SOMNIA - Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs

NBC News
A double amputee who served in Iraq is pushing lawmakers to end the 'wounded veterans tax'

The Associated Press
US military spent $6 billion in the past 3 years to recruit and retain troops

The Hill
Trump wishes happy Memorial Day, including to ‘scum’ that was ‘trying to destroy our country’

CBS News
Trump marks Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery

The Associated Press
Powell defends Federal Reserve in Princeton speech

NBC News
Some small businesses are swearing off tariff price hikes. It's costing them.

The Associated Press
Scientists have lost their jobs or grants in US cuts. Foreign universities want to hire them.

The Independent
OpenAI model disobeys humans, refuses to shut down

ABC News
Why are more than 300 people in the US still dying from COVID every week?

The Associated Press
Endurance swimmer completes circumnavigation of Martha’s Vineyard ahead of ‘Jaws’ 50th

BBC News
Other refugees in limbo as US welcomes white South Africans

CBC News
Child and adult seriously hurt and dozens injured after car ploughs into Liverpool crowd - More - More

Politico
UK and EU ready for drawn-out battle on defense deal

BBC News
Winemakers finding Trump's tariffs hard to swallow

BBC News
Greek coastguards charged over 2023 migrant shipwreck

CBC News
These women are defying Iran's hijab laws — despite fear of reprisal

France 24
Macron says he and wife were ‘horsing around’ in apparent fight caught on camera

CNBC News
Trump delays 50% tariffs on E.U. to July 9 - More

The Associated Press
European shares gain after Trump pushes back planned 50% tariffs on EU - More

ABC News
Trump calls Putin 'crazy,' warns of Russia's 'downfall' - More - More

NBC News
Kremlin muses about 'emotional overload' after Trump asks if Putin is 'crazy'

The Guardian
Trump warns attempts to conquer all of Ukraine will lead to ‘downfall’ of Russia

The Associated Press
US military shifts messaging in Africa, telling allies to prepare to stand more on their own

BBC News
Israeli strikes across Gaza kill 54 - More - More

The Associated Press
After brief return home, a family in Gaza is forced by war to flee again

The Associated Press
Israeli use of human shields in Gaza was systematic

Agence France-Presse
Macron says he and wife were ‘horsing around’ in apparent fight caught on camera - More

BBC News
North Korea arrests senior official over warship launch failure

The Associated Press
Immigration crackdown unnerves Cuban exiles long shielded from deportation

France 24
Après une vidéo virale, Emmanuel Macron balaie les rumeurs de dispute avec son épouse

Agence France-Presse
Ukraine : Trump « réalise » que Poutine lui « a menti », se félicite Macron

Agence France-Presse
Ukraine : record de drones lancés par la Russie depuis le début de son invasion en 2022

France 24
Nouvelles attaques meurtrières en Ukraine : Trump juge que Poutine est "devenu complètement fou"

International Commentary

Bill Duryea | Politico
That’s the Way Militaries Work in Russia and China and North Korea

Rob Murray | Politico
Europe’s defense awakening needs a second engine

Simon Tisdall | The Guardian
Trump refuses to accept that for Netanyahu and Putin forever war is the only option

Hanno Hauenstein | The Guardian
Germany trumpets its reckoning with its Nazi past – except when it’s inconvenient

Robin McKie | The Guardian
Melting glaciers will harm us all. Yet still we watch, unmoved.

Timothy Garton Ash | The Guardian
In Ukraine, I saw Trump’s ‘peace deal’ wouldn’t just trade away land – but lives, memories and homes

Peter Beaumont | The Guardian
US silence as Russia steps up attacks on Ukraine highlights Trump’s failure

Pallab Ghosh | BBC News
AI could already be conscious. Are we ready for it?

Daniel Malinsky | The Guardian
Now is the time for scientists to stand up against Trump’s repressive agenda

Ed Anderson and Sylvia Andersh-Gonzalez | The Hill
Our military is the real victim of Trump’s war against DEI

Jos Joseph | The Hill
Why is Trump obsessed with Harvard?

Sébastien Boussois | La Tribune
« Air Force One "offert" par le Qatar : on est loin de la version officielle de Donald Trump ! »

Books

Fareed Zakaria | CNN News
Gen. Stanley McChrystal on what makes an effective modern soldier - More