Canada's Foreign Minister Anita Anand has announced an early disbursement of $10 million to help repair Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. In addition, Canada is speeding up the final $70 million payment to Ukraine’s Energy Support Fund.

With the last hour of Hallowe'en almost upon the public in western Russia, here is an updated map of Ukraine drones, just as the first UAVs I mentioned were crossing in to Moscow. It's going to be a big one. #Spooky

#Truthbomb “Well, maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls, you know? And maybe the two dolls will cost a couple of bucks more than they would normally.” DT

Roman glass cups with colourful enamel decoration of animals from the Roman arena. AD 200s. Found in richly-furnished graves in Denmark. National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen. 📷 by me #FindsFriday #Archaeology

The last hospital in Darfur's el-Fasher has been destroyed by paramilitaries — hundreds of patients killed and doctors taken. n.pr/4qBqlF7

A Russian Italmas drone attacks a filling station in Sumy, NE Ukraine in broad daylight. Fascist Russia's air attacks on Ukraine, which used to occur mainly a night, now take place at all times of day following the ramping up of drone production under Putin's war economy.

Kyiv today. If you need strength - look at us.

Another massive attack on Ukraine by terrorist russia last night. #stoprussia

Russia will not stop until it's stopped. The war ends the moment Russia leaves. Russia lies repeatedly (we won't invade Ukraine, we didn't kill Litvinenko, didn't kill 300 on MH17, didn't use Novichok in the UK etc etc) We MUST NOT trust Putin. Day 1345. Here's my daily thread

Rufus Wainwright sings O Canada in English and French at World Series — and changes lyrics to “only *us* command.” That’s some #Montréal spirit, là! www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYA4...

March vs October in #Vancouver 🌸🍁 #autumn #photography #canada

Remember that ceasefire everyone praised Trump for securing between Israel & Gaza? Netanyahu just massacred 104 Palestinian civilians, including 46 children, on the mere accusation that Hamas handed over the 'wrong' corpse HE MASSACRED 46 CHILDREN & I doubt you've heard one media outlet mention it

Looks like last evening’s warning of a big attack by fascist Russia on Ukraine may have been correct: as well as Shahed attack drone launches, ballistic missiles were fired, and now Kalibr cruise missiles are incoming. 7 Tu-95 bombers also in Russian airspace, could attack also.

Kyiv! Still strong.

"Ms. Monahan, 61, paid $439 a month for her coverage in 2025. When she went to shop for next year’s plan, she learned that the monthly cost would jump to $1,059 for the same plan with an annual deductible of $7,100..." Thanks, GOP congress! Thanks, Trump! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/h...

Editorial: Every North Shore neighbourhood needs small scale housing

Wednesday 29 October - Day 1344 of the war in Europe. Same old story - talks about talks, statements, but somehow Russia always fails to negotiate. Even if it does, how can anyone trust Putin? So Ukraine tries to #STOPRussia itself. Here's another daily thread:

LOL…. He is like the crazy ex that happens to know you’re happily hanging out with your friends then pretends to pocket dial your phone by accident to see if she/he can grab your attention. Poor b@st@rd lol 😂 🤣 No one is asking and none of us give a f**€k dude.

Alongside dozens of videos showing the mass execution of civilians, including women, children, and medical staff, new satellite imagery analyzed for the 2nd consecutive day by HRL_YaleSPH reveals atrocities by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces so extensive they are visible from orbit

Dear Canadians, Don’t let this be you. Think twice before you cross the border. If you are not white anything can happen to you in America and you have no recourse, no rights and the serious possibility of bodily harm. Please take care.

🇸🇩 "We expect more people fleeing to Tawila – many are hurt, malnourished and traumatized". Caroline Bouvard of Solidarités International on the humanitarian crisis in #Sudan following the fall of #ElFasher More in #F24Debate

A first-hand account from the front line of the war from Sky News. Check it out.

Recent US Layoff Announcements: 1 UPS: 48,000 2 Amazon: Up to 30,000 3 Intel: 24,000 4 Nestle: 16,000 5 Accenture: 11,000 6 Ford: 11,000 7 Novo Nordisk: 9,000 8 Microsoft: 7,000 9 PwC: 5,600 10 Salesforce: 4,000 11 Paramount: 2,000 12 Target: 1,800 13 Kroger: 1,000 14 Applied Materials: 1,444

🚨 BREAKING: Estonia-based Fast Bunkering secretly refueling Russian shadow fleet oil tankers in the Baltic Sea for years with transponders turned off. Owned by ethnic Russian Aleksei Tšulets born in 1960 Kremlin-occupied Estonia & Russian Sergei Pasters. www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-e...

@cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social 😊

“Ceasefire”.

Healthcare systems are notoriously complex so it can seem like the most obvious way to manage budgets is scaling back on staff costs A less obvious (but better!) way to save money is to treat patients before they get worse Here’s a BC example of the latter, by me: www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

Astonishing - and there will be millions of very angry people. not least in all the Baltic States. The headline says it all. If proven, no-one would like to be in their shoes following what's pretty close to treason. www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-e...

What is Sunday Letter from Ukraine? I tell key news briefly and this week, about Halloween here. Ukraine has never had a tradition of celebrating it, but we have something interesting instead. Free to read: www.patreon.com/posts/142080...

Pepper ball rounds Trump immigration agents are firing at protesters: www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/v...

Not seeing much about the massive anti-Trump pro-Gaza protests are we? Funny, that. (Instead our media shows us Trump’s embarrassing dance moves and red carpet treatment)

A 2,000 year-old Roman mosaic glass bowl with a dazzling swirl of colours resembling a kaleidoscope of tiny flags! V&A Museum 📷 by me #Archaeology

This.💙🇺🇸

The greatest hunger catastrophe since the Great Depression. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

While the Ukrainian military lacks prestigious Western-supplied weapons and equipment, soldiers and commanders say the shortage of basic resources — from cars to drones and people — makes it extremely difficult to hold back the relentless Russian offensives.

Greetings from Kyiv. At night, russian drones attacked the capital, hitting residential buildings. As of now, three people have been killed and 29 injured. I had a warcoffee. A power outage is coming soon.

Another reason to stay away... ⬇️

With your support, we can keep researching, interviewing, and investigating to bring the world the truth and shed light on Russia’s brutal full-scale invasion. Become a member of our community today: kyivindependent.com/membership/?...

Want to see how far right the Republican Party has gone? Watch George H. W. Bush and Ronald Reagan answer a question about illegal immigration during a 1980 debate. They wouldn’t even be allowed in today’s Republican Party.

ICE and CBP GOONS are patrolling Chicago in unmarked civilian cars, kidnapping and disappearing people for filming.

In Chicago, an ICE Goon violently shoved a woman to the ground near a moving van.

⚡️Explosions heard in Kyiv amid drone attack. Explosions were heard in Kyiv around 2:35 a.m. local time, according to a Kyiv Independent journalist on the ground. The Kyiv City Military Administration reported that air defenses are active in the city amid a Russian drone attack on the capital.

An embarrassingly obvious point, but... This. Is. Illegal. If anything like the rule of law were in force, Trump couldn't arbitrarily increase a tariff because he is annoyed. In important and increasing ways, the rule of law in the US no longer exists. www.cnn.com/2025/10/25/b...

First off, it's a province, not a state second, and most importantly, the *Ontario ad* didn't "roil" the trade relationship. Trump tore it up, like he did with literally every country on the planet. Wtf is this copy.

Here's a photo of my friend and colleague, Jorge Bautista, getting shot in the face with a flashbang grenade. The ICE Agent is so afraid of Jorge (who was posing no threat) that he has wet himself. Please share this photo. Everyone needs to know what cowards ICE agents are.

Two big opposing rallies in Hungary today. Orban’s pro-Russia one got fewer than 30k. His rival Peter Magyar got more than 200K.

Another weekend, but another day of bloodshed and war crimes in Ukraine. We've reached Day 1340 of Russia's imperialistic war. Please support my service if you like the daily threads. Some are having problems so DM me if there are still issues. Thanks ko-fi.com/twmcltd

Doug Ford's ad using Reagan's words slamming tariffs just aired during the World Series

All of Ukraine has been woken at 04:10 to be warned of a ballistic missile threat. Some monitors say it is the Oreshnik missile launch, though that's not confirmed. But if a regime is dying it does crazy things. If it is Oreshnik, let's hope it explodes again on launch.