SOMNIA - Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs

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Canadian News

Canadian Commentary

International News

CBS News
Top Gun graduates compare the film to the real thing - More

The Associated Press
Military pilots, ground crews face higher rates of cancer, Pentagon study says

Agence France-Presse
Mystery solved after strange streaks of light seen in the sky over Sacramento

CNN News
Six Oath Keepers convicted in connection with January 6 Capitol riot

The Associated Press
Trump lawyers attack Georgia grand jury and prosecutor - More

The Guardian
Trump’s legal woes pick up speed as Republican 2024 race heats up - More

The Guardian
Trump in panic mode as he braces for likely charges in Stormy Daniels case - More

BBC News
What happens next if Trump is arrested on Tuesday? - More

CBS News
Trump Grand Jury Could Hear From Critic of Prosecution’s Star Witness - More

The Associated Press
Trump’s call for protests get muted reaction from supporters - More

ABC News
Mike Pence says voters are ready to move past Trump for a 'fresh start' - More

Scientific American
Massive ‘Blob’ of Seaweed Heading toward Florida

CNN News
Vernal equinox 2023: Ancient traditions of renewal echo into the modern world - More

NBC News
Climate change requires action now, U.N.'s IPCC report says - More - More

BBC News
The epic quest to build a permanent Moon base

The New York Times
Iraq, 20 Years Later: A Changed Washington and a Terrible Toll on America

BBC News
Iraq War: The helmet that saved a Black Watch soldier's life

The Guardian
UK launches emergency phone alerts public warning system

The Guardian
Good heavens: North Yorkshire village switches to dark sky-friendly lighting

The Guardian
Calls for ban on light-polluting mass satellite groups like Elon Musk’s Starlink

The Guardian
BBC urges staff to delete TikTok from company mobile phones

The Guardian
French government to face no-confidence vote over pension age rise - More

Reuters News Agency
UBS agrees to buy Credit Suisse for more than $3 billion - More

BBC News
European bank shares volatile after Credit Suisse takeover - More

The Associated Press
Massive anti-shipping mine from World War II destroyed in Croatia

The Associated Press
Sunken "narco-sub" found by fishermen in Spain

The Associated Press
US sending ammunition, tanker trucks, boats to Ukraine

The Guardian
A Ukrainian father rescued his children from Moscow

Reuters News Agency
Xi Jinping arrives for first visit in Russia since Ukraine invasion - More - More

The Guardian
Xi Jinping says China ready to ‘stand guard over world order’ - More - More

The New York Times
China as Peacemaker in the Ukraine War? The U.S. and Europe Are Skeptical.

BBC News
What chicken feet tell us about daily life in Egypt

The Associated Press
US aid worker and French journalist freed in Niger - More

The New York Times
A ‘New Cold War’ Looms in Africa as U.S. Pushes Against Russian Gains

The Associated Press
US: War crimes on all sides in Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict

The Associated Press
Somalia drought blamed for some 43,000 deaths

The New York Times
Amid Violence, Israeli and Palestinian Officials Meet to Promote Calm

The Associated Press
Top Israeli minister: ‘No such thing’ as Palestinian people

The Guardian
Guns, cash, and frozen chicken: The militia boss doling out aid in Baghdad

The New York Times
The Children of the Iraq War Have Grown Up, but Some Wounds Don’t Heal - Photos

The New York Times
In U.S.-Led Iraq War, Iran Was the Big Winner - More

The Guardian
Covid has not affected people’s happiness around world, study reveals

The New York Times
Lab Leak or Not? How Politics Shaped the Battle Over Covid’s Origin.

The New York Times
To Combat Food Shortages, North Korea Deploys the Military

Reuters News Agency
Kim Jong-un calls for nuclear attack preparedness against US, South Korea - More - More

The Guardian
Samoa PM urges world to save Pacific people from climate crisis obliteration

France 24
Australian veteran arrested for alleged war crimes in Afghanistan - More

The Guardian
Australia has ‘absolutely not’ committed to join US in event of war over Taiwan, Marles says

Reuters News Agency
New Zealand foreign minister to meet Chinese counterpart in Beijing

Reuters News Agency
Colombian president suspends ceasefire with criminal group

Daily Mail
Four soldiers killed in UH-1N Twin Huey crash in Colombia

Agence France-Presse
Seven killed in shootout as gunmen ambush soldiers in Mexico

Agence France-Presse
Assaut du Capitole : six membres de la milice Oath Keepers reconnus coupables

TVA Nouvelles
Une gigantesque masse d’algues brunes se dirige vers la Floride

Radio-Canada
Il faut s’attaquer aux « angles morts » de l’IA, alertent des experts internationaux

Agence France-Presse
Londres et Kyïv signent un accord sur le commerce numérique

Radio-Canada
Rapport du GIEC : l’action climatique ne peut plus attendre

France 24
Journée décisive contre la réforme des retraites, la colère ne faiblit pas

Agence France-Presse
France : la réforme des retraites adoptée après le rejet des deux motions de censure

France 24
Journée de la Francophonie : le français compte 321 millions de locuteurs dans le monde

France 24
Entre Paris et Bagdad, une relation ancienne en pleine reconstruction

Agence France-Presse
UBS va racheter Crédit suisse, annonce le président suisse

Agence France-Presse
Une mine sous-marine de la Seconde Guerre mondiale détruite

Agence France-Presse
Poutine fait l'éloge des relations russo-chinoises, « au point culminant » de leur histoire

Agence France-Presse
Ukraine : Poutine et Xi discutent du plan de paix chinois

Agence France-Presse
Centrafrique : neuf Chinois tués dans une attaque - Plus

France 24
En images : 20 ans après, retour sur les grandes dates de la guerre en Irak

Agence France-Presse
En Iran, Nouvel An persan et ramadan s'entrechoquent sur fond de crise

Agence France-Presse
Kim Jong-Un a dirigé une simulation de « contre-attaque nucléaire »

Agence France-Presse
Mort de quatre militaires dans un accident d’hélicoptère UH-1N en Colombie - Image

International Commentary

George Monbiot | The Guardian
How many of those calling for Putin’s arrest were complicit in the illegal invasion of Iraq?

Sinan Antoon | The Guardian
A million lives later, I cannot forgive what American terrorism did to my country, Iraq

Jonathan Steele | The Guardian
Compare Iraq with Ukraine. It’s clear the era of US global supremacy is over

Maggie Haberman | The New York Times
Out of Power, Trump Still Exerts It

Dean Obeidallah | CNN News
Trump’s risky call for protests

Molly Roberts | The Washington Post
The right wing’s ‘woke’ obsession could come back to haunt it

Sébastien Roblin | CNN News
Why the US is beating Russia in the Black Sea without firing a shot

Keith B. Richburg | The Washington Post
In Hong Kong, face masks are finally optional — but distrust remains

Martha Gill | The Guardian
Think women have never had it so good? You should take a look at medieval days

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