Students across Hong Kong returned to school on Tuesday after a summer break marked by record high temperatures and downpours. At one primary school in Tai Po, students showed up with excitement and enthusiasm as they were reunited at a new campus. Their original premises were affected by the Wang Fuk Court fire. Wendy Wong has the story.

The government has announced enhanced measures to bolster support for non-Chinese speaking students, and help them integrate smoothly into the education system. Hailey Yip reports.

The principal of a primary school in Tseung Kwan O says its merger with a sister school will not weaken its commitment to students. As Elvis Yu reports, the school has set aside HK$1.8 million to subsidise extracurricular activities this academic year.

The Hong Kong International School Association Limited and the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod have reached a confidential mediated settlement, bringing an end to their legal proceedings and officially dissolving their governance relationship. Hailey Yip has the details.

Hong Kong, China is sending 580 athletes to the Asian Games in Nagoya this month, with Chief Executive John Lee expressing confidence that they can surpass the achievements of past contingents. He officially handed the SAR flag to the squad at an event hosted by the Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China. Hailey Yip again.

The city’s privacy watchdog says more than 33,000 people may have been affected by a recent data breach at online shopping platform Neigbuy. Wallis Wang has the details.

President Xi Jinping says Beijing sees the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation as an important platform to implement the Global Development Initiative. His remarks came as leaders of the group gathered in the capital of Kyrgyzstan for a two-day summit. Wallis Wang reports.

The death toll from the flash mudslide that barrelled down the Himalayas almost a week ago has climbed past one-thousand. Nepal confirmed 987 deaths so far, while China reported 16 fatalities. A frantic search is continuing on both sides of the border for more than 4,500 missing people. Chinese rescue teams have been clearing a heavily damaged road, said to be less than a kilometre away from the disaster zone in Gyirong County, while in Nepal, efforts to find survivors are reaching a critical point. Azam Khan reports.

Specialised rescue teams from China, India and Nepal have built temporary bridges to reach remote areas struck by recent devastating floods. They’ve also been digging through the ruins of hydropower projects, using excavators to try to rescue hundreds of workers trapped inside stations and underground tunnels. Jamie Clarke has the details.

An environment expert said the massive flash flood along the Himalayan border of China and Nepal was unusual and intense given the size of the glacial collapse and debris flow. Benjamin Horton, Dean of the School of Energy and Environment at City University, told RTHK's Backchat programme that more attention should be paid to climate change. He noted that compared with industrial countries, Nepal's contribution to climate change is negligible.

China's solar energy capacity has surpassed that of coal-fired power for the first time to become the nation's largest power source by installed capacity. The milestone was announced by the National Energy Administration. Marcus Lum reports.

The US and Iran have again traded strikes in the latest tit-for-tat attacks. Iran has reported casualties at a wedding ceremony from the US attacks. Both sides continue to threaten each other with retaliation, while Iran’s Revolutionary Guards says the US attacks will ‘tighten the lock’ on the Strait of Hormuz. Jordan says three ballistic missiles fell in remote areas away from populated centres. Jamie Clarke has more.

The United States has pressed G20 members to take a hands-off approach to AI regulation and avoid creating new rules for the technology. A tech-focused G20 meeting in North Carolina comes amid a global debate on how governments should address the dangers and promise of artificial intelligence. Jamie Clarke has more.

France's prison population broke new records last month, nearing 90,000 inmates as overcrowding hit an all-time high, according to the country's justice ministry data. Aaron Tam reports.