President Xi Jinping has held a phone call with his US counterpart, Donald Trump, in their first exchange since a face-to-face meeting in South Korea last month. Raymond Yeung reports.

Chief Executive John Lee says the erroneous remarks by Japan's prime minister have seriously hurt the feelings of the Chinese people, and challenge the post-war international order. Elvis Yu reports.

The chief executive says Hong Kong must deeply comprehend the spirit of the Fourth Plenary session in order to grasp the country's development direction. John Lee added that the city must also take note of the opportunities offered. Elvis Yu reports.

Cooperation in collaborating and promoting sports development in the Greater Bay Area has entered a new phase, according to Chief Executive John Lee. This follows a four-party agreement between Hong Kong, Guangdong, Macau and the nation's sports agency. Chloe Feng reports.

The director of the Hong Kong Palace Museum has apologised for the inexperience of frontline staff, saying they may have disappointed visitors of a new ancient Egypt exhibition. Damon Pang has the story.

Police have warned motorists to expect much longer traffic times on Sunday in Tsim Sha Tsui, where the annual Cyclothon will kick off. Ceci Lee - Hong Kong's triple gold medallist at the National Games - will be among the participants. Damon Pang has the details.

The organisers of the Hong Kong Streetathon have again apologised to runners who had trouble retrieving their bags after Sunday's race. As Elvis Yu reports, they pledged to improve the baggage claim system.

The Legislative Council elections will take place on the 7th of next month, and candidates across the SAR are stepping up their campaigns to drum up support. RTHK English News reached out to candidates of all 10 geographical constituencies, and asked them to briefly present their election platforms. Today, we'll hear from those who are running in New Territories North West where five candidates are vying for two seats:

Funeral prayers have been held in Pakistan for the three people killed in a suicide bombing earlier on Monday. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack at the headquarters of a security force in the northwest of the country, which also wounded 11 people. Jamie Clarke has the story:

Thousands of people have attended the funeral organised by Hezbollah for its top military commander, after he was killed on Sunday in an Israeli airstrike. The targeted assassination by Israel - a type of operation that had become rarer since a ceasefire was agreed last year - came a day after Lebanon marked its Independence Day and deepened fears of a renewed Israeli escalation... as Jamie Clarke reports:

The United States and Ukraine have drafted what they say is an updated and refined peace framework to end Kyiv's conflict with Moscow. Details have not been released, but it's believed that the US and Ukraine have watered down or removed parts of an earlier proposal that favoured Russia. They said Ukraine's sovereignty must be upheld. Azam Khan has the details.

Environmental experts say the recent UN Climate Summit in Brazil saw mixed results in the consensus reached by attending nations. The summit also known as COP30 -- which was attended by the largest-ever Chinese delegation -- saw agreements made on safeguarding forestation and climate financing, but was unable to come up with a roadmap to cut fossil fuels. Amos Tai, Professor and Director of the Earth System Science Programme at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Yau Wing-kwong, Founder and CEO of the Environmental Association, told Azam Khan on RTHK's Backchat programme, why forestation was a key focus at the forum, which took place in the Amazon rainforest:

Jamaica has appealed to wealthy countries for help to rebuild after a devastating hurricane battered the Caribbean island earlier this month. Scientists say the effects of the storm were made worse because of climate change. Francis Punia has the details:

We begin with football -- where here at home... Ashley Westwood has left his role as head coach of the SAR football team after reaching "a mutual agreement" with the Football Association of Hong Kong, China. As Frank Yung reports, the HKFA made the announcement just days after the local squad suffered a 2-1 Asian Cup qualifying defeat by Singapore on home soil:

The Hong Kong, China men's rugby sevens team were undefeated in their golden National Games campaign last week. They took on a challenging opponent - Shandong - in the final and won 26-19. Max Denmark, who played for Hong Kong in the gold-medal match at the Kai Tak Stadium told Backchat hosts Mike Rowse and Azam Khan why rugby sevens continues to flourish in the city:

Operation Santa Claus 2025 is in full swing, and this year we're raising money for 13 charities. One of the projects is "Play with Purpose: Rugby For Inclusion & Emotional Strength" which is organised by Rugby For Good — a charity that aims to use rugby to foster life skills and mental resilience among underprivileged young people. Radio 3's Alishiba Matloob met up with Rocky Chow, the Executive Director of Rugby For Good.