Tweets Of The Day

"A heightened alert." A U.S. fighter jet shot down an "unidentified object" over Lake Huron on orders from President Joe Biden. It was the fourth such downing in eight days, which Pentagon officials believe has no peacetime precedent. https://t.co/j5pTlDYSo1

— The Associated Press (@AP) February 13, 2023

REPORTER: "Have you ruled out aliens or extraterrestrials?"

GENERAL GLEN D. VANHERCK: "I haven't ruled out anything at this point." pic.twitter.com/rT0freDQyC

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) February 13, 2023

#BREAKING US has communicated with Beijing on the alleged Chinese surveillance balloon shot down on February 4, after Pentagon overtures were rebuffed for days, a defense official says pic.twitter.com/W1SpaSj8wY

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) February 13, 2023

The death toll from the Feb. 6 earthquake in Turkey and Syria has crossed 33,000 — a senior UN official has said that he fears the figure might reach 50,000 in the coming days. https://t.co/Ss4EBhtQ22

— DW News (@dwnews) February 12, 2023

Former foreign minister Nikos Christodoulides has been elected the new president of Cyprus in a runoff election. His rival, veteran diplomat Andreas Mavroyiannis, conceded defeat. https://t.co/KLtcoH57A7

— The Associated Press (@AP) February 12, 2023

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Dems suffered a loss Sunday in Berlin regional parliament elections, coming 2nd to conservative rivals, broadcaster estimates showed.
The Christian Democratic Union won some 28% while Scholz's SPD got 18%, its worst postwar result
🇩🇪 #AFP pic.twitter.com/8jnFMTgVz0

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) February 12, 2023

WATCH: Bola Tinubu, a veteran from Buhari's ruling party, will face off with the main opposition's Atiku Abubakar, a former vice president and veteran presidential contender, and Peter Obi from the Labour Party as Nigeria prepares to elect a new president https://t.co/95uyd8CNkK pic.twitter.com/dUcb9EtRVd

— Reuters (@Reuters) February 13, 2023

VIDEO: 🇵🇪 Peru protesters clash with police during anti-government march

Clashes break out during an anti-government protest in the capital Lima after President Boluarte on Friday called for a multiparty dialogue to help resolve her country's political crisis pic.twitter.com/JxhDdtbbZW

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) February 12, 2023