The Airport Authority says it will submit a report within a month to the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department on an incident where a girl apparently fell down the gap between a platform and an automated train at the airport. A lawmaker said the incident could have been fatal. Kelly Yu reports:

Lawmaker and former railway engineer, Gary Zhang, has expressed concern about the alleged platform gap fall. A video circulating online appears to show passengers rescuing the girl. The incident happened in November. The Airport Authority says any recordings of the event are kept only for a month. Zhang, who chairs Legco's subcommittee on railway matters, told Kelly Yu what should be done to prevent similar incidents:

The privacy watchdog says it is concerned about an update to a LinkedIn policy that allows the career-focused platform to collect user data to train artificial intelligence models. The opt-in setting is now on default mode. Frank Yung reports:

The government has confirmed three water leakage incidents at the Kai Tak Sports Park during tests over the past two months. But as Kelly Yu reports, construction work has not been delayed:

The Transport and Logistics Bureau says it is streamlining procedures to speed up three smart green public transport system projects, possibly shortening the tendering process by 12 months. The aim is to give the public more travel options earlier than scheduled, as Altis Wong reports:

The Housing Authority has begun accepting applications for the latest batch of Home Ownership Scheme flats which are being sold at 70 percent of their market value. One applicant is hoping that it will be the sixth time lucky for him. Frank Yung reports:

Ocean Park says two pandas given to Hong Kong by the central government are adapting well to their new living environment. They are now one week into their month-long quarantine after arriving from Sichuan. The park said a team of about 30 keepers and vets were taking care of the pandas. One of them is Matt Leung, the park's assistant curator of zoological operations. He told Elvis Yu that An An and Ke Ke were sleeping and eating well:

The government has been urged to further reduce the stamp duty on stock transactions. As Vanessa Cheng reports, DAB lawmakers say this would make the local stock market more appealing:

The DAB lawmakers made the proposal after Hong Kong dropped out of the top three in terms of funds raised from initial public offerings. DAB lawmaker Rock Chen told Vanessa Cheng that the series of measures recently unveiled by China's central bank would benefit Hong Kong, but the city should do its part to make the market more robust:

Hezbollah says it killed 17 Israeli soldiers in clashes along the border in Southern Lebanon, as Israel continues its ground invasion in the country. The Israeli military has so far confirmed nine deaths. Meanwhile, Israel has continued its aerial bombing campaign across Lebanon, including the capital Beirut, killing at least 37 people in the last 24 hours. Azam Khan reports:

Nato's new chief Mark Rutte has promised continued support for Ukraine. He made the comments during his first visit to Kyiv since becoming the alliance's secretary-general. He also told the country that its security matters, stressing that his foreign trip demonstrated the alliance's staunch support for Ukraine. Frank Yung reports:

Britain has agreed to hand over sovereignty of the remote but strategically-important Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean to Mauritius. Under the historic deal, which was reached after years of negotiations, Britain will lease the island of Diego Garcia from Mauritius for at least 99 years, ensuring the continuing operation of a joint US and UK military base there. RTHK's UK correspondent Peter Anderson told Janice Lo about the strategic significance of the archipelago:

More than 200 people have died after Hurricane Helene carved a path of destruction through southeastern United States. It is the second deadliest mainland storm to hit the nation in more than half a century. President Biden stressed that an immediate aid package for people affected by the storm was needed. Frank Yung reports:

Long lines of container ships have started to form outside major US ports, as the biggest dockworker strike in nearly half a century prevented the unloading of vessels and threatened shortages of everything from bananas to auto parts. About 45,000 workers walked off their port jobs earlier this week over wage disputes. Jacqueline Guico reports:

The price of oil has jumped five percent after President Biden said Washington was discussing possible strikes by Israel on Iran's oil industry. Azam Khan reports:

A colossal tunnelling machine deep below the streets of Tokyo is grinding a path through the earth. The 12 metre-wide shield tunnelling machine lays concrete walls as it goes, leaving behind a 4.5 kilometre tunnel. It is designed to capture vast quantities of rain that might otherwise flood the homes above. Jacqueline Guico reports:

It was heartbreak again for Hong Kong Premier League side Eastern, after losing to Japanese side Sanfrecce in the second match-day of the AFC Champions League Two at the Mong Kok Stadium on Thursday evening. RTHK's Asia football correspondent, Chris KL Lau, was at the match:

The English Premier League is returning with plenty of big match-ups to go around. League leaders Liverpool are kicking things off against Crystal Palace on Saturday night, and Manchester United will be in action against Aston Villa on Sunday. RTHK's football correspondent, Tim Bredbury, has more:

Since Ocean Park welcomed the city's first locally-born Giant pandas in August, many firms have been introducing panda-themed initiatives to boost the "panda economy" and attract business. Hong Kong's panda twins, now almost two-months-old, are not the only cute babies going viral. With her pink cheeks and pint-sized charm, a baby pygmy hippo born in a zoo in Thailand has swept social media users off their feet and sparked a small business boom in the country. Samantha Butler reports: