SOMNIA - Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs
Monday, 30 June 2025 - Updated at 1215 hrs EDT
Canadian News
CBC News
Did Trump make Canada Day great again?
CBC News
Canada rescinds digital services tax
CTV News
Canada was once the number-one buyer of U.S. wines. Since the trade war, that’s changed.
CBC News
Over 200 flights delayed at Vancouver airport this weekend
CBC News
Scotsman is one of at least 100 people who still hold the title of Baronet of Nova Scotia
Reuters News Agency
Ukraine on track to withdraw from Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel mines
Radio-Canada
Géants du web : le Canada annule la taxe sur les services numériques
Radio-Canada
Donald Trump a-t-il relancé la fête du Canada?
Agence de presse Reuters
L’Ukraine va se retirer de la convention d’interdiction des mines antipersonnel
Canadian Commentary
Michael Manulak, Lloyd Axworthy and Allan Rock | The Globe and Mail
Canada’s foreign policy must catch up to its military spending
David M. Shribman | The Globe and Mail
Americans think their country is the best on Earth. But patriotism is tearing the United States apart.
David M. Shribman | The Globe and Mail
U.S. Supreme Court ruling jeopardizes birthright citizenship
David M. Shribman | Pittsburg Post-Gazette
No president (but one) obeys the War Powers Act
The Editorial Board | The Globe and Mail
Ottawa must steel itself against tariffs
Carole Saab and Rick Smith | The Globe and Mail
Climate disaster preparation is central to Canada’s economic security
Gus Carlson | The Globe and Mail
Will life ever go back to normal for Canadian snowbirds in Florida?
Raymond J. de Souza | National Post
It's time to end the 'endless war' talk
Conrad Black | National Post
The world is brighter thanks to Iran bombing
International News
BBC News
Boeing's 787 Dreamliner was deemed the 'safest' of planes. The whistleblowers were always less sure.
BBC News
Nearly 12 million estimated to lose health coverage under Trump budget bill
NBC News
Trump expected to visit the 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention facility this week
The Guardian
UK’s sale of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel is lawful, high court rules
BBC News
Spain records temperature of 46°C as Europe heatwave continues
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Agence France-Presse
World leaders gather in Seville for UN aid summit amid crisis from US cuts
The Guardian
Zelenskyy to pull Kyiv out of convention banning anti-personnel landmines
The Guardian
Kyiv hits warplanes in Russia as missile attack kills five in Ukraine
BBC News
'Mariupol is diseased': Residents deny Russia's stories about occupied city
The Guardian
Russia has taken first village in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk, state media claim
The Guardian
Russia pays young Ukrainians to be unwitting suicide bombers in shadow war
The Guardian
Trump eyes mineral wealth as Rwanda and DRC sign controversial peace deal in US
The Guardian
Israel continues deadly Gaza attacks
Jewish News Syndicate
Israeli defence minister directs IDF to develop plan to stymie Iranian recovery
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BBC News
US must rule out more strikes before new talks, Iranian minister says
Agence France-Presse
Afghans driven out of Iran return to uncertain future
The Guardian
China ‘planned car collision’ during Taiwan vice-president’s visit to Prague
The Guardian
Temperatures plunge in Chile, Argentina and Uruguay
The Associated Press
Today in History: 30 June
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This Day in Aviation
30 June
La Tribune
Face à la menace de Trump, le Canada sacrifie sa taxe Gafam
La Tribune
Avion, train, autoroute : des mouvements de grève pourraient perturber les départs en vacances
La Tribune
L’IA, un bouleversement à bas bruit dans le monde du travail
Agence France-Presse
Canicule : la vigilance orange maintenue jusqu'à mardi pour les 84 départements concernés
France 24
Kiev renonce à l'interdiction des mines antipersonnel
Agence de presse Reuters
La Russie dit avoir détruit 15 drones ukrainiens au cours de la nuit
The Associated Press
Au moins 71 personnes ont été tuées lors de l’attaque d’Israël sur la prison d’Evin
Radio-Canada
Guerre éclair contre l'Iran : regain de popularité pour Nétanyahou
Agence France-Presse
Le Dalaï Lama fête ses 90 ans et laisse entendre qu'il aura un successeur
International Commentary
Heather Cox Richardson | Substack
Four political stories
Anthony L. Fisher | MSBC Daily
Pete Hegseth is a crybully — and a perfect fit for Trump's administration
Ben Makuch | The Guardian
Sleeper cells and threat warnings: how the US-Iran conflict is spinning up fear
Muhammad Tahir | BBC News
The slashing of Voice of America left a void Iran’s Revolutionary Guard is happy to fill
Nesrine Malik | The Guardian
Zohran Mamdani won by being himself – and his victory has revealed the Islamophobic ugliness of others
Stefan Ambec et Claude Crampes | La Tribune
La péninsule ibérique dans le noir. A qui la faute ?
Michel Santi | La Tribune
Crise au Japon : « Tempête parfaite au pays des tsunamis »
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