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Leaders gather in Beijing for military display – as it happened
This blog is closedFull report: Xi, Kim and Putin appear together in BeijingThe parade has commenced, they are…
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Putin hails ties with China as Kim Jong-un arrives in Beijing on eve of parade
Russian president says relations at ‘unprecedentedly high level’ as dozens of leaders gather for Victory Day e…
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Kim Jong-un arrives for Beijing military parade on special armoured train
Slow but specialised form of transport has been used by the reclusive country’s leaders for decadesNorth Korea…
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China to show off military might in parade attended by anti-west leaders
Leaders of Russia, Iran and North Korea will be at event marking 80 years since defeat of Japan in second worl…
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China’s Victory day military parade: why are Putin and Kim Jong-un there, and what is the ‘axis of upheaval’?
The gathering in Beijing will include the leaders of Russia and North Korea, along with the Iranian president,…
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Putin and Kim to join Xi at Chinese military parade in show of defiance to the west
The Victory Day parade in Beijing on 3 September will mark the formal surrender of Japan during the second wor…
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Handshakes and hope but little progress: a short history of Trump-Kim summits
US president is keen for a fourth meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, but has little to show from th…
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Kim Jong-un hails North Korean troops fighting against Ukraine at ceremony for returned soldiers
Soldiers who had returned from Russia were honoured with a concert and relatives of troops killed in action we…
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Putin hails ‘heroic’ North Korean troops fighting against Ukraine in letter to Kim Jong-un
Letter marking the anniversary of Korea’s liberation from Japanese rule a sign of increasingly close ties betw…
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Moscow starts direct flights to North Korea amid decline in options for Russian tourists
The Moscow-Pyongyang flights operated by Russia’s Nordwind Airlines will initially operate only once a monthDi…
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North Korean defector to sue Kim Jong-un alleging torture and sexual violence in regime’s detention facilities
Choi Min-kyung is seeking damages from the state represented by its leader and has also submitted a criminal c…
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Kim Jong-un opens pet project beach resort in North Korea – in pictures
North Korea has opened a massive resort area on its east coast. The tourism pet project of the leader, Kim Jon…
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Kim Jong-un pays rare public tribute to North Korean soldiers killed in Ukraine
Photographs of leader with soldiers’ coffins were displayed at a gala concert marking anniversary of military …
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Kim Jong-un hails new North Korean beach resort as one of country’s ‘greatest feats’ this year
North Korean leader was accompanied by his daughter Kim Ju-ae, widely presumed to be his heir, at opening of W…
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North Korea detains three over warship launch accident, state media reports
Kim Jong-Un vowed to punish those found responsible for ‘criminal’ damage to new 5,000-tonne naval destroyerNo…