Lebanon and Israel have agreed to extend a ceasefire for three weeks following high-level talks at the White House. Top diplomats from the two warring countries met in the Oval Office for ⁠a second round of peace discussions. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, US President Donald Trump said the meeting went very well. He added Hezbollah remained a sticking point, but expected both sides to find an amenable solution:

Hours before the meeting, an Israeli strike on south Lebanon killed three people, the Lebanese health ministry said - in the latest attack that took place under an ongoing ceasefire. Jamie Clarke has more:

Former residents of two more fire-ravaged blocks at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po have begun collecting belongings that have not burned. Those who lived in Wang Cheong and Wang Yan houses on Thursday started to salvage what remained. Elvis Yu has details.

A senior fire services official has defended the decision not to activate the emergency alert system during the Wang Fuk Court blaze, citing fears of unpredictable responses from the residents. Deputy fire services director Derek Chan told the inquiry probing the inferno that there was no other way to alert residents, whose windows had been covered because of renovation work when the buildings' internal fire-alarm system had not been switched on. Frank Yung has that story.

Researchers have found that Hong Kong's housing market is gradually recovering. In a report on the city's housing landscape that also looks at ways to redevelop public housing, the Our Hong Kong Foundation think tank says there's now a window of opportunity for the government to redevelop ageing estates. This comes as the Housing Authority announced that it's pushing out three subsidised housing schemes at the same time. The foundation's Assistant Research Director Jason Leung spoke to Natasha Ho:

The Securities and Futures Commission says it has reached an agreement with accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers to compensate minority shareholders of China Evergrande. HK$1 billion will be set aside by PwC, which was found to have failed in its role as the auditor of the now-defunct mainland property developer. Altis Wong reports:

Eight Hong Kong universities have made it to the top 100 of the Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2026. Two of them are making their debut, as Wendy Wong reports.

The privacy watchdog has accused a clubhouse at a Kowloon Tong estate of violating laws that led to a data breach affecting more than 9,000 people last year. The victims included current and former members of the Yau Yat Tsuen Garden City Club. The Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data -- the PCPD -- has ordered the club to make improvements. Assistant privacy commissioner Alex Chan spoke to Henry Siu about the suspected breach which affected the customer management system, also known as CMS:

Police have arrested six men and three women over suspected fraudulent travel insurance claims totalling HK$1.7 million. Damon Pang has the story.

Foreign Minister Wang Yi has called for the complete eradication of scam centres in Cambodia. As Marcus Lum reports, he warned Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet during their meeting in Phnom Penh that cross-border scams are a major threat to society.

Millions of Indians have begun voting in high-stakes state elections in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu. The two states have a combined population of 180 million people. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling BJP party, which has been unable to make inroads in either state, has mounted an aggressive campaign to change its fortunes. Azam Khan reports:

The European Union has formally approved a 90 billion euro loan to Ukraine, as well as new sanctions against Russia. The announcement was made ahead of an informal summit of the bloc's leaders and the president of Ukraine. Jamie Clarke has more:

Environmentalists in Chile are searching for answers after scores of fish were found dead in a lagoon in the country's central region. Scientists initially thought it was a lack of oxygen in the waters but they are now suggesting an excessive influx of nutrients is to blame. Nazvi Careem with more.

A tech expert has said that firms that are able to design great products that can seamlessly integrate with AI tools will be those that'll have an edge. This is seen as something that the incoming CEO of tech giant Apple could exceed in. Apple fans are hoping that John Ternus -- the company's long-term hardware chief -- will help the company go on the offensive again with bold product designs going forward. Kevin Pereira, Managing Director at Blu Artificial Intelligence, gave his view on the management shakeup at the Magnificent Seven firm.

Art lovers are in for a treat as a garden art exhibition opens at the Hong Kong Museum of Art Friday. It features more than 100 sets of Chinese and Western garden artwork, including those of French Impressionist master Claude Monet and renowned Chinese painter Zhang Daqian. Wendy Wong takes a closer look.