about Trump strategist being a ‘sexual matador’ - More

Reuters News Agency
Amazon to pay $2.5B US for deceptive Prime subscription practices

NBC News
Lasers, fiber optics and tiny vibrations tease a way to warn about earthquakes

CBS News
New renderings show more details of White House ballroom under construction

The Associated Press
Florida officials announce more than 6,000 immigration arrests

CBS News
Humberto could mingle with another developing storm in what's called the Fujiwhara effect

The Associated Press
U.K. says it will introduce digital ID cards, reviving a contentious idea

FlightRadar24 News
Nouvelair A320 overflies easyJet A320 on the runway in Nice

NBC News
Onboard USS Gerald R. Ford as tensions rise over Russian incursions into NATO airspace

The Guardian
Russia has bad intentions towards the whole world, Polish PM says

BBC News
Tony Blair in discussions to run transitional Gaza authority

The Associated Press
Israel 'must finish the job' in Gaza, Netanyahu tells UN, after dozens walk out in protest

The Associated Press
Always a showman, Netanyahu again turns to props and visual aids as he fends off critics at the UN - More

The Associated Press
Trump to host Erdoğan as the U.S. considers lifting ban on F-35 sales

CNN News
Trump administration presented Gaza peace plan to Arab leaders

The Guardian
Benjamin Netanyahu addresses UN general assembly

The Associated Press
Iran has likely carried out an undeclared missile test, satellite photos show

BBC News
Taiwan convicts ex-presidential aide of spying for China

The Associated Press
Today in History: 26 September - More

This Day in Aviation
26 September

Agence France-Presse
Droits de douane : Trump annonce une taxe de 100 % sur les médicaments, les camions et les meubles

International Commentary

Mark F. Cancian | CSIS
A Quick Analysis of Secretary Hegseth’s General Officers Meeting

Mark Hertling | The Bulwark
As Our Generals and Admirals Fly Home, Our Adversaries Watch and Wait

Heather Cox Richardson | Letters from an American
Authoritarians always say the country is facing an emergency

Martin Kettle | The Guardian
Trump’s UN rant revealed his true priorities – and Britain should watch out

Steven Greenhouse | The Guardian
Trump wants to rebrand his ‘big, beautiful bill’ as the ‘Working Families Tax Cut’. Don’t be fooled.

Aditya Chakrabortty | The Guardian
Special relationship? There can be no such thing with a snake like Trump.

Pjotr Sauer | The Guardian
Is Trump right that Russia’s economy is on the brink of collapse?

Sébastian SEIBT | France 24
Drones au-dessus du Danemark : tous les chemins maritimes mènent à la Russie ?

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