4 h. ago Vlad and Kim's love in! Russian and North Korean despots laugh, joke, hug and even enjoy a breakfast date together during trip to Beijing

Images captured candid moments between the two leaders as they sat across the table from one another and shared a car ride -underscoring a growing closeness in Russia-North Korea ties.

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20 h. ago Moment North Koreans 'remove all traces of Kim Jong Un's DNA' from meeting room where he met Putin by wiping down furniture and removing items

The North Korean and Russian leaders met on Wednesday following a massive military parade in Beijing.

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27 h. ago China military parade live: Trump accuses Xi, Putin and Kim of ‘conspiring’ against US as new weapons unveiled

Xi Jinping warns world must ‘choose between peace and war’ as he presides over huge show of force flanked by Russian and North Korean counterparts in Tiananmen Square

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28 h. ago China military parade live: Xi unveils new nuclear missile flanked by Putin and Kim

Xi Jinping warns world must ‘choose between peace and war’ as he presides over huge show of force flanked by Russian and North Korean counterparts in Tiananmen Square

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29 h. ago Xi presides over show of China’s military might attended by Putin and Kim

China’s president goes ‘side by side’ with Russian and North Korean leaders at anniversary of victory over Japan

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29 h. ago China military parade latest: Show of force begins with Xi Jinping flanked by Putin and Kim Jong Un

Xi Jinping seen arriving flanked by Russian and North Korean counterparts in Tiananmen Square as World War Two parade gets underway

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29 h. ago Xi shows solidarity with Putin and Kim at lavish Chinese military parade

China’s president goes ‘side by side’ with Russian and North Korean leaders at anniversary of victory over Japan

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29 h. ago Xi hails ‘unstoppable’ China at landmark military parade with Putin and Kim

China’s president goes ‘side by side’ with Russian and North Korean leaders at anniversary of victory over Japan

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29 h. ago Xi, Putin, and Kim gather at Tiananmen Gate for a grand military parade

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and guests, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, have arrived at Tiananmen Gate for a military parade in Beijing

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31 h. ago Xi to show solidarity with Putin and Kim at lavish Chinese military parade

China’s president will stand ‘side by side’ with Russian and North Korean leaders at anniversary of victory over Japan

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33 h. ago China military parade latest: Xi Jinping hosts Putin and Kim Jong Un in Beijing for major show of force

Xi Jinping welcomed his Russian and North Korean counterparts on Tuesday

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7 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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1 week ago Putin wants to ‘wriggle out’ of meeting, Zelenskyy claims, and says Russia does not want to end war – Europe live

Ukrainian president backs Donald Trump suggestion of more offensive reaction to Russian attacksKim Jong-un has hailed North Korean troops fighting alongside Russia in the war in Ukraine as “heroes”, at a ceremony to honour soldiers who recently returned from the conflict, state media said on Friday.The North Korean leader said in a speech this week that his troops had displayed “fighting spirit of the heroes” during their operation to retake Russia’s Kursk region from Ukrainian forces – which had established a foothold there last year – the state news agency KCNA said. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Poem of the week: Search Engine: Notes from the North Korean

Kim’s meditation on the disruptions experienced by family members during the Korean war and North Korean dictatorship explores absence, searching and separationSearch Engine: Notes from the North Korean-Chinese-Russian BorderBy which a strip of land became a hole in time – Durs Grünbein Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Putin calls North Korea’s Kim to promise ‘closer contact’ ahead of Trump summit

Russian president Vladimir Putin held a phone call with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to reaffirm their “friendship” ahead of his summit with Donald Trump in Alaska on Friday.

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3 w. ago China diplomat tipped as next foreign minister detained by authorities – report

Liu Jianchao, the envoy in charge of managing ties with foreign political parties, was reportedly detained in late JulyLiu Jianchao, a senior Chinese diplomat widely seen as a potential future foreign minister, has been detained by authorities for questioning, the Wall Street Journal has reported.Liu was taken away after returning to Beijing in late July from an overseas work trip, it reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter. Continue reading...

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