MOUNTAIN VIEW, May 15 — Alphabet’s YouTube yesterday said it would comply with a court decision and block access inside Hong Kong to 32 video links deemed prohibited content.

RIYADH, May 15 — The Biden administration’s significant tariff hikes on China’s clean energy goods could severely hinder the United States’ decarbonisation efforts, a leading expert on energy strategy has warned, Xinhua reported.

THE HAGUE, May 14 — The United Nations (UN) International Court of Justice (ICJ) will hold hearings on Thursday and Friday to discuss new emergency measures sought by South Africa over Israel’s attacks on Rafah during the war in Gaza, the court said yesterday.

SINGAPORE, May 14 — After nearly two decades, Singapore inaugurates a new prime minister tomorrow.

MANILA/BEIJING, May 14 — The Philippines said yesterday it would keep a closer guard on reefs, shoals and islets in its exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea, as Beijing denied accusations of building an artificial island in the disputed waters.

MUMBAI, May 14 — At least 14 people have died and dozens were injured after a huge billboard fell on them during a thunderstorm in India's financial capital Mumbai, according to local authorities.

JAKARTA, May 14 — The number of people killed by flash floods and mud slides in Indonesia's West Sumatra province has risen to 52 and more than 3,000 people were evacuated, authorities said on Tuesday.

TANAH DATAR, May 13 — Flash floods and mudslides in Indonesia’s West Sumatra province killed at least 43 people over the weekend while a search for 15 missing people continued, authorities said today.

CAIRO, May 13 — Israeli forces pushed deep into the ruins of Gaza’s northern edge today to recapture an area they claimed to have been where they defeated Hamas months ago, while at the opposite end of the enclave, tanks and troops pushed across a highway into Rafah.

SINGAPORE, May 13 — Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong today submitted his resignation to President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, saying he and his cabinet will resign on Wednesday, reported Xinhua.

MANILA, May 13 — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is committed to sustaining a presence in a disputed area of the South China Sea to ensure China does not carry out reclamation activities at Sabina Shoal, its spokesman said today.

HYDERABAD/SRINAGAR, May 13 — India voted today in the fourth phase of a seven-week general election, as campaign rhetoric became more strident over economic disparities and religious divisions while soaring summer temperatures presented a challenge for some voters.

ISTANBUL, May 13 — At least 500 medical personnel have been killed since the beginning of Israel’s war on Gaza on October 7 last year, the Gaza Health Ministry said on Sunday as the world marked International Nurses Day.

TANAH DATAR, May 13 — Flash floods and mud slides in Indonesia's West Sumatra province killed at least 37 people this weekend while the search for 17 missing people is still ongoing, authorities said on Monday.

NEW YORK, May 13 — A man with end-stage renal disease who earlier this year became the first human to receive a new kidney from a genetically-modified pig has died, Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston said.

JAKARTA, May 12 — As Indonesia’s president-elect Prabowo Subianto prepares to enter office in October, he looks set to take a more assertive stance in foreign policy, saying that diplomacy, negotiations, and the “Asian way” have helped to defuse tension.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 — The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, denounced the notion of ‘safe zones’ in Gaza as false and misleading.

JAKARTA, May 12 — Floods ravaged the Agam, Padang, and Tanah Datar districts of West Sumatra last night, resulting in 22 fatalities, seven injuries, and two missing.

MANILA, May 12 — The Philippines has said it deployed ships to a disputed area in the South China Sea, where it accused China of building "an artificial island" in an escalating maritime row.

ANKARA, May 12 — At least 34,971 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s ongoing offensive on the Gaza Strip since October last year, said the Palestinian Health Ministry yesterday.