SOMNIA - Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs

Sunday, 29 January 2023  - Some links might have expired.

Canadian News

Global News
‘History will tell’ if CAF is facing new decade of darkness: CDS - More

Global News
Military recruiting issues in West raise challenges for defending democracy: CDS

Global News
Manjit Minhas appointed honorary lieutenant-colonel for the Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada - More

Global News
Canada in ‘better shape’ than predicted in face of XBB.1.5, Prabhat Jha suggests

The Canadian Press
Doctors say surgical training, delayed by the pandemic, continues to be affected

CTV News
Canadian university faculty getting older, more female compared to 50 years ago: StatCan

CBC News
Forget the Rockies, these Alberta rocks are erratic and bolder than most

CBC News
After five-year hiatus, the Arctic Winter Games return this weekend

CBC News
Sanirajak, Nunavut, school drops cold weather cutoff to -60

CBC News
Cold and fed up, 11 sailors from Caribbean and South America are stuck in Trois-Rivières

CBC News
Like vinyl, but for photos: Why film cameras are back in focus.

International News

Aviation Week Network
AMC Wants to Launch 100 UAVs From Single KC-135 Stratotanker

The Telegraph
Donald Trump kicks off 2024 campaign: 'I'm more angry now' - More

The New York Times
Trump Tries a New Campaign Tack: Small-Scale - More

Reuters News Agency
Twitter says users will be able to appeal account suspension

The Observer
Plant toxin hailed as ‘new weapon’ in antibiotic war against bacteria - More

The Observer
‘Everything is fake’: Global crime gangs are using UK shell companies in multi-million pound crypto scams

The Washington Post
Rome’s starlings create a stunning spectacle — and a huge mess

CBC News
With tanks on the way, Ukraine's defence minister sets his sights on fighter jets

Reuters News Agency
Ukraine denies report it intends to get 24 jets from allies

The Associated Press
How to fix a howitzer? U.S. helpline expands to provide repair advice to Ukrainian troops

The Associated Press
Russians gone from Ukraine village, fear and hardship remain

Reuters News Agency
Ukraine says it repels attack around Blahodatne, Wagner claims control

The Observer
‘Ukraine is not our enemy’: Russians risk arrest to honour victims of war

The Associated Press
Erdoğan says he might approve Finland's NATO bid before Sweden's

The Observer
Jenin, Jerusalem … now Israelis grieve as the cycle of violence intensifies - More

Reuters News Agency
Iranian military factory hit by drone attack - More

Reuters News Agency
Azerbaijan to evacuate embassy in Iran on Sunday after fatal shooting

The Associated Press
Iran says drone attack targets defense facility in Isfahan

The Associated Press
Taliban tells private universities to block women from taking entrance exams

Reuters News Agency
At least 10 children killed in Pakistan as boat capsizes

Reuters News Agency
Bus crash in southern Pakistan kills at least 41

The New York Times
The Gin Boom Trying to Change India, One Distillery at a Time

The Observer
‘It was all for nothing’: Chinese count cost of Xi’s snap decision to let Covid rip

The Telegraph
US-China conflict by 2025, warns Gen. Mike Minihan - More - More

The Telegraph
Protesters are paying the price for defying China

Reuters News Agency
NATO's Stoltenberg in South Korea to deepen ties in Asia

Reuters News Agency
Protester dies in Lima as Peru's political crisis continues

Agence de presse Reuters
Rheinmetall souhaite augmenter sa production d'armements

Agence de presse Reuters
Zelensky fustige la neutralité du sport en période de guerre

Radio-Canada
Le mirage de Bukovel

Agence de presse Reuters
Trois morts dans une frappe russe à Kostiantynivka

Radio-Canada
Sous les bombes, des Ukrainiens défendent l’héritage viticole de leur pays

Agence de presse Reuters
Kyiv affirme avoir repoussé une attaque russe à Blahodatne

Agence de presse Reuters
La Suède demande à ses citoyens d'éviter les foules en Turquie

Agence de presse Reuters
Le pape appelle Israël et les Palestiniens de mettre fin à la « spirale de la mort »

Agence France-Presse
Israël : l’exécutif prive des « familles de terroristes » de certains droits

Agence de presse Reuters
Iran : un site militaire visé par une attaque de drones

Agence de presse Reuters
L'Azerbaïdjan va évacuer son ambassade à Téhéran après la fusillade de vendredi

Agence de presse Reuters
Pakistan : Au moins 41 morts dans un accident de bus

International Commentary

Editorial Board | The Washington Post
How to keep the West solid for Ukraine

Ken Bensinger and Maggie Haberman | The New York Times
Trump’s Evolution in Social-Media Exile: More QAnon, More Extremes

Jamelle Bouie | The New York Times
Ron DeSantis Likes His Culture Wars for a Reason

David Axelrod | The Atlantic
Yes, Mr. President, There Is Some There There

Maureen Dowd | The New York Times
A.I.: Actually Insipid Until It’s Actively Insidious

David Marchese | The New York Times
The Digital Workplace Is Designed to Bring You Down

Zoë Schiffer, Casey Newton and Alex Heath | The Observer
Tears, blunders and chaos: inside Elon Musk’s Twitter

Jonathan Eyal | The Observer
Amid the smoke of war, power in Europe is shifting decisively to the east

Andrew Rawnsley | The Observer
The 100-day test for new leaders and why Rishi Sunak is flunking it

Books

John Gans | The New York Times
So Far So Good? Biden Hopes So.

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