Russian forces have made a sudden thrust into eastern Ukraine, an advance that is one of the most dramatic in the past year. The move comes ahead of a meeting between the leaders of Russia and the United States this week, which European Union states fear could end in peace terms imposed on an unlawfully shrunken Ukraine. Jamie Clarke has more:

Hong Kong has recorded its sixth imported case of chikungunya fever this year. As Charlie Chun tells us, the man who came down with the disease - similar to a number of previous patients - visited Foshan in Guangdong province, where an outbreak has been reported.

Health officials have urged the public not to use test kits themselves to detect the mosquito-borne chikungunya fever, saying doing so could create "fake negatives" for the virus. Thousands of cases have been reported in Guangdong in recent weeks. Damon Pang tells us more.

A secondary school in Tsing Yi has denied online reports that it is working with tutorial centres to offer places to mainland students. This came as the Education Bureau said it would seriously deal with such cases. The bureau temporarily shut down a school in Cheung Sha Wan last week following reports that it had partnered with a Shenzhen-based tutorial centre to promote a Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education exam programme for the 2025 academic year. Wallis Wang has the details.

A man accused of placing bottles of soft drinks mixed with urine on supermarket shelves has been remanded in custody following his court appearance. Frank Yung reports.

The Drainage Services Department says it has bought three more pumping robots, costing about HK$3 million, to help cope with the increasing frequency of extreme weather events in Hong Kong. The new robots will arrive this week. Torrential rains struck the city in recent weeks, prompting the Observatory to issue four black rainstorm warnings in a span of eight days. The department deployed its pumping robots to deal with 10 severe flooding incidents last week. Chief engineer Yvonne Lo told Elvis Yu that it would assess their cost-effectiveness to decide if there's a need to acquire more.

The Equal Opportunities Commission said there's a lack of family-friendly employment practices in Hong Kong. A survey by the watchdog of 1,000 family members of employees and 400 human resources professionals last year found that most family members want flexible hours, a five-day week and work-from-home arrangements for their loved ones. But not many companies were able to implement all that. Executive director of the commission, Ferrick Chu, talked to Natasha Ho about what most family members wanted:

The Ombudsman has launched a full investigation into the regulatory mechanism for illegal parking caused by bicycle rental shops. Charlie Chun has the details.

Top fencers from the SAR and the world will face off at the Hong Kong Palace Museum later this month, as part of a series of activities to drum up support for the upcoming National Games. Olympic gold medallist Edgar Cheung will take on France's world champion Enzo Lefort - in a rematch of their Paris Olympics quarter-final. Event organiser and GDCD Association Limited chairman Vincent Cheng, who's also a DAB lawmaker, spoke to Lauren Kee about the promotional events for the National Games.

The Hong Kong, China Tenpin Bowling Congress believes that interest in the sport will increase because of its inclusion as a mass-participation event at the National Games in November. Hailey Yip has the details.

President Xi Jinping says China is ready to work with Brazil to set an example of unity and self-reliance among major countries in the Global South. In a phone call with his Brazilian counterpart, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Xi said they should work towards building a world that is more just and sustainable. Wendy Wong reports.

US President Donald Trump's takeover of Washington DC has begun, with National Guard troops arriving in the American capital. The White House ordered federal forces to take over the city's police department and reduce crime in what the president called a lawless city. Jamie Clarke reports:

A tariff truce between the world's two biggest economies has been extended for another 90 days, just hours before it was due to expire. The move brought relief to exporters who would otherwise have been hit with triple-digit duties. Lau Hon-ting reports.

China Evergrande Group has announced its shares will be delisted from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. And as Frank Yung reports, court-appointed liquidators warned the real estate firm's debt load was far bigger than earlier estimated.

The government has been urged to cut the stamp duty on property and ease investment rules to prop up the market. As Chloe Feng reports, the call comes ahead of the Chief Executive's Policy Address next month.

National headlines in India have been dominated by the country's Supreme Court order that all stray dogs in the capital must be relocated to shelters within weeks. As Jamie Clarke reports, the court order issued on Monday followed media reports of a rise in cases of rabies, especially among children: