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A dock walkway collapse killed seven people in the southern US state of Georgia yesterday. — Picture via X

Dock walkway collapse kills seven in US state of Georgia as crowds gather for island festival

The victim, dining with acquaintances in a private room, was shot by another Chinese national, who suddenly rose from his seat and fired four shots at close range. — Screenshot via Facebook

Chinese national gunned down in Makati hotpot restaurant after business dispute, police launch manhunt

More than 70 fake bomb threats have been made against flights operated by multiple Indian airlines this week.  AFP pic

Indian airlines targeted by fake bomb threats, fighter jets scrambled in multiple countries

Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk, who supports Republican presidential nominee former U.S. President Donald Trump, gestures as he speaks about voting during an America PAC Town Hall in Folsom, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 17, 2024. — Reuters pic

Elon Musk pledges US$1m daily giveaway to Trump petition signers, warns of dire consequences if Harris win

Former general Prabowo Subianto was sworn in today as president of Indonesia. — AFP pic

Prabowo Subianto sworn in as Indonesia’s president, vows bold global role

US singer Lizzo attends a get out the vote campaign rally with Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris at Western International High School in Detroit, Michigan, October 19, 2024. — AFP pic

Lizzo vs Arnold Palmer? Harris and Trump rally star power as early voting heats up in battleground states

A taxi moto driver walks past pictures of Indonesia's president-elect Prabowo Subianto and vice president-elect Gibran Rakabuming Raka ahead of their inauguration today. — AFP pic

Prabowo Subianto set to take office as Indonesia's president amid controversy over rights abuses

An installation including a mask representing Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set up during an anti-government demonstration in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv yesterday, amid the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip between Israel and the Palestinian militant Hamas movement. — AFP pic

Netanyahu accuses Hezbollah of assassination attempt amid escalating Israel-Iran tensions

This underwater photo taken on April 5, 2024, shows bleached and dead coral around Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef, north of the city of Cairns. — AFP pic

That can’t be good: US agency says witnessing unprecedented coral bleaching that’s ‘still increasing’

People stand behind an idol wearing a doctor's coat as they attend a protest condemning the rape and murder of a trainee medic at a government-run hospital, in Kolkata, India, October 15, 2024. — Reuters pic

India: Rape victims struggle to get justice

A supporter of Yemen’s Houthis holds up a picture of slain Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar  during a rally in Sanaa on October 18, 2024. — AFP pic

How blind luck let Israel finally eliminate elusive Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar

Greenpeace activists hang a banner that reads “COP 16 Action for Nature?” in Cali, Valle del Cauca department, Colombia, on October 18, 2024. — AFP pic

What are national biodiversity plans and why are almost 200 countries rushing to finish their homework on this?

A Ukrainian serviceman stands next to 155-mm artillery shells at a position near a front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine January 14, 2024. — Reuters pic

When 155mm is not 155mm — Nato takes another step towards shared arms standards

Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system operates for interceptions as rockets are launched from Lebanon towards Israel, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, as seen from Haifa, Israel, October 19, 2024. — Reuters pic

Hezbollah fires rockets into northern Israel as Israeli strikes pound Gaza

Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump looks on as Democratic presidential nominee and US Vice President Kamala Harris' face appears as a video plays on a screen, during a rally at Huntington Place in Detroit, Michigan, October 18, 2024. — Reuters pic

Harris, Trump court early voters; Usher, Lizzo on the campaign trail

Muslim Arab American votes for the next US president are divided between Democratic nominee Kamal Harris (pictured) and the Republican candidate Donald Trump. — AFP pic

Obama’s ex-transport chief LaHood among prominent Lebanese Americans pledging vote to Kamala Harris in US presidential polls to end war in Middle East