8 h. ago Kim Jong Un loses 2,000 North Korean troops killed in Putin's Ukraine war

North Korean despot Kim Jong-Un has sent a devastating number of troops to their deaths on the Ukraine 'meat-grinder' frontline, it has emerged, as he arrives by armoured train in Beijing for an 'anti-NATO summit'

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9 h. ago Xi hails relationship with Putin despite ‘international changes’ as China hosts Ukraine aggressors

Xi Jinping, flanked by Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, will oversee a major military parade in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on Wednesday

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10 h. ago Kim Jong Un arrives in China as President Xi challenges Trump with bid to establish new world order at anti

The North Korean leader's rare trip marks his first visit to China in six years and comes as the trio tighten their alliance in a direct challenge to the West.

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10 h. ago Inside the bulletproof train that Kim Jong Un uses for international trips

The locomotive travels only 60 kilometres (37 miles) per hour and is expected to take 20 hours to get to Beijing

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10 h. ago Kim Jong Un rides his trademark green train to China. He also has a plane, limos and white horses

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is set to arrive in China aboard his trademark green armored train

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11 h. ago Who is attending China’s military parade and what weapons are going to be shown off?

China’s military parade paves the way for Xi Jinping to be christened the biggest leader in the East to take on Donald Trump's aggressive trade and geopolitical policies, reports Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

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12 h. ago Kim Jong Un arrives in China by armoured train to join Putin and Xi at Beijing's huge military parade as the communists push for new world order at anti

The North Korean leader's rare trip marks his first visit to China in six years and comes as the trio tighten their alliance in a direct challenge to the West.

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14 h. ago Kim Jong Un arrives in China on armoured train to meet Xi and Putin

Reclusive North Korean leader to join 25 other world leaders, including Putin at military parade

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15 h. ago Longtime New York Rep. Jerry Nadler, 78, cites generational change for retirement after ‘watching the Biden thing’

The 78-year-old congressman said he was initially reluctant to step down but was ultimately persuaded that a younger replacement could help challenge President Donald Trump’s ‘fascism’

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15 h. ago China is showing off its weaponry in a tightly controlled military parade

China is showcasing its military might in a major parade in the nation's capital

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20 h. ago North Korea's Kim Jong Un to watch Beijing military parade alongside Putin and Xi Jinping

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is on his way to Beijing by train to attend a military parade with his Chinese and Russian counterparts, an event that could demonstrate their potential three-way unity against the United States

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27 h. ago Inside Kim Jong Un’s slow ‘Moving Fortress’ and why North Korean leader takes the train

The locomotive travels only 60 kilometres (37 miles) per hour and is expected to take 20 hours to get to Beijing

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38 h. ago North Korea’s Kim Jong Un inspects new weapons factory ahead of China visit

North Korea said on Monday leader Kim Jong Un inspected a new weapons factory that’s key to his plan to accelerate mass production of missiles in a weekend visit before he departs for a major military parade in China.

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54 h. ago Vladimir Putin meets Xi Jinping arrives in China for security summit – Ukraine war live

Russian president and his Chinese counterpart shake hands as more than 20 world leaders attend Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in TianjinFollowing a meeting with Ukraine’s top general, Oleksandr Syrsky, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that his country’s forces are planning new strikes deep into Russia.In a post on X, the Ukrainian leader wrote:We analysed in detail the situation in the Zaporizhzhia direction and the enemy’s intentions. Also the situation in the border areas of the Sumy and Kharkiv regions.We will continue our active operations in exactly the way needed for Ukraine’s defence. The forces and resources are prepared. New deep strikes have also been planned. Continue reading...

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59 h. ago Vladimir Putin arrives in China for security summit – Ukraine war live

Russian president and Indian prime minister among more than 20 world leaders attending Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in TianjinThe Guardian’s Russian affairs reporter, Pjotr Sauer, has written a piece about Putin’s trip and what it may mean for the war in Ukraine. Here is an extract of his story:Key on the agenda, analysts say, will be for Putin and Xi to align their positions on the war in Ukraine amid US efforts to end the fighting. “It is an important time for them to talk about where the war is headed and how likely it is to be stopped in the near future,” said Alexander Gabuev, the director of the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Centre.Gabuev said Moscow wanted to know whether it could expect any further assistance from China and how Beijing would respond if the US were to ask it to put pressure on Russia to end the fighting Continue reading...

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3 d. ago North Korean leader meets families of soldiers killed in Russia’s war

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un met families of soldiers who died fighting for Russia in its war against Ukraine on Friday, August 29.

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3 d. ago Court blocks Trump bid to end protections for 600,000 Venezuelans

Appellate panel upholds lower court’s ruling as homeland security spokesperson attacks ‘activist’ judgesA federal appeals court on Friday blocked Donald Trump’s plans to end protections for 600,000 people from Venezuela who have permission to live and work in the US, saying that plaintiffs are likely to win their claim that the president’s administration’s actions were unlawful.A three-judge panel of the ninth US circuit court of appeals unanimously upheld a lower court ruling that maintained temporary protected status for Venezuelans while TPS holders challenge actions by the Republican president’s administration in court. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Crackpots Putin and Kim Jong Un head to China for gross parade

China’s military parade, being held in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on September 3, marks 80 years since the Japanese surrender that ended the Second World War

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5 d. ago A look at the travels of North Korea's Kim Jong Un, who visits China next week

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will make his first visit to China in six years to attend a military parade next week

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5 d. ago Kim Jong Un to join Xi and Putin at Beijing military parade in rare trip outside North Korea

Western leaders have shunned China’s ‘Victory Day’ celebrations, while Russia and North Korea are strengthening ties with China

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