LONDON, Nov 13 — British news publisher the Guardian said today it will no longer post to X, citing “disturbing content” on the social media platform, including racism and conspiracy theories.

NEW JERSEY, Nov 13 — Tesla said today it was recalling 2,431 Cybertruck electric pickup trucks in the United States as loss of drive power could increase the risk of a crash, in its sixth such move this year.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 — Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) has been confirmed as a medal event at the 2025 SEA Games in Thailand.

MANILA, Nov 13 — The Philippine government said today it will not stand in the way if former president Rodrigo Duterte wants to surrender to the International Criminal Court (ICC), and would be obliged to comply if his arrest was sought over his war on drugs.

WASHINGTON, Nov 13 — The heads of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday said they would work with incoming United States president, Republican Donald Trump, underscoring the importance of private sector funding for developing countries hit by climate change.

WASHINGTON, Nov 13 — Arab-Americans who voted for Donald Trump in the Muslim-majority United States city of Dearborn, Michigan, have urged the president-elect to demand an immediate cease-fire in Palestine and Lebanon.

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 13 — A Chinese envoy yesterday urged Israel to lift the restrictions on humanitarian access in Gaza and stop using humanitarian assistance as a bargaining chip, as the already dire humanitarian situation there is rapidly deteriorating, reported Xinhua.

SYDNEY, Nov 13 — Flights between Australia and the Indonesian province of Bali have been grounded due to ash from an erupting volcano, reported Xinhua.

WASHINGTON, Nov 13 — President-elect Donald Trump has announced that billionaire Elon Musk would lead a new Department of Government Efficiency with former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, the German news agency dpa reported.

CALIFORNIA, Nov 12 — Meta Platforms plans to offer Instagram and Facebook users in Europe the option to receive “less personalised ads”, the tech giant announced today, in an effort to allay regulators’ mounting concerns.

MOSCOW, Nov 12 — Russia’s lower house of Parliament voted unanimously today to ban what authorities cast as pernicious propaganda for a child-free way of life, hoping to boost a faltering birth rate.

SINGAPORE, Nov 12 — Singapore has introduced new legislation to strengthen protection against discrimination across all stages of employment, empowering authorities with a broader set of actions to address errant employers.

BRUSSELS, Nov 12 — Apple was told by the European Union today to stop geo-blocking, the practice of restricting content according to a user’s geographical location, on services such as its App Store, Apple Arcade, Music, iTunes Store, Books and Podcasts.

BAKU, Nov 12 — Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev used a keynote speech at the COP29 climate summit to lash out at Western critics of his country’s oil and gas industry, saying it had been the victim of a “well-orchestrated campaign of slander and blackmail”.

CANBERRA, Nov 12 — China is stepping up pressure on the Philippines to cede its sovereign rights in the South China Sea, Manila’s Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said today after meeting his Australian counterpart in Canberra.

GENEVA, Nov 12 — Talks aimed at reaching a global agreement on how to better fight pandemics will continue into next year and are expected to be completed by the next World Health Assembly in May, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said yesterday.

JAKARTA, Nov 12 — Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto congratulated Donald Trump on his election victory in a phone call after landing in Washington on an official visit that includes a meeting with President Joe Biden today.

WELLINGTON, Nov 12 — New Zealand offered a historic national apology today to victims and families of hundreds of thousands of young people and vulnerable adults who were subjected to physical and sexual abuse in institutions over the last 70 years.

VATICAN CITY, Nov 12 — The Vatican launched yesterday new artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled services for St Peter’s Basilica, allowing virtual access to its Renaissance-era architectural treasures for all and enhanced tours for visitors.

AMSTERDAM, Nov 12 — The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) governing body will launch an external probe into its chief prosecutor Karim Khan over alleged sexual misconduct, it said in a statement yesterday, confirming a previous report by Reuters.