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The European Union has pledged to supply over 1.35 million rounds in 2025 and plans to allocate nearly 1.9 billion euro ($2.1 billion) from Russian frozen assets in military support for Ukraine, Ukrainian officials announced on May 9.

The sanctions list includes 58 individuals and 74 companies, with 67 Russian enterprises related to military technology. The decree comes into force on May 9, the day of its publication.

Cross-posted from "Clips from the Victory Day Parade in Moscow." by @LaFinlandia@sopuli.xyz in !ukraine@sopuli.xyz

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Cross-posted from "An exciting new Switch emulator launches tomorrow — Here's how to get it" by @cm0002@lemmy.world in !android@lemdro.id

Cross-posted from "Arrow reborn: an all-Canadian EV aims to revolutionize industry" by @CowsLookLikeMaps@sh.itjust.works in !canada@lemmy.ca

This is not a vehicle for sale, but rather a technology showcase demonstrating Canadian know-how in the industry. While not something you can 'buy', I felt it was on-topic enough to warrant the crosspost. Mods do your worst! :P

Cross-posted from "Xi Jinping supports Putin’s position on war against Ukraine" by @MicroWave@lemmy.world in !world@lemmy.world

In a joint statement following talks, Xi Jinping and Putin stated that the war in Ukraine could only be resolved by removing its "root causes".

Such formulation clearly echoes key Russian propaganda messages used by the Kremlin to justify the launch of the full-scale war, including the threat of NATO expansion, discrimination against Russian-speaking people and the suppression of the Russian language, culture and media in Ukraine.

Commuter service will end on Aug. 31 of this year, while special events service will continue until Dec. 20.

In a use of his strong mayor powers earlier this year, Dilkens vetoed council's decision to continue the tunnel bus service and increase the fare.

The agency says all registered political parties have been informed that 822 special ballots cast by electors in 74 electoral districts across the country were left with the returning officer in the riding of Coquitlam-Port Coquitlam.

Elections Canada says the ballots should have been returned to its headquarters by April 28 at 6 p.m. to allow them to be counted.

Elections Canada says an initial analysis shows that the outcomes in those 74 districts were not affected by the mislaid ballots.

Cross-posted from "Russia behind dozens of disinformation campaigns targeting Ukraine and allies, France says" by @randomname@scribe.disroot.org in !europe@feddit.org

French authorities said Wednesday they had tracked nearly 80 disinformation campaigns led by Russian operators between August 2023 and early March 2025, mainly targeting Ukraine and its allies, including France.

The estimate by the French agency countering foreign online attacks, Viginum, said the campaign was "particularly... effective in distributing anti-Ukrainian and anti-Western narratives to Western audiences".

The so-called "Storm-1516" campaign uses artificial intelligence to create realistic profiles, pays amateur operators, and poses a "significant threat to the digital public debate, both in France and across all European countries," the agency said.

"The European public debate is being pounded by disinformation campaigns conducted by Russian entities and relayed especially by the American far-right," said French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot in a statement to AFP, adding that Russian entities had targeted the French legislative elections of 2024.

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The Viginum report highlighted the role of American far-right influencers or pro-Russian influencers like Adrien Bocquet, a "former French soldier exiled in Russia", who amplify the dissemination of false information.

Some of the false information -- such as the alleged purchase by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of a former Nazi building in Germany or a luxury hotel in Courchevel -- have been verified by AFP's digital investigative team in articles available on AFP Factuel's website (factuel.afp.com).

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The disinformation-fighting organisation NewsGuard previously attributed to Storm-1516 a video supposedly showing a Chadian migrant confessing to raping a 12-year-old girl in France. Another, AI-generated video accused Brigitte Macron, the wife of President Emmanuel Macron, of sexual assault.

Every day, shoppers at Avalon Mall food court leave piles of food waste behind. There’s no organic waste processing in Newfoundland and Labrador, but the province’s biggest mall found a way to keep it out of the landfill — with the province’s biggest composter.

Fewer than 250 votes – that was Conservative candidate Kathy Borrelli's initial margin of victory over the Liberals' Irek Kusmierczyk, who has served as the MP for Windsor—Tecumseh—Lakeshore for more than five years.

Now, Kusmierczyk is pushing for a recount in the border city riding after Borrelli's lead dropped to just 77 votes once the federal election results were validated.