SOMNIA - Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs
Thursday, 19 January 2023 - Some links might have expired.
Canadian News
The Canadian Press
CAF pulling back in Middle East as European, domestic needs rise
CBC News
In northern Ukraine, Canadian-donated armoured vehicles are a key line of defence
CTV News
Canadian, back home from Ukraine, shares harrowing stories of life on the front lines
CBC News
Canada has agreed to repatriate 19 women and children held in Syria
CBC News
A year after Manitoba border tragedy, family wants answers about who in Canada was responsible
CBC News
Federal workers return to the office — but not the one they left
The Canadian Press
Canada’s pilot shortage made worse by surge of ‘discount airlines’
Global News
What is a recession? Here’s how a hit to Canada’s economy might impact you.
CBC News
The stars are rapidly disappearing from our night sky
CBC News
Iconic Churchill photo by Karsh stolen from Chateau Laurier hotel still eludes police
CBC News
UPEI Climate Lab drones record 'unprecedented' damage to P.E.I.'s coastline from Fiona
CBC News
Want a job? You'll have to convince our AI bot first
CBC News
People may be able to drive past Parliament Hill again, pending a city vote
CBC News
Experts say the sun may set on Sunwing as the airline struggles to keep its operations afloat
Radio-Canada
La guerre en Ukraine et les lacunes de l’armement canadien
Radio-Canada
Attaque contre Dnipro : Mélanie Joly convoque l’ambassadeur russe
La Presse Canadienne
Les intempéries ont causé pour 3,1 milliards $ de dommages assurés en 2022
Radio-Canada
Passé Roxham, il faut aussi de la chance pour bien s’établir au Québec
Canadian Commentary
Adam Zivo | National Post
Is Canada not sending its tanks to Ukraine because they're broken?
John Ivison | Postmedia News
Anita Anand's Kyiv pledge more about political optics than what Ukraine needs to fight
Michael Byers | The Globe and Mail
Canada’s unused Leopard 2 tanks could make a difference in Ukraine
Aaron Wherry | CBC News
Justin Trudeau's put-up-or-shut-up moment
The Editorial Board | The Globe and Mail
Competence should be the business of government in Canada
International News
CBS News
U.S. Coast Guard is tracking a Russian ship off Hawaii
BBC News
FAA outage: US airline regulators blame contractor for travel chaos
The Associated Press
California storms feed systems set up to capture rainwater
BBC News
The California storms were great for wine
The Associated Press
Biden to tour California storm damage, see recovery efforts
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The Associated Press
Biden-McConnell: Personally mismatched, professionally bound
The Associated Press
U.S. taking 'extraordinary measures' to avoid default as debt ceiling hit
The Associated Press
New program lets private citizens sponsor refugees in US
Reuters News Agency
U.S. government touches debt limit
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The Washington Post
A news site used AI to write articles, and it was a journalistic disaster
The Associated Press
Elon Musk depicted as liar, visionary in Tesla tweet trial
The Associated Press
Climate misinformation ‘rocket boosters’ on Musk’s Twitter
Agence France-Presse
UK governmentt faces questions in Russia meddling probe
Global News
Prince William’s popularity drops in U.K. as Harry becomes favourite royal in U.S.
The Associated Press
Strikes, protests test French plan to raise retirement age
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The Associated Press
France: Over 1 million march against raising retirement age
BBC News
Amiens asks Madonna if it can borrow her painting of Diana and Endymion
France 24
EU lawmakers push to blacklist Iran’s Guards as bloc mulls new sanctions
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Reuters News Agency
Davos 2023: Greta Thunberg accuses energy firms of throwing people 'under the bus'
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Reuters News Agency
Davos 2023: Boris Johnson urges allies to double down on Ukraine support
BBC News
Croatia, the euro and a coffee controversy - but is it all just froth?
BBC News
Armenian fire at army barracks kills 15 soldiers
BBC News
German tanks for Ukraine depend on US approval
Reuters News Agency
Sweden to send infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine
Reuters News Agency
U.S., Germany head for showdown over tanks for Ukraine
The Associated Press
Germany pressed on tanks for Ukraine; Kyiv airs frustration
BBC News
Ukraine helicopter crash: What we know so far
BBC News
Dnipro missile: Son in search of his mother
The Associated Press
IAEA putting staff in all Ukrainian nuclear plants due to safety concerns
France 24
Russia warns of escalation if West gives Ukraine long-range weapons
Reuters News Agency
Dmitry Medvedev warns NATO of nuclear war if Russia is defeated in Ukraine
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The New York Times
U.S. Warms to Helping Ukraine Target Crimea
BBC News
Letter from Africa: Prince Harry and a royal scramble for the continent
Agence France-Presse
One dead, dozens injured in stampede before Iraq Gulf Cup final, say medics
The Associated Press
New Nepal airport lacked ILS to help guide pilots in deadly crash
The Associated Press
Lunar New Year tourism hopes fizzle as Chinese stay home
The Associated Press
North Korea sustains high defence spending with new budget
Reuters News Agency
Pentagon asks U.S. Forces Korea to provide equipment for Ukraine
BBC News
The race to make diesel engines run on hydrogen
Reuters News Agency
Lula criticises intelligence services' failure to prevent Brasilia riot
The Associated Press
Peru’s Andes ‘descends on’ capital to demand leader resign
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Radio-Canada
Livraison de chars lourds à l’Ukraine : les États-Unis et l’Allemagne temporisent
Agence France-Presse
Ukraine : enquête criminelle sur l’écrasement de l’hélicoptère du ministre de l’Intérieur
Radio-Canada
Des architectes au service des victimes ukrainiennes
International Commentary
Timothy Garton Ash | The Guardian
If Germany has truly learned from its history, it will send tanks to defend Ukraine
Hamish de Bretton-Gordon | The Telegraph
Britain is sending the right tanks to Ukraine
Leader | The Economist
Turkey could be on the brink of dictatorship
Ross Andersen | The Atlantic
What Happens When AI Has Read Everything?
Robert Kagan | The Washington Post
The America trap: Why our enemies often underestimate us
Lexington | The Economist
George Santos is the congressman America deserves
Leader | The Economist
How spies, soldiers and the public should use open-source intelligence
Jemimah Steinfeld | The Guardian
The royals’ shroud of secrecy serves a dismaying purpose
Ross Clark | The Telegraph
Poor Jacinda Ardern, defeated by her own vanity
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