Tweets Of The Day

President Xi Jinping was delivering a lengthy report at the opening in which he extolled the achievements of the past five years and said the party would strive to meet its modernization goals to achieve what it calls the “rejuvenation” of the nation. https://t.co/fob5UqJV9B

— The Associated Press (@AP) October 16, 2022

President Xi Jinping has hailed China's rise as a global power and demanded unity around his leadership as he launched a Communist Party Congress set to rubber stamp his bid to rule for a historic third term.

➡️https://t.co/PWdK5mo3dQ@matthewwalsh91@lauriechenwords@tellka pic.twitter.com/TaFvBMpgGF

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

Thousands of protesters, including France’s newly crowned Nobel literature laureate Annie Ernaux, piled into the streets of Paris in a show of anger against the bite of rising prices, cranking up pressure on the government of President Emmanuel Macron. https://t.co/uMngyiXA6K

— The Associated Press (@AP) October 16, 2022

#UPDATE Authorities in Ethiopia's rebel-held Tigray region announced Sunday they would respect a ceasefire as fighting intensified in the country's war-torn north, and the African Union called for an immediate truce.https://t.co/YJo8dodQZo by @nickeperry#AFPGraphics pic.twitter.com/wVY6xe6ONl

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

#UPDATE The White House has charged that OPEC+ was "aligning with Russia," saying the cuts would boost Moscow's revenue and undermine sanctions imposed over its invasion of Ukraine.
Full story: https://t.co/yOIrhJMyxM pic.twitter.com/dpzQTbfcAf

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

President Biden, eating ice cream: "I'm not concerned about the strength of the dollar. I'm concerned about the rest of the world." pic.twitter.com/3cHcCQQin0

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) October 16, 2022

Four detainees died in the fire at Iran's Evin prison, Iranian authorities say.

Meanwhile, protests sparked by Jina #MahsaAmini's death are continuing across the country.

There are reports of students leading the protests at several universities in Tabriz, Rasht and Tehran. pic.twitter.com/OAyTJrWz2a

— DW News (@dwnews) October 16, 2022

I just drove through downtown L.A.
What is saw shocked me to the core.
3rd world conditions on *every* block. Tent cities. Filth. Drugs. People digging through, living in and eating trash. Broken lives everywhere.
This is not America.
See for yourself... pic.twitter.com/TjISz3rBIY

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) October 16, 2022