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With around 1,600 locations primarily situated in Southern states and along the Gulf Coast, Waffle House restaurants are particularly susceptible to hurricane damage, but the chain strives to remain operational during various weather events. — Picture from social media

Waffle House Index indicates trouble ahead: Tampa locations closed as Hurricane Milton approaches

Prabowo also suggested his Cabinet will keep many ministers from the administration of outgoing President Joko Widodo, saying decisions will be merit-based. — AFP pic

Indonesia's president-elect Prabowo defends ‘fat’ Cabinet plans as strengthening governance

A woman places her thumb for fingerprint identification during the municipal elections first round, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 6, 2024. — AFP pic

OpenAI warns of spike in AI-generated fake content targeting elections

Republican presidential nominee, former US President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee, US Vice President Kamala Harris take part in a presidential debate hosted by ABC in Philadelphia September 10, 2024 in a combination of file photographs. — Reuters pic

Trump dismisses Harris’ second debate challenge, claims no need for rematch

The 59-year-old pilot, who had worked for Turkish Airlines since 2007, had passed a medical examination in March, which gave no indication of any health problems. — Reuters pic

Turkish Airlines pilot dies mid-flight, forcing emergency landing in New York

Daniel Khalife, 23, is on trial accused of both the break-out and passing information to Iran for cash while posted in the UK and United States. — AFP pic

Ex-British soldier accused of passing UK military secrets to Iran, trial hears

The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) will meet Li at their gathering in Vientiane after a day of talks among themselves dominated by the Myanmar civil war. — AFP pic

South China Sea disputes on agenda as Asean leaders meet China Premier Li Qiang

A woman sits behind the shattered windshield of a car in an area hit by an Israeli air strike in Baalbek, in Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa Valley, on October 9, 2024. — AFP pic

US warns Israel not to repeat Gaza-like destruction in Lebanon

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te is set to deliver a key speech on October 10 as part of the self-ruled island’s National Day celebrations. — AFP pic

China has been causing ‘chaos’, Taiwan official says ahead of keynote address

A woman holds an umbrella while arriving at a shelter as Hurricane Milton approaches, in Lakeland, Florida October 9, 2024. — Reuters pic

‘Extremely dangerous’ Hurricane Milton pummels Florida’s west coast, spawning tornadoes and life-threatening storm surges

A damaged railway track is seen in Green Mountain, North Carolina, October 6, 2024, in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. The storm, which struck Florida on September 26, has killed more than 225 people across a handful of states -- making it the deadliest natural disaster to hit the United States since 2005's Hurricane Katrina -- with the toll still rising. — AFP pic

A US climate scientist sees hurricane Helene's devastation firsthand

US Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris cracked open a can of Miller High Life at the prompting of host Stephen Colbert.

‘Would you like to have one with me?’: Kamala Harris pops open beer on late night TV

A goat stands on a rock on the small island of Antikythera, on September 17, 2024. — AFP pic

Greek island has less than 30 people left, with not a single child

Beatrice Zavarro, lawyer of Dominique Pelicot accused of drugging his former partner Gisele Pelicot for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, poses at the Avignon courthouse on October 2, 2024. — AFP pic

Alone against the world: Meet the lawyer representing French man who invited dozens of strangers to drug-rape wife

A Palestinian woman walks past a damaged wall bearing the UNRWA logo at a camp for internally displaced people in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on May 28, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group. — AFP pic

With the world on fire, who deserves to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize this year?

A pro-Palestinian protester waves a Palestine flag as people rally in support of Gaza and Lebanon in front of the City Hall to mark one year of the war between Hamas and Israel in Orlanda, Florida, on October 5, 2024. — AFP pic

Is Palestine unity on the cards? Hamas says started meetings with rival Fatah to discuss Gaza war