Chief Executive John Lee says mainland authorities have selected two adult giant pandas to be sent to Hong Kong as gifts. The pair are aged between five and eight. Wendy Wong has the details:

The government says it has to strike a balance between what tenants can afford and financial stability when it comes to raising rents for public housing. This follows worries expressed by some elderly tenants about their growing financial burden. Kelly Yu reports:

The government says it wants to regulate online ride-hailing services to protect the safety and rights of passengers. Damon Pang reports:

A clear legal definition of originality is crucial to protecting AI-generated works, according to an IT expert. The government has launched a two-month public consultation to improve the Copyright Ordinance to safeguard the development of artificial intelligence technology. Francis Fong, chairman of the Hong Kong Information Technology Federation, also stressed the need for regular updates to the ordinance because of rapid AI advances. He told Charlie Chun that the government should work with industry leaders when making changes to the legislation:

A secondary school vice-principal says a slight drop in the percentage of primary six pupils getting their top secondary school choice is due to parents being "aggressive". Seventy-nine percent secured their first choice at both the discretionary stage and via central allocation - down slightly from 80 percent last year and the lowest since 2020. Through the central allocation system alone, 62 percent of primary six pupils got their top pick. Rizwan Ullah, who's also a Kowloon City district councillor, told Raymond Yeung about his thoughts on the latest results:

Security Secretary Chris Tang says the government has been in discussion with Shenzhen officials over a plan to speed up immigration clearance procedures at two border crossings. Anne Chan has more:

A man from Hong Kong has died while climbing Mount Fuji in Japan. The Immigration Department says it's offering assistance to the victim's family. Elvis Yu has more:

The government has announced higher cash incentives for SAR athletes competing in the upcoming Paris Olympics. Individual gold medallists could receive up to HK$6 million. Elvis Yu reports:

The People's Bank of China says global investors will be given more choice of collateral for trading government bonds. As Anne Chan reports, a new initiative is also expected to reduce costs:

Rescue workers in Indonesia are digging through tonnes of mud in a search for dozens of missing people following a landslide that hit an unauthorised gold mining area on Sulawesi island. At least 23 people, including three women and a four-year-old boy, were killed and dozens of others were pulled out alive by rescuers. Tom McAlinden reports:

Russia has denied responsibility for a missile strike on a children's hospital in the Ukrainian capital that killed at least 44 people and injured around 200. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says that was part of a Russian assault on Kyiv as well as five towns and cities in southern and eastern Ukraine. Annemarie Evans asked Paul Rogers, Professor of Peace Studies at Bradford University in the UK, whether he felt the bombing of the children's hospital was accidental or intentional:

The preserved body of an American mountaineer, who vanished more than two decades ago while scaling a snowy peak in Peru, has been found after being exposed by climate change-induced ice melt. The climber was reported missing in 2002 as he tried to climb one of the highest peaks in the Andes. Priscilla Ng reports:

A group of life-sized wild animal puppets took their first steps at the London launch of a new public art project that will see them embarking on a 20,000-kilometre journey from central Africa to northern Europe, symbolically fleeing from the effects of climate change. Azam Khan reports:

Nicholas Halliday is one of three Hong Kong sailors making their Olympic debut this summer. He's already flown to Marseilles to prepare for his race. And as Natale Ching reports, the 25-year-old said he's fully ready to ride the wave: