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Former Fox News talk show host Tucker Carlson at Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally yesterday, where he made disparaging remarks about Democrat Kamala Harris, misidentifying her heritage as Samoan-Malaysian. — Reuters pic

Tucker Carlson mocks Kamala Harris as ‘Samoan-Malaysian’ at Trump New York rally ahead of key election

Palestinians inspect the damage after an overnight Israeli airstrike in Beit Lahia the northern Gaza Strip on October 27, 2024. — AFP pic

Egypt president unveils plan for two-day Gaza truce, hostage release

Police, Secret Service agents and plainclothes officers swarmed the area, a hive of activity that is home to a rail, subway and bus terminal. — Reuters pic

Tourists vs Trump fans: New York sidewalks erupt in a hilarious political showdown

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was on thin ice today after his ruling coalition was projected to have lost its parliamentary majority in disastrous snap elections. — AFP pic

Could Ishiba be Japan’s shortest-serving PM? LDP fails to secure absolute majority in snap elections

Retired schoolteacher Mary Jane Zakas poses inside the historic Esmeralda County Courthouse in Goldfield, Nevada October 17, 2024, where casting and counting of ballots takes place for the state's least populous Esmeralda County. ‘I do not trust the results from the 2020 election,’ says Zakas, who is part of an effort to recall Cindy Elgan as county clerk. — AFP pic

Conspiracy theories and threats reshape US elections: How misinformation impacts Nevada as election officials struggle with distrust

A woman withdraws Argentine pesos from an ATM machine at a bank in Buenos Aires on November 4, 2021. Argentina is suffering from the so-called ‘ponzidemia’ (Ponzi scheme pandemic), due to the increasing pyramid schemes amid a prolonged economic crisis. — AFP pic

As recession grips Argentina, thousands fall victim to ‘Ponzidemia’ schemes targeting savings

Israeli police inspect the truck at the site of a ramming attack in Ramat Hasharon, north of Tel Aviv October 27, 2024. — AFP pic

Israel emergency service says dozens injured as truck hits bus stop

Last year, China’s population dropped for the second consecutive year, falling to 1.4 billion — a decline of over two million — with only nine million births, the lowest since 1949. — Reuters pic

China reports 14,808 fewer kindergartens in 2023, marking second consecutive decline

In South Korea, students are generally around 12 years old when they enter the first year of middle school and turn 15 by the time they graduate. — Yonhap pic via Reuters

S. Korea police charge four middle schoolers with creating and distributing deepfake porn of classmates

A flock of ducks sit atop a roof of a submerged house brought about from Tropical Storm Trami in Bula town, Camarines Sur province, South of Manila on October 26, 2024. — Reuters pic

Flood warnings and airport shutdowns follow Storm Trami’s arrival in Vietnam

Hayashi developed the ransomware-like virus at his home in Kawasaki, using illegal source code obtained with AI tools. 

In legal first, Japan convicts man of abusing AI to generate ransomware

Live rounds are fired during a nighttime exercise on Penghu Islands, Taiwan October 24, 2024. — Reuters pic

China holds ‘combat’ patrol near Taiwan after US approves RM8.68b arms sale

Under Hong Kong law, harming protected wild animals can result in a fine of up to HK$100,000 (RM59,631) and a one-year prison sentence. — Reuters pic

In Hong Kong, 89-year-old arrested for killing pigeon with stone in Kowloon playground

Rescuers evacuate a family from their submerged house brought about from Tropical Storm Trami in Bula town, Camarines Sur province, South of Manila on October 26, 2024. — AFP pic

Death toll from Storm Trami hits 100 as Philippine rescuers work to reach stranded communities

Displaced Palestinian man Khalil Al-Shannar walks past the rubble carrying bags of bread, amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, October 24, 2024. — Reuters pic

India says ‘concerned’ about ‘developments in West Asia’

Some threats led to planes being diverted to Canada and Germany, and fighter jets scrambled to escort aircraft in the skies above Britain and Singapore. — iStock.com pic via AFP

India warns social media over bomb hoaxes, says ‘consequential action’ on horizon