Europe has warned of a "dangerous downward spiral" in response to tariffs threatened by US President Donald Trump over Greenland. A joint statement by some of America's closest allies has signalled a possible turning point in the recent tensions over sovereignty and security - as Jamie Clarke reports:

RTHK's Washington correspondent, Simon Marks, says that Mr Trump's tactics have raised questions even among the ranks of his own Republican Party. He was speaking to Ben Tse:

RTHK's UK Correspondent Peter Anderson says British Prime Minister Keir Starmer now has a balancing act to play as he tries to maintain a cordial relationship with US President Donald Trump. He was speaking to Janice Wong:

Financial Secretary Paul Chan says Hong Kong will strengthen its role as a super connector by building itself up as an international gold trading hub and digitalising trade and logistics. He was writing in his blog as he heads to Switzerland for the World Economic Forum. Henry Siu reports:

Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn says the authorities will impose stricter vetting procedures to help homeowners pick qualified contractors for renovation projects. Wallis Wang reports:

A human resources expert says he doesn't believe employers will face a lot of extra financial pressure under the new "468" rule, which took effect Sunday. The new rule ensures casual workers also qualify for benefits such as paid leave and sick pay, so long as they are on duty for 68 hours over a four-week period. An estimated 11,000 workers will benefit from the new rule. Roy Ying, co-chair of the advocacy and policy research committee at the Hong Kong Institute of Human Resource Management, also expects more job openings as some firms may want to hire more people to work around the new rule. He spoke to Elvis Yu.

Celebrities, politicians and runners from around the world joined tens of thousands of locals for the Hong Kong Marathon Sunday. Officials are hailing the event as a resounding success and there's now a call to make it a two-day affair in future. Damon Pang has this report:

Hong Kong athletes who won medals at the National Games have been awarded a share of some HK$11 million in prize money from the Jockey Club. The SAR came up with a record haul of nine gold, two silver and eight bronze medals at the Games last November. Damon Pang reports:

The operator of a new electric vehicle battery recycling plant in Hong Kong says it'll be capable of handling batteries from some 20,000 cars a year. The Tuen Mun EcoPark facility will become the city's first large-scale EV battery recycler when it starts running later this year. The Hong Kong Productivity Council is a technical consultant for the project. Its chief innovation officer Du Yonghai told Elvis Yu that the council will offer advice to the operator, Chun Yang, on areas like production line design.

The Syrian government and Kurdish-led forces have announced a ceasefire deal on all fronts. The agreement ends nearly two weeks of fighting, and comes with the army advancing into Kurdish-held territories in Syria's northeast. Jamie Clarke has the details:

Governments have reacted cautiously to US President Donald Trump's invitation to join his so-called "Board of Peace" initiative. It's aimed at resolving conflicts globally, and member states would have to pay US$1 billion each to earn permanent membership of the board that Trump would chair for life. But some diplomats say the plan could harm the work of the United Nations. Jamie Clarke has more:

Sport and in football...Aston Villa's Premier League title challenge has suffered a major setback following a 1-0 loss to Everton at home. Victory for Villa would have seen them move to within four points of leaders Arsenal, but instead they remain in third and level on points with Manchester City. Todd Harding has more:

Here at home... Eastern District earned a 2-0 win over Hong Kong FC to move into sixth in the Hong Kong Premier League table. Eastern, meanwhile, also picked up all three points after comfortably beating Southern District 3-1 at Mong Kok Stadium. Our Asia football correspondent, Chris KL Lau, has more on all the action from this past weekend: