Tweets Of The Day

The Biden administration is issuing a new warning that the US could potentially see 100 million Covid-19 infections this fall and winter, as officials publicly stress the need for more funding from Congress to prepare the nation https://t.co/9yD1A0s0CH

— CNN (@CNN) May 7, 2022

John Lee, a hardline security official, is set to become Hong Kong's next leader.

He's the figure behind the crackdown on dissent following the unprecedented 2019 anti-government protests. pic.twitter.com/s6LsDQ8j6t

— DW News (@dwnews) May 7, 2022

People in Sri Lanka have woken up to a state of emergency as the president seeks to supress public protests over the country's economic crisis.

Sky's @PKelso reports from the capital Colombo.

Read more 👉 https://t.co/TJIs7M26pE

📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube pic.twitter.com/DBooDkX434

— Sky News (@SkyNews) May 7, 2022

Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein is set to become the largest group in the Northern Ireland Assembly for the first time, with vote-counting resuming in this week's election.

It would be a milestone for a party long linked to the Irish Republican Army. https://t.co/mPyc1eXX5m

— AP Europe (@AP_Europe) May 7, 2022

Macron hails ‘democratic renaissance’ as he is sworn in for second term https://t.co/rWhFdYtOJ5

— Guardian World (@guardianworld) May 7, 2022

VIDEO: 🇵🇭 Philippines: Supporters gather for final campaign rallies

Supporters of Ferdinand Marcos Jr and his nearest rival Leni Robredo gather in Manila on Saturday for the final day of campaigning before Monday's presidential elections #PHVote pic.twitter.com/sDNBCJFhwD

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) May 7, 2022

Leftist ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is set to launch his campaign for Brazil's October presidential election Saturday, seeking to unseat President Jair Bolsonaro and stage a remarkable comeback four years after being jailed for corruptionhttps://t.co/u2d2KaePK3 pic.twitter.com/K9Zzbvgtq5

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) May 7, 2022

The blue burka became a global symbol of the Taliban's previous regime in Afghanistan from 1996 until 2001, and the decision to make it mandatory again marks an escalation of growing restrictions on women in public https://t.co/gF7yLJeNg5

— Sky News (@SkyNews) May 7, 2022

Italy orders seizure of yacht linked to Putin https://t.co/ggR2pr7VzN

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) May 7, 2022