US President Donald Trump has kept the world guessing as to whether the United States will join Israel's bombardment of Iranian nuclear and missile sites. Israel and Iran have again exchanged fire for a sixth day. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Thursday that his country was committed to "diplomacy" but would continue to act in "self-defence". As Jamie Clarke reports, fear has gripped the Iranian capital Tehran, with empty streets, shuttered shops, patchy mobile phone signals and scores of residents fleeing.

Beijing says nearly 800 Chinese citizens have been evacuated from Iran since Israel launched its strikes against the country last week. Sophie Cheung reports.

The Beijing official overseeing Hong Kong affairs has arrived in the SAR on a five-day inspection tour. Xia Baolong, the director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, is here to learn about the latest economic and social developments. During his visit, he's scheduled to attend a forum marking five years since the enactment of the national security law. DAB chairman Gary Chan expects Xia to underscore the need for vigilance on national security at the event. Hailey Yip reports.

The public has been urged to remain confident about Hong Kong's economy. The call by Labour Secretary Chris Sun came after the city's jobless rate edged up 0.1 percentage points to 3.5 percent between March and May. Natale Ching reports.

The Hong Kong Trade Development Council has forecasted that the city’s exports will retain a three percent growth this year. This comes as the council announced the results of its latest Export Confidence Index and its mid-year trade review. Noting there was a minor contraction in the current export performance and the expectation index, Irina Fan, the council’s director of research, said the slight reduction was expected because of trade tensions between the US and the mainland. She spoke to Matthew Hung about how anxiety over America's trade policy had impacted Hong Kong's export performance.

Lawmaker Jeffrey Lam says more foreign funds are coming to Hong Kong as the National Security Law helps to provide a stable environment for businesses. Chloe Feng reports.

Housing minister Winnie Ho says officials are following up on about 700 reports of public housing tenancy abuse. Almost 4,000 reports have been received since January when authorities rolled out the Report Public Housing Abuse Award scheme. Informants can get up to HK$3,000 and a certificate of appreciation if the tip-off helps authorities take back the flat. Raymond Yeung reports.

Four universities in Hong Kong have finished in the top 100 of a global ranking by a British-based publication that measures efforts in sustainability. The annual Times Higher Education Impact Rankings assess the performance of universities in research, stewardship, outreach and teaching in advancing the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. Frank Yung reports.

A new accelerator initiative is aimed at helping start-ups grow by providing funding and support. Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Sun Dong says this will promote the development of Hong Kong as an international innovation and technology centre. Hailey Yip reports.

The government has approved allowing autonomous vehicles in Tung Chung, as part of a trial scheme that began half a year ago. Apollo Go, a subsidiary of mainland tech giant Baidu, has been running 10 cars around the airport. As Damon Pang reports, the Transport Department says the trial has made significant progress.

The People's Bank of China will set up an "international operations centre" for the digital yuan to boost the currency's global influence. Central bank governor Pan Gongsheng also said policymakers would push forward the yuan's foreign exchange futures trading in Shanghai to provide a new-risk hedging tool for investors. Chloe Feng reports.

A mainland financial market veteran says the planned establishment of the new global operation centre for the digital yuan will help boost the adoption of the renminbi on a wider scale. Speaking in an RTHK interview, Marco Sun, director and chief financial market analyst at MUFG Bank (China), said the digital yuan had gradually become popular among residents and businesses on the mainland and the Shanghai centre would assist in increasing the number of cross-border transactions for the yuan. He spoke with Chloe Feng.

Nearly 70,000 people in southern China have been evacuated after heavy flooding caused by Typhoon Wutip. Todd Harding reports.

The sole survivor of last week's Air India plane crash has helped lay his brother to rest at a funeral in western India. Several people from the town, which lost 14 others to the crash, came out for the funeral. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner bound for London began losing altitude just seconds after take-off last Thursday. All but one passenger died in the world's worst aviation disaster in a decade. Jamie Clarke reports.

At a summit that was missing US president Donald Trump, Group of Seven leaders have vowed greater support for Ukraine but stopped short of jointly condemning Russia for its growing attacks. Natale Ching reports.

Emergency workers have pulled more bodies from the rubble of a nine-storey apartment building in Kyiv which was demolished by a Russian missile earlier this week. It raised the death toll from the latest attack on the Ukrainian capital to 28. Moscow has launched a summer offensive on parts of the roughly 1,000 km frontline, as well as intensify long-range missile attacks that have struck urban residential areas. As Jamie Clarke reports, the mood was sombre in Kyiv.

Retired Chinese long-distance runner and Olympic gold medallist Wang Junxia has become a Hongkonger through the Quality Migrant Admission Scheme. Her teenage daughter, meanwhile, says she hopes to represent the city in sports in future, as Wallis Wang reports.

More than 36,000 athletes will take part in the National Games and the National Special Olympic Games, making the events the largest to date, according to the organisers. Hailey Yip reports.

In football, Manchester City made a winning start to their Club World Cup title defence. The Premier League giants beat Moroccan side Wydad Casablanca 2-nil in Philadelphia. Meanwhile, five-time winners Real Madrid kicked off their run in the tournament by drawing 1-all with Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. Todd Harding has details.