51 h. ago A summit and parade in China may signal a geopolitical shift. They might also be political jockeying

The pictures from this week’s military parade in Beijing commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the earlier economic gathering would seem to offer a striking, maybe even sinister, message to the United States and its allies — evidence of a possible new reconfiguration of rising power in Eurasia, an “Axis of Upheaval,” as one U.S. analyst has called it

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52 h. ago China displays its latest military might with huge parade in Beijing

Soldiers in pristine and pressed uniforms marched in lockstep to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance.

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60 h. ago Chinese leader XI Jinping cozies up to Vladimir Putin at military parade

The parade was held in honour of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War two.

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63 h. ago A look at the world leaders joining China's military parade in a show of solidarity with Beijing

Chinese President Xi Jinping has hosted a military parade in Beijing to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II

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65 h. ago Photos of China military parade marking the 80th anniversary of WWII's end

China hosted several world leaders at a military parade in Beijing that marked the 80th anniversary Wednesday of the end of World War II.

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65 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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65 h. ago Xi Jinping says world faces ‘peace or war’, as Putin and Kim join him for military parade

Trump criticises victory day event as China caps off a week of diplomatic grandstanding seen as a rebuke to the westXi Jinping said the world was facing a choice between peace or war as he held China’s largest-ever military parade, joined by Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un in a show of defiance to the west.Putin and Kim, the authoritarian leaders of Russia and North Korea, were among dozens of world leaders who attended 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 War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Queen Elizabeth 'wasn't overly enthusiastic' about change to Princess Charlotte's life

A new tell-all book has revealed how the late Queen Elizabeth and King Charles reacted to a major change that altered the future of the Firm forever when new legislation was introduced in 2013

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4 d. ago Queen Maxima joins her glamorous daughters to cheer on  Max Verstappen at Zandvoort

Queen Maxima, 54, led the fashionable visit with her daughters Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange, Princess Alexia and Princess Ariane following in her stylish footsteps.

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5 d. ago Antiques Roadshow guest clutches 'nervous' expert's hand in shock as she learns eye

Margaret revealed how her great-grandfather was chef to King Edward VII and Queen Victoria , who was poached by the royal family after working for the Rothschilds.

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5 d. ago 'I worked for Charles for seven years and one decision shocked me when he became King'

Grant Harrold worked for King Charles and Queen Camilla at Highgrove House, their country residence, for seven years before being made redundant in 2011

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6 d. ago ‘I danced with the late Queen and dodged water balloons from Prince Harry’

The former royal butler to King Charles, Queen Camilla, Prince Harry and Prince William and the late Queen has revealed what it was like living with the royal family for seven years

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7 d. ago Prince Harry 'to meet with King Charles' when he returns to UK for anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's death

Reconciliation is 'within reach' between the Duke of Sussex and his father following an informal peace summit involving Buckingham Palace officials.

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8 d. ago Harry to return to UK on anniversary of Queen’s death for charity awards

The Duke of Sussex will attend the WellChild Awards on September 8, three years to the day since his grandmother died.

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8 d. ago Queen Mary's flirty comment to husband Frederik during cheeky (and very casual) day out: 'Shall we...?'

It was meant to be your average royal photo call. That is, until Aussie-born royal Queen Mary broke an awkward silence moment by asking her husband a question

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9 d. ago Romantic castle house in Wales’ most colourful village lets you live like a royal for the weekend

No need for a crown or a dynasty to feel like a king or queen here

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1 week ago I’ve seen the UN at its best. As it turns 80, with a world in crisis, it must recover its courage | Martin Griffiths

The UN has a power and a legitimacy that could be used to save lives in Palestine, Ukraine and Sudan. But a culture of caution must be addressed• Martin Griffiths is the former UN under-secretary general for humanitarian affairsBirthday parties should be a time for celebration, but when my former United Nations colleagues meet to mark the organisation’s 80th anniversary next month, good cheer is likely to be in short supply.The UN is in crisis. With the geopolitical picture at its most fractured in decades, this great institution is desperately short of funding and, more importantly, relevance. Across the critical conflicts of the modern world – Ukraine, Palestine, Sudan and others – the UN still plays a vital humanitarian role, but is relegating itself to an increasingly marginal place in primary peacemaking. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Peter Philips’ fiancé experiencing royal family's infamous ‘Balmoral test’ ahead of wedding

Harriet Sperling, the new fiancé of Princess Anne’s son, has joined the King and Queen for their summer holiday in Balmoral where she is reportedly undergoing a long-standing royal tradition

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1 week ago Royal family attends Sunday church service near Balmoral estate

The King and Queen, along with other members of the royal family, were spotted at the Crathie Kirk on Sunday.

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1 week ago King, Queen, William and Kate among royals attending Sunday church service

Charles and Camilla were pictured in the back seat of a car arriving at Crathie Kirk, Aberdeenshire.

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