Morning news brief: Thai PM recalls Parliament amid protests, mics to be muted in US presidential debate & more

Protesters defied the government decree which prohibited gatherings of more than four people as they raised three-finger salute borrowed from the "Hunger Games" movies.

According to reports, Belgium has one of the highest per capita rate of COVID-19 infection in the world registering 222,253 cases which has doubled in a week.

Each candidate will be allotted two minutes to answer the moderator's questions and the other contender's mic will be shut off at that time.

The move is being considered a landmark boost for the civilian-backed government as it turns the page on the nation's decades as an international pariah.