U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would see what he could do to help “save” detained Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, even though Chinese President Xi Jinping would not be “thrilled.”

President Trump asserted that Vladimir Putin won’t “mess around” with him ahead of their summit in Alaska, where they plan to discuss a potential ceasefire in Ukraine. Trump believes Putin desires full control of Ukraine but insists this won’t happen under his presidency. He also proposed a second meeting involving European leaders and Volodymyr Zelenskyy to foster peace negotiations.

According to UP government officials, if the current rate of decline from natural ageing continues, not one of them may be alive to salute the tricolour on Independence Day 2026