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Xi, Putin and Kim show united front as new weapons revealed
Thomas MackintoshBBC News Watch: Key moments from China’s military parade The leaders of China, Russia and North Korea appeared in public together for the first time in a show of solidarity at a massive military parade in Beijing. President Xi Jinping said the world faced a choice between peace and war as China unveiled a…
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Jair Bolsonaro’s lawyers to present his defence at coup trial
Lawyers for Jair Bolsonaro will present their defence arguments at his trial at the Supreme Court in Brasília on Wednesday. The former Brazilian President governed the country from January 2019 to December 2022, and is accused of leading an attempted coup after his defeat in the 2022 presidential election. On Tuesday, the judge presiding over…
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What new weapons on show say about Beijing’s military strength
Tessa WongBBC News, Asia Digital Reporter Getty Images China has unveiled a range of new weapons, drones and other military hardware in a massive parade that many see as a clear message to the United States and its allies. The event saw Xi Jinping host more than 20 foreign heads of state, including Russia’s Vladimir…
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Trump says 11 killed in US strike on drug-carrying vessel from Venezuela
Bernd Debusmann JrBBC News, White House Donald Trump/Truth Social Donald Trump posted a video on social media showing a motor boat speeding across choppy waters before it bursts into flames. President Donald Trump says the US has carried out a strike against a drug-carrying vessel in the southern Caribbean, killing 11 “narcoterrorists”. He posted on…
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BBC correspondents react to Beijing’s show of strength
Watch: Key moments from China’s military parade Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stood publicly shoulder to shoulder for the first time on Wednesday, ahead of a massive military parade in central Beijing. That parade, which marked 80 years since China’s victory over Japan in World…
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Vladimir Putin thanks Kim Jong Un for North Koreans fighting in Ukraine
Reuters It is the third time in two years that Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un have met Russia’s Vladimir Putin has thanked North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for the courage of his soldiers who have been fighting in Ukraine on the Russian side. Kim, in response, said he was willing to do “everything…
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Floods ravage Indian state killing 30 and submerging 1,400 villages
Abhishek DeyBBC News, Delhi AFP via Getty Images More than 350,000 people have been affected by the extreme rains At least 30 people have died and more than 354,000 have been affected by incessant heavy rains and floods in the north Indian state of Punjab. Authorities have declared all of the state’s 23 districts flood-hit,…
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Death penalty for Indian man who burnt alive wife over skin colour
This article contains details some people may find distressing. A court in India has given the death penalty to a man for burning alive his wife over her skin colour. In her statements before her death, Lakshmi had said that her husband Kishandas “routinely taunted her for being dark skinned”. District Judge Rahul Choudhary in…
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Meet North Korea’s Kim Ju Ae
Watch: Moment Kim Jong Un’s daughter arrives in Beijing Kim Jong Un’s arrival in China for his first ever multilateral meeting was always going to make headlines. But it was the smartly-dressed girl standing just behind him as he exited his armoured train which caught Korea watchers’ attention: Kim Ju Ae, the North Korean leader’s…
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Israeli reservists report for duty ahead of Gaza City offensive
EPA The Israeli military’s chief of staff told reservists that it was preparing for nothing less than ‘decisive victory’ Thousands of reservists have begun reporting for duty as the Israeli military presses ahead with its offensive to conquer Gaza City. Ground forces are already pushing into the outskirts of Gaza’s largest urban area, which the…
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