Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to a proposal for a month-long halt to strikes against energy infrastructure in Ukraine. That's after a phone call with US President Donald Trump. The Russian leader, however, stopped short of accepting a full American-backed 30-day ceasefire. Following a lengthy call between the two leaders, the White House says talks aimed at advancing towards a broader peace plan will begin immediately. Jamie Clarke reports:

Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine is favourable to the US-proposed truce with Russia on strikes against energy infrastructure, but needed more "details" from the White House first. RTHK's Washington correspondent Simon Marks told Carol Musgrave that Trump and Putin were looking to advance their interests when they spoke:

Donald Trump's escalating conflict with America's judiciary burst into open confrontation as Supreme Court Justice John Roberts issued a rare public rebuke of the US president over his call for the impeachment of a federal judge. Trump has demanded the removal of a district judge who, over the weekend, ruled against his deportation plans. The American judiciary has been one of the few restraints on the Trump administration's agenda. Jamie Clarke reports:

After an unexpected nine-month stay in space, a pair of Nasa astronauts finally returned to Earth, concluding a mission that gained global attention. A SpaceX Crew Dragon spaceship carrying Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams -- alongside two other astronauts -- streaked through the atmosphere before deploying parachutes for a gentle splashdown off the Florida coast. The pair left in June last year for what was supposed to be an eight-day mission, but their return was delayed when their spaceship developed propulsion problems. Raymond Yeung reports:

In Hong Kong, the chief executive says concerns expressed over CK Hutchison's deal to sell its global port operations to a US consortium are worthy of "serious attention". John Lee also attacked what he called bullying tactics, adding that foreign governments should provide a fair environment for deal-making. Damon Pang reports:

The chief executive says any changes to cross-border driving arrangements must prioritise traffic management, and be carefully coordinated with mainland authorities. Kelly Yu has the details:

Chief Executive John Lee has announced that the Legislative Council general election will be held on December 7. He also said a by-election will be held three months before that date to fill vacancies in the Election Committee which is tasked with nominating and electing 40 Legco members. Damon Pang reports:

A special admission scheme that makes it easier for guests from Asean countries to visit Hong Kong is now in effect. The initiative was announced by Chief Executive John Lee as part of the city's efforts to boost ties with the Southeast Asian group. Kelly Yu reports:

Hong Kong can expect up to eight tropical cyclones this year. The observatory also blamed climate change and urbanisation for making the city hotter, as Charlie Chun reports:

The government has been urged to ban the possession of e-cigarette devices. This follows concerns that teenagers are taking the space oil drug. Janice Lo reports:

The Employees Retraining Board, or the ERB, says it will step up collaboration with tertiary institutions this year to provide advanced courses for people with a higher education level. The board has expanded its service targets to the entire local labour workforce regardless of their education level. Its chairman Yu Pang-chun spoke to Vanessa Cheng:

Hong Kong's jobless rate has increased slightly in the latest three month period ending in February - up by 0.1 percentage points to 3.2 percent. Aaron Tam reports:

State media has said that the former boss of state-owned banking giant Everbright Group has been jailed for bribery. As Todd Harding reports, he's the latest official to fall foul of President Xi Jinping's decade-long corruption crackdown.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned that the massive strikes on Gaza were "only the beginning" and that future negotiations with Hamas "will take place only under fire". Hamas' leader says the attacks that have killed more than 400 people were an attempt to force the group's "surrender". He also called the United States "complicit" in the escalation. Meanwhile, Israel's foreign minister says the country had no alternative other than to resume military operations in the strip. Aaron Tam spoke to our Jerusalem correspondent Robert Berger who described how Tuesday's strike on Gaza caught everyone by surprise:

US President Donald Trump has declared April the second as a "liberating day" for the United States. That's when he's planning reciprocal levies on countries to tackle trade he sees as unfair. Since January, he's imposed levies on multiple trading partners and imports. On Monday, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development forecast the likely economic slowdown caused by the tariff hikes will cost the US more than the extra income they're supposed to generate. As Todd Harding reports, Trump's tariffs have hit multiple products that American craft breweries need:

Could artificial intelligence be used to read the emotions of animals, just by looking at their faces? That's the hope of one engineer at a university in Britain. He¡¦s developing such a system to be integrated into an automated feeder, which would record and read the faces of pigs. The ultimate goal, he says, is to ensure that animals lead a happier life. Jamie Clarke has more: