Hong Kong pro-democracy businessman and former media mogul Jimmy Lai is undergoing final submissions in his national security trial amid health concerns, including heart palpitations, for which he has been provided medication and a heart monitor. The trial, closely watched by Western governments, marks a landmark case under Hong Kong's national security law. Meanwhile, former U.S. President Donald Trump has publicly thanked Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko for releasing political prisoners and expressed hope for the release of an additional 1,300 detainees. Lukashenko had previously freed 14 political prisoners following a meeting with Trump’s special envoy Keith Kellogg, with another 16 released later.