US Vice President JD Vance has urged Iran to not let the fragile ceasefire deal fall apart over Israel's attacks on Lebanon, days before he is due to lead talks with Tehran in Pakistan. The confirmation of the talks came as Iran's parliament speaker said multiple clauses of the ceasefire proposal were violated even before the start of negotiations. Jamie Clarke reports.

Relief over a truce between Iran and the United States gave way to alarm on Wednesday, as fighting continued to rage across the region. Israel launched its biggest attack yet on Lebanon, killing at least 254 people and wounding more than a thousand others, according to Lebanon's Civil Defence. Meanwhile, Iran struck Gulf neighbour's oil facilities. News of the ceasefire has been met with a mixture of scepticism and cautious optimism across the region. Jamie Clarke reports.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says there was still a lot of work to do to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Mr Starmer was visiting Saudi Arabia and scheduled hold talks with regional leaders. Our UK correspondent Gavin Grey spoke to Ben Tse.

A Brazilian police dog named Hulk has sniffed out nearly 50 tons of marijuana hidden in a Rio de Janeiro favela. It's one of the biggest drug seizures in the state’s history. Jamie Clarke has details.

Transport operators have urged the government to offer subsidies to help them cope with higher oil prices. Global oil prices jumped when the Middle East conflict began, leaving school bus and cross-border coach operators struggling with higher expenses. Marcus Lum reports.

An independent committee looking into the deadly Wang Fuk Court fire heard that a fire service contractor had applied to extend the shutdown of the estate's fire systems a total of 85 times during maintenance of fire water tanks. Frank Yung reports.

Hong Kong’s university entrance exams kicked off on Wednesday, with many students arriving early to ease their nerves before the test began. Hailey Yip reports.

The chairwoman of the Chinese Kuomintang party, Cheng Li-wun, has paid homage to the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in Nanjing as part of her visit to the mainland. Frank Yung has more.

President Xi Jinping has called for efforts to break new ground in the high-quality development of the nation's service sector. Chloe Feng reports.

Accounting giant Deloitte has forecast that Hong Kong's IPO market could make the top three globally this year. The firm predicts around 160 new listings raising at least HK$300 billion. The city is on track to hit that target, with 40 listings raising almost HK$110 billion in the first quarter, a five-fold increase year on year. Edward Au, southern region managing partner at Deloitte China, spoke to Chloe Feng.

Police say they have arrested a man working for a contractor commissioned by the Hospital Authority for allegedly stealing the personal data of patients. The data breach resulted in details of more than 56,000 patients from the Kowloon East Cluster being taken without authorisation and leaked on a third-party platform. Frank Yung reports.

Chief Executive John Lee has praised the Law Society for its role in helping mainland enterprises expand overseas. His remarks came at the opening ceremony of the Law Society’s new premises in Central. Hailey Yip has details.

Hong Kong has one of the fastest-ageing populations in the world, with men living an average 82 years and women reaching 88. Combined with one of lowest birth rates, nearly one in three people will be 65 or older by 2038. Bernard Chan, chairman of Our Hong Kong Foundation and a keynote speaker at the Build Well, Live Well Summit, spoke to Melissa Gecolea.

In Champions League football, title-holders Paris Saint-Germain have taken a convincing 2-0 advantage over Liverpool after the first leg of their quarter-final tie in France. Atletico Madrid, meanwhile, beat Barcelona by the same score-line in a tense, all-Spanish last-eight opener. Todd Harding has details.