Tweets Of The Day

• Germany, France, Italy, Romania back Ukraine's EU candidacy bid
• Trump 'tried to force' Pence to overturn US election result
• India: Protests against new military recruitment scheme turns violent

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— DW News (@dwnews) June 17, 2022

Global stock markets slide as economy fears grow https://t.co/qv9FNmu1s3

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) June 17, 2022

A massive interest rate hike by the US Federal Reserve and promises of more to come are fueling warnings that the only offramp from the searing price hikes engulfing American families is a full-blown recessionhttps://t.co/ouu33r9ita by @heatherscottafp pic.twitter.com/0s8XiUbr5u

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) June 16, 2022

China defended its tough “zero-COVID” policy after the U.S. ambassador said it is causing serious damage to the global economy. A spokesperson says China's economy is recovering from the pandemic and the policy is suitable for China’s conditions. https://t.co/ohtpFmCs5S

— The Associated Press (@AP) June 17, 2022

Hundreds of youths in India have burned train coaches, vandalized railroad property and blocked rail tracks with boulders as an angry backlash continued for a second day against a new short-term government recruitment policy for the military. https://t.co/2iYXOuU0Lt

— The Associated Press (@AP) June 17, 2022

VIDEO: 🇩🇪 Germans turn to food banks as inflation hits

The drastic rise in energy prices is leaving some in Germany with no other recourse than #foodbanks. Driven by the war in Ukraine, inflation soared to 7.9% in May with food prices among those worst affected pic.twitter.com/t6zRXfMgFy

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) June 17, 2022

BREAKING: The British government has approved the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States to face spying charges. Assange has 14 days to appeal. https://t.co/sC45VxqnP3

— The Associated Press (@AP) June 17, 2022

Child refugee numbers are at a record level, reaching 36.5 million in 2021 alone, according to the UN’s agency for children.

Among them, 36% live in sub-Saharan Africa, 25% in Europe and Central Asia, and 13% in the Middle East and North Africa.https://t.co/BqzdeN0CKB

— DW News (@dwnews) June 17, 2022