SOMNIA - Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs
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Canadian News
CBC News
Millions of Canadians get their carbon tax rebates today
CBC News
Complaints soar as Enbridge customers face catch-up bills in the thousands
CBC News
Toronto bans tobogganing at 45 hills across city
Radio-Canada
Le premier remboursement de la tarification carbone de 2024 prévu lundi
La Presse canadienne
L’inflation devrait avoir crû en décembre, selon des économistes
Radio-Canada
Zones inondables : de mauvaises nouvelles attendent des riverains en 2024
Radio-Canada
Début de l’enquête du coroner sur les attaques au couteau de 2022, en Saskatchewan
Canadian Commentary
Michael Higgins | National Post
Mélanie Joly’s timidity a sign of Canada’s foreign policy cowardice
Raymond J. de Souza | National Post
The meaning of Justin Trudeau's petty falsehoods
Alexander Panetta | CBC News
Could Trump be disqualified from running?
Tristin Hopper | National Post
Trump is more popular among Canadians than Trudeau (and what that means)
Harry Rakowski | National Post
Weaponized plagiarism another unwanted escalation of culture war
Barbara Kay | National Post
Defamation case against antisemitic slander only the beginning
Editorial | National Post
Anti-Israel politicians need to sit down
Tristin Hopper | National Post
Inside the thoughts of the Toronto police
Jim Balsillie | National Post
An outdated myth about business investment is hurting the Canadian economy
Conrad Black | National Post
Hard currency standard the best way to fix Canada's teetering economy
Frédéric Arnould | Radio-Canada
Qui sera le candidat républicain le plus mobilisateur dans le froid polaire de l’Iowa ?
International News
The Associated Press
Ground collision of two Boeing planes in Chicago sparks FAA investigation
The Associated Press
Arctic freeze continues to blast huge swaths of the US with sub-zero temperatures
The Associated Press
Lloyd Austin is released from hospital
The Associated Press
Migrant deaths in Rio Grande intensify tensions between Texas, Biden administration over crossings
The Associated Press
Fueled by unprecedented border crossings, a record three million cases clog US immigration courts
The Associated Press
DeSantis and Haley race for second place in Iowa
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The Associated Press
Iowa’s sparsely populated northwest is a key GOP caucus battleground
The Associated Press
Trump says MAGA votes can help him punish his enemies
Rolling Stone
Pentagon Rejects Fox News Conspiracy About Taylor Swift Being Recruited as an Asset
The Associated Press
Democrats target GOP strongholds Texas and Florida with Senate majority on the line
The Associated Press
Peregrine lunar lander will burn up in Earth’s atmosphere after failed moonshot
Reuters News Agency
How an election-packed 2024 could swing world markets
Reuters News Agency
Iceland volcano recedes after 'black day' of town fires
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The Associated Press
President says Iceland faces ‘daunting’ period after lava destroys homes
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The Guardian
French woman ‘heartbroken’ after losing job in UK after Brexit speaks out
The Associated Press
A quiet Dutch village holds clues as European politics veer to the right
Reuters News Agency
German farmers, tractors and trucks block Berlin avenue in tax protest
The Guardian
Why Europe’s farmers are protesting – and the far right is taking note
The Guardian
Germany on track for two-year recession as economy shrinks in 2023
The Associated Press
At Davos, conflict, climate change and AI get top billing
The Guardian
Human ‘behavioural crisis’ at root of climate breakdown, say scientists
The Guardian
AI will affect 40% of jobs and probably worsen inequality, says IMF head
The Associated Press
Kosovo remembers 45 people killed in 1999 and denounces Serbia for not apologizing
The Guardian
UK to send 20,000 troops to NATO military exercise
The Guardian
Ukraine veterans struggling with the trauma of war
The Associated Press
Ships and aircraft search for two Navy SEALs missing after mission to confiscate Iranian missile parts
The Associated Press
In Uganda, refugees’ need for wood ravaged the forest. Now, they work to restore it.
Reuters News Agency
La Reunion, facing cyclone Belal, declares weather emergency
The Associated Press
Hamas fights with a patchwork of weapons built by Iran, China, Russia and North Korea
The Associated Press
Yemen Houthi rebels fire missile at US warship in Red Sea
The Associated Press
U.S.-owned cargo ship struck by missile off coast of Yemen
Reuters News Agency
U.S. says it shot down anti-ship cruise missile from Houthi-controlled areas
The Guardian
US-UK strikes ‘dealt a blow’ to Houthis, says British defence secretary
Reuters News Agency
QatarEnergy halts Red Sea LNG shipping amid attacks
The Associated Press
Iran sentences imprisoned Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to an additional prison term
Reuters News Agency
Why the Maldives wants Indian troops out
The Associated Press
What a new leader means for Taiwan and the world
Reuters News Agency
North Korean hackers, criminals share money laundering networks in Southeast Asia
Reuters News Agency
Why is North Korea testing hypersonic missiles and how do they work?
The Guardian
Nauru to sever diplomatic ties with Taiwan in favour of China
Reuters News Agency
Heavy Rio de Janeiro rains kill at least 11 people
Reuters News Agency
Reformist Arevalo sworn in as Guatemala president
Agence France-Presse
Taylor Swift au centre de théories du complot avant la présidentielle américaine
RFI
Les républicains de l’Iowa ouvrent le bal de primaires largement dominées par Trump
Agence France-Presse
Victoire éclair pour Trump à la primaire républicaine de l’Iowa
Agence France-Presse
L’administration Biden dénonce l’obstruction du Texas après la noyade de migrants
Agence France-Presse
Islande : des maisons en feu à Grindavik à cause d’une éruption volcanique
Le Figaro
Un Français sur deux affirme qu’il va diminuer sa consommation d’énergie cette année
Agence France-Presse
Duel très serré sur le sort du château natal de d'Artagnan
Le Figaro
La circulation des trains entre Marseille et Toulon interrompue en raison d’un sabotage
RFI
Allemagne : les agriculteurs en force à Berlin pour mettre la pression sur le gouvernement
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Agence France-Presse
L’intelligence artificielle touchera 60% des emplois dans les économies avancées, selon la patronne du FMI
RFI
L’Italie peut-elle réellement tourner la page de son passé fasciste?
Agence France-Presse
L’ONU veut réunir 4,2 milliards de dollars pour les Ukrainiens en 2024
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Agence France-Presse
Kiev affirme avoir abattu deux appareils russes de commandement aéroporté
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Agence France-Presse
La Russie dit avoir condamné plus de 200 prisonniers ukrainiens
Agence France-Presse
Russie : un étudiant accusé de collaborer avec l'Ukraine condamné à cinq ans de prison
RFI
Burkina Faso : l’armée reçoit un important lot de matériel
Agence France-Presse
Plus de 60 morts dans des frappes israéliennes « intenses »
Agence France-Presse
Les États-Unis ont abattu un missile qui visait un destroyer américain en mer Rouge
Agence France-Presse
L’Iranienne Narges Mohammadi, Nobel de la paix emprisonnée, à nouveau condamnée
Agence France-Presse
Iran : deux journalistes apparues sans voile à leur sortie de prison vont être poursuivies
Agence France-Presse
Otages libérés, prisons sous contrôle : la situation se normalise en Équateur
RFI
Iran : nouvelle procédure contre des journalistes récemment libérées
Agence France-Presse
Taïwan : le président élu Lai Ching-te remercie les États-Unis de leur « soutien fort »
Agence France-Presse
La Corée du Nord confirme avoir procédé à un tir de missile balistique de portée intermédiaire
Agence France-Presse
Guatemala : le social-démocrate Bernardo Arévalo investi nouveau président
International Commentary
Stephanie Sinclair | The Washington Post
In the new Afghanistan, it’s sell your daughter or starve
Joe Biden | The Washington Post
We must keep marching toward Dr. King’s dream
Trevor Timm | The Guardian
Elon Musk has become the world’s biggest hypocrite on free speech
Nesrine Malik | The Guardian
It’s not only Israel on trial. South Africa is testing the west’s claim to moral superiority.
Ben Jacobs | Slate
The Iowa Way
Ramesh Ponnuru | The Washington Post
The 2024 campaign has left Republicans in a state of confusion
Nate Cohn | The New York Times
A Big Reason to Pay Attention to Iowa? New Hampshire.
Gail Collins and Bret Stephens | The New York Times
The Weather in Iowa Is Not the Only Thing That Is Bitterly Cold
Jim Newell | Slate
The House Is Now Seeing What Kind of Speaker It Elected. Oops.
Zeynep Tufekci | The New York Times
A Strongman President? These Voters Crave It.
Andrea R. Flores | The New York Times
This Border Deal Is a Political Trap for Democrats
Neha Wadekar and Ruwaida Amer | Slate
The Women of Gaza Are Fighting for Their Families’ Lives
Fred Kaplan | Slate
This May Be the Only Way to Avoid a Broader Regional War in the Middle East
Jennifer Rubin | The Washington Post
How Israel and the Palestinians go from war to peace
Books
Martin Pengelly | The Guardian
The Truce: Kamala Harris takes hits in book on Biden
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