All 161 hopefuls have been cleared to run in next month's Legislative Council elections. And as Frank Yung reports, 39 election forums will be held and broadcast to the public.

The Hospital Authority has been urged to be more flexible with families who need to preserve the remains of their loved ones in mortuaries for an extended period of time. Elvis Yu has the details.

The Standby Signal No. 1 will remain in force for most of Tuesday as Typhoon Fung-wong edges closer to Hong Kong. Frank Yung reports.

Hong Kong's fairy tale journey at the National Games ended in defeat on Monday night, as the men's handball team lost 25-33 to Beijing in the bronze medal match. However, it was still the best ever finish for the SAR, who never made it to the semi-finals before this year. Damon Pang has all the action from Day One:

Hong Kong, China golf star Taichi Kho says he is hoping to play his best golf back at the National Games. The Fanling course is where the competition will be held and he's hoping of reliving the glory he had in 2023 when he made history by becoming the first player from the SAR to win an Asian Tour event. Hailey Yip has this report:

Hopes of ending the record-long US government shutdown are gaining traction. US senators are expected to begin voting Monday night on a compromise funding package to reopen the government. If approved, The House will have to return and adopt the deal before it is sent to President Donald Trump's desk to be signed. RTHK's Washington correspondent, Simon Marks, says that government workers could be back at their jobs in a couple of days' time once the vote is passed. But he told Carol Musgrave the deal is only temporary:

At least eight people have been killed and 20 injured after a car explosion in India's capital, Delhi. As Jamie Clarke reports, it is a rare blast in the heavily guarded city of more than 30 million people:

Brazil's COP30 climate summit has opened with a plea for countries to get along. The host country has brokered an agreement on the agenda for the two-week summit in the Amazon. In doing so, Brazil has fended off attempts from developing-country negotiating blocks to shoehorn contentious issues into the talks - such as climate finance and carbon taxes. Jamie Clarke has more:

South Korea's coast guard is searching for nine missing crew members of a Chinese fishing boat that capsized Monday. It's the second incident in two days involving Chinese trawlers. Azam Khan reports.

Every year, hundreds of families in northern Bangladesh face eviction due to the collapse of eroding riverbanks. In the process, people lose not only their homes but also their land, crops and livestock. The erosion is not a new phenomenon, but residents say the land was previously more settled. They say unseasonal rainfall and changes in the river's depth have accelerated the problem - as Jamie Clarke reports:

Operation Santa Claus 2025 is well underway. This year we're raising money for 13 charities. One of the projects being supported in Farm the City -- a charity that aims to build greener, happier and more resilient communities. Carolyn Wright met up with Michelle Hong, executive director of Farm the City to find out more about what they do.

In tennis -- Jannik Sinner opened his title defence at the ATP Finals in Turin on a winning note, taking down Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime in straight sets. Sinner has now won 27 consecutive indoor hard court matches, and has not dropped a set at the season-ending tournament since his defeat to Novak Djokovic in the final two years ago. Todd Harding has more: