Tweets Of The Day

AP Morning Wire:

•US bombs Iran-backed militia in Syria, near Iraq.
•Vaccination 'passports' may open society, but global inequity looms.
•Some local GOP leaders fire up base with conspiracies, lies.
•Italy's Etna puts on its latest volcanic show.https://t.co/zgh9ra602b pic.twitter.com/E9akxq28Xk

— The Associated Press (@AP) February 26, 2021

The United States carried out air strikes authorized by Joe Biden against facilities belonging to Iranian-backed militia in eastern Syria on Thursday, in response to rocket attacks against U.S. targets in Iraq, the Pentagon said https://t.co/bw9TotD7vw

— Reuters (@Reuters) February 26, 2021

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said he was confident an airstrike in Syria had hit its target: facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups who carried out deadly attacks in Iraq earlier this month #WSJWhatsNow pic.twitter.com/h5MoWCPPco

— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) February 26, 2021

Israel has administered at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot to 50% of its population, while 35% have received the full two-dose course, Health Minister Yuli Edelstein said. @DanWilliams reports https://t.co/mLROBnG2mu

— Reuters (@Reuters) February 26, 2021

Virus Update:
• Vaccination ‘passports’ may open society, but inequity looms;
• 2 US Navy warships in Mideast affected by coronavirus;
• South Korea starts vaccinating, but people over 65 must wait. https://t.co/FmAkvdQQm8

— The Associated Press (@AP) February 26, 2021

🇳🇬 Hundreds of schoolgirls are feared missing after a raid by an armed gang on a dormitory in northwest Nigeria, in the latest mass kidnapping in the troubled region
▶️ https://t.co/Nmg6ERDsec
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— AFP News Agency (@AFP) February 26, 2021

Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: How a massacre in the sacred city of Aksum unfolded https://t.co/x0AUc8qx42

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) February 26, 2021