Chief Executive John Lee has said that President Xi Jinping has instructed the SAR government to ensure full accountability over the deadly Tai Po inferno by getting to the bottom of the matter. He made the remarks after meeting the president during his annual duty visit to Beijing, as Damon Pang reports:

The SAR government has strongly condemned the Hong Kong Journalists Association, the HKJA, as well as anti-China foreign media, saying they tried to whitewash the crimes committed by former media tycoon Jimmy Lai. Frank Yung reports.

The Bar Association and the Law Society have both highlighted their support for the city's legal system in the wake of Monday's High Court verdict in Jimmy Lai's national security trial. Here's Frank Yung.

Senior Counsel and Executive Councillor Ronny Tong, for his part, also urged people to read the court judgement in the case and form their own opinion. He said the ruling left no stone unturned. Mr Tong told Azam Khan about his experience in talking to foreign media about the verdict:

Customs officers have intercepted nearly half a tonne of suspected cocaine that was being smuggled into the city in the underwater sea chest of a cargo ship. As Hailey Yip reports, it's the first time such a smuggling technique has been detected in Hong Kong.

The HK$42 billion Central Kowloon route will finally come into operation this Sunday, after eight years of construction. Transport officials say drivers will be able to use the new link connecting Kowloon East and West without charge for now, although tolls will be introduced when the entire bypass is completed next year, as Natale Ching reports.

The Hospital Authority says flexible arrangements are in place when new fees for accident and emergency wards at public hospitals take effect in the new year. Starting January 1, the standard charge will increase from the current flat rate of HK$180 to HK$400. However, all critical and emergency cases will continue to receive treatment free of charge. Dr Eddie Yuen, the authority's chief manager for infection, emergency and contingency, told Hailey Yip that preparations have been made as they're anticipating a potential patient surge:

The alleged gunman shot dead by police during Sunday's attack at Australia's Bondi beach was originally from the southern Indian city of Hyderabad. Indian police have said the man's family didn't know about his "radical mindset". The attack, which was Australia's worst mass shooting in nearly three decades, is being investigated as an act of terrorism targeting the Jewish community. Jamie Clarke reports:

US President Donald Trump has sued the BBC, following through on a threat he made last month by accusing the British broadcaster of defaming him in a documentary. Trump said the programme, which included an edited a speech he gave in Washington in the lead-up to the Capitol riots in 2021, had intentionally tried to mislead viewers. But RTHK's UK correspondent Peter Anderson says that the BBC is arguing otherwise. He also told Ben Tse why the case was filed in the US state of Florida:

The Rwanda-backed M23 group says it will withdraw from a seized Congo town after a request from the United States. Washington criticised the rebels' seizure of the town last week as a threat to mediation efforts. Jamie Clarke has more:

Supporters say there is no news on the whereabouts or health of Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi. As Jamie Clarke reports, the Iranian human rights activist was arrested four days ago: