SOMNIA - Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs
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Canadian News
CBC News
Canada marks fifth annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
CBC News
GM is moving production from Oshawa to Indiana
CBC News
Trump again floats Canada joining the U.S. as the 51st state
CBC News
Canada issues warning for citizens with gender-neutral passports travelling to U.S.
La Presse canadienne
Les États-Unis approuvent la vente de roquettes au Canada
La Presse canadienne
Le PDG de Postes Canada appuie la réforme d’Ottawa
La Presse
Postes Canada est « essentiel », dit Mark Carney
La Presse canadienne
Élections municipales : un nouveau plan pour composer avec la grève à Postes Canada
Agence France-Presse
Ottawa met en garde les Canadiens qui voyagent aux É.-U. avec un passeport de genre « X »
Canadian Commentary
Michael Byers | The Globe and Mail
RCN’s new warships could be obsolete by delivery time
Yasmine Hassan | CBC News
What Palestinians think of Trump's proposed ceasefire plan
International News
Defense One
Trump administration knocks out at least 15 oversight websites, saying IGs 'lied to the public'
The Guardian
Shutdown a chance to ‘get rid of a lot of things we didn’t want’, says Trump
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BBC News
Thousands of federal workers face unpaid leave as US government shutdown hits key services
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Reuters News Agency
White House warns layoffs are imminent if shutdown drags on
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USNI News
Report to Congress on Armed Forces Compensation During a Lapse in Appropriations
National Post
Trump says military should use 'dangerous' U.S. cities as 'training grounds'
The Guardian
Veterans react to Hegseth’s ‘insulting’ address to generals and admirals
The Associated Press
The US military has long been an engine of social change. Hegseth’s approach runs counter to that.
USNI News
Pentagon Issues New Guidance on Physical Fitness, Grooming Standards
Reuters News Agency
What are US military physical fitness requirements?
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The Guardian
Trump says $500m deal reached with Harvard to settle dispute
CBC News
Trump says troops are ‘in place’ in Oregon as local leaders resist
CNN News
Government website blames shutdown on "radical left"
NBC News
JD Vance on Jeffries sombrero meme: 'I think it's funny'
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The Associated Press
Houses collapse in North Carolina from Imelda as Bermuda braces for hurricane's impacts
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The Associated Press
Six homes collapse into the Outer Banks surf as Atlantic hurricanes swirl far offshore
CBS News
Imelda approaches Bermuda as a Category 1 hurrican
NBC News
An asteroid might be heading for the moon. Should we nuke it?
The Associated Press
European leaders gather to discuss security and Ukraine war after drone incidents
Reuters News Agency
Germany arrests suspected Hamas members believed to be targeting Jewish institutions
The Associated Press
Munich Oktoberfest fairgrounds closed after bomb threat and deadly explosion
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BBC Verify
Verified footage shows Tuesday’s Russian drone attack in central Dnipro
BBC News
Deported from the US to Ghana then 'dumped' at the border: Nigerian man speaks out
Agence France-Presse
Namibia deploys army to fight wildfire burning third of Etosha game reserve
Reuters News Agency
Italy to end support for international Gaza flotilla as it nears destination
BBC News
Activists say Gaza flotilla circled by Israeli warship
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NBC News
U.S. medical workers who volunteered in Gaza urge Trump to end support for Israel's assault
NBC News
Taliban denies nationwide internet ban as total blackout leaves Afghans cut off
The Guardian
Philippines earthquake death toll rises to at least 69 as Cebu's hospitals struggle
Reuters News Agency
China replaces senior diplomat as questions persist on his whereabouts
The Guardian
UN security council approves new military force to fight Haiti gangs
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The Guardian
Stephen Miller takes leading role in strikes on alleged Venezuelan drug boats
NBC News
Cruise ship rescues group 'in distress' aboard raft at sea off the coast of Mexico
Agence France-Presse
Les États-Unis en paralysie budgétaire, sans issue visible à court terme
France 24
Zelensky accuse la Russie d'être une « menace mondiale » après la coupure d'électricité à Tchernobyl
Agence France-Presse
Deux morts dans un contexte de violences inédites au Maroc
Radio-Canada Agence France-Presse
La flottille pour Gaza est interceptée par la marine israélienne
Les Palestiniens fuient la ville de Gaza après un dernier avertissement d’Israël
International Commentary
Roy Schwartz | The Guardian
Trump’s peace plan is everything Israelis dreamed of. But it’s a fantasy.
Jon Allsop | The New Yorker
Why Democrats Shut Down the Government
Russell Berman | The Atlantic
How Democrats Backed Themselves Into a Shutdown
Heather Cox Richardson | Letters from an American
Trump’s ability to project dominance is weakening
Ed Kilgore | Intelligencer
Trump’s New Core Mission for the Military: Fighting the ‘Enemy Within’
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Tom Nichols | The Atlantic
Trump put on a disturbing show for America’s generals and admirals
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Nancy A. Youssef and Missy Ryan | The Atlantic
Hundreds of Generals Try to Keep a Straight Face
Alexandra Petri | The Atlantic
If the Urgent Trump-Hegseth Address to the Military Had Been an Email
Eliot A. Cohen | The Atlantic
Pete Hegseth Is Living the Dream
Margaret Hartmann | Intelligencer
18 Scarily Stupid Moments From Trump and Hegseth’s Generals Meeting
Yair Rosenberg | The Atlantic
What’s Missing From Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan
The Guardian
The European Union was designed for peace – it is never going to be a war machine
Anand Menon
Bill McGuire | The Guardian
Our world is hurtling into climate disaster and what do politicians give us? Oilfields and new runways.
Editorial | The Guardian
Trump’s Argentina bailout: It’s a political ploy, not an economic plan
Ja'han Jones | MSNBC News
With potential Argentina bailout, Trump tries to stop a MAGA role model from imploding
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