82 m. ago Xi, Putin and Kim: behind the choreographed image that could symbolise a shift in the global balance of power

In an unprecedented spectacle the leaders of Russia, China and North Korea led a group of more than 20 world leaders at a victory day parade in BeijingFull report: Xi Jinping appears with Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un at China military paradeIt is an image that, had it been published just a few years ago, would have been dismissed as a piece of mischievous photo-shopping: the leaders of Russia and China, accompanied by the head of a pariah regime whose mission to arm his country with nuclear weapons had been opposed at the United Nations by his two companions.But dramatic shifts in the geopolitical landscape – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and, crucially, the re-election of Donald Trump – have combined to bring Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un together in what many observers are calling a dramatic redrawing of the global balance of power. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Xi Jinping says world faces ‘peace or war’, as Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong

Trump criticises victory day event as China caps off a week of diplomatic grandstanding seen as a rebuke to the westXi Jinping warned the world was facing a choice between peace or war as he held China’s largest-ever military parade, flanked by Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong-un, capping a week of diplomatic grandstanding seen as a rebuke to the west.Putin and Kim, the authoritarian leaders of Russia and North Korea, are among dozens of world leaders attending the parade, a massive display of military hardware and personnel, orchestrated to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the second world war, which China calls the Japanese War of Aggression. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago China’s victory day parade live: Xi Jinping appears alongside Putin and Kim Jong

Xi Jinping is showing off China’s military hardware at event attended by leaders from Russia, North Korea, Iran and MyanmarThe parade has commenced, they are singing the Chinese national anthem.Photos have emerged showing North Korean leader Kim Jong-un stepping off his armoured train at Beijing Railway Station accompanied by his daughter, Kim Ju-ae. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Channel 5 to air Kim Woodburn's final TV appearance months after her death aged 83 following a short illness

The How Clean is Your House? and Celebrity Big Brother star passed away on June 16 following a short illness.

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4 h. ago 'Britain's Lip King' is found selling weight loss jabs on Facebook despite being on police bail after mother

The beautician, from Dudley, appears to be flogging jabs and teeth whitening treatments online while boasting of his lavish lifestyle on the Cape Verde island of Boa Vista.

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4 h. ago Health concerns continue as Donald Trump returns looking 'rough' after mysterious absence

Donald Trump made his first public appearance in a week on Tuesday, with many people pointing out his 'rough' look and questioning his health after 'death' rumors

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4 h. ago 90 is the new 40! As Kim Novak steps back into the spotlight at 92 the nonagenarian legends who are proving that age is just a number

Kim Novak was back in the spotlight this week with her appearance at the Venice Film Festival. And she isn't the only nonagenarian still enjoying her decades in showbiz.

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4 h. ago QUENTIN LETTS: His jagged, gapped teeth had shades of Hannibal Lecter. Better watch out

The new supremo is Zack Polanski, 42, a smooth-talking vegan and ex-Lib Dem hypnotherapist who used to tell women they could think their way to a bigger bust.

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4 h. ago US House committee releases more than 33,000 pages of Jeffrey Epstein files

Files appear to contain information already in public domain as calls grow for release of all pertinent documents The US House of Representatives oversight committee on Tuesday released thousands of pages of records related to the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein from the department of justice.The release comes as the Trump administration has been embroiled in months of controversy over its decision not to release additional files in the case. Epstein died by suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges and was alleged to have abused hundreds of girls. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews Prince Andrew: On Trial... My verdict's in on this fake court case

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: At first, that appears a damning indictment of a man who has been accused of far worse than arrogance and bullying.

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5 h. ago Trump gives green light for $2m ICE deal with notorious Israeli spyware company

Trump administration appeared to restart frozen Biden-era deal with Paragon Solutions, whose products have been accused of facilitating the surveillance of journalists and activists

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7 h. ago Trump announces Space Command HQ will switch to Alabama from Colorado

President says national security operations in space will be based in state he won comfortably, reversing Biden decisionDonald Trump made his first public appearance in a week on Tuesday to announce that the US Space Command (Spacecom) headquarters, which is tasked with leading national security operations in space, would be in the Republican stronghold of Alabama.Flanked by Republican senators and members of Congress at a White House news conference, Trump said Huntsville, Alabama, would be the new location of the space command. The move reverses a Biden administration decision to put the facility at its current temporary headquarters in Democratic-leaning Colorado. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago 'Trump body double' conspiracies as president 'looks rough' and ear pic examined

Online sleuths are theorising that Donald Trump has a body double after the US President appeared in the Oval Office today (September 2) with a half-decent-looking ear

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7 h. ago Fresh Trump 'body double' conspiracies as president 'looks rough' and ear pic examined

Online sleuths are theorising that Donald Trump has a body double after the US President appeared in the Oval Office today with a half-decent-looking ear

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8 h. ago Kim Jong Un's daughter makes shock appearance at military parade and fuels speculation about new leader

Kim Jong Un's daughter made a shock appearance alongside her father in Beijing, sparking rumors that she is being groomed to take over the regime.

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9 h. ago Trump announces Space Command will move from Colorado to Alabama – live

The president declared Huntsville, Alabama, would ‘forever be known from this point forward as Rocket City’ in his first public appearance in several daysDonald Trump’s “exciting announcement” expected at 2pm ET will be “related to the Department of Defense”, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.Representatives Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna plan to hold a news conference tomorrow with survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse as the political fallout from the saga continues to engage Congress on several fronts. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Donald Trump's hands spark more health concerns during bombshell announcement

Donald Trump has prompted fresh health fears in his latest public appearance at the Oval Office - as he addressed the public in a major announcement regarding the Space Command HQ

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9 h. ago London Home That Appeared in ‘The Crown’ Swiftly Finds a Buyer

London Home That Appeared in ‘The Crown’ Swiftly Finds a Buyer  Mansion Global

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10 h. ago Elizabeth Hurley grilled on Billy Ray Cyrus relationship in awkward Loose Women interview

Elizabeth Hurley has opened up about her relationship with Billy Ray Cyrus during her appearance on Loose Women.

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10 h. ago Radiohead appear to be teasing first tour in 7 years with mysterious flyers

Radiohead appear to be teasing first tour in 7 years with mysterious flyers  BrooklynVegan

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