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North Korea resumes missile tests days before Trump's visit to South Korea

South Korea’s military detected multiple suspected short-range ballistic missiles launched from an area south of Pyongyang, the joint chiefs of staff said.

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North Korea parades its new Hwasong-20 intercontinental ballistic missile in front of Chinese and Russian leaders

Chinese Premier Li Qiang and a delegation from Russia led by former President Dmitry Medvedev were among the foreign dignitaries in Pyongyang for the parade

Evening Standard

North Korea invites foreign dignitaries for ruling party's 80th anniversary celebrations

Officials from China, Russia, Vietnam and Laos will be among those attending the celebrations on Friday.

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Kim Jong Un To Showcase Advanced Weapons As Analysts Warn New ICBM Could Target US Mainland: Report

North Korea is reportedly set to unveil its latest arsenal of strategic missiles and advanced weapons at an upcoming military parade, heightening concerns about its ability to target the U.S. and South Korea.

Benzinga

Iraqi man sentenced to life over recruiting fighters for Russia against Ukraine

Iraqi judicial officials and a senior security officer said the man, who they identified as Risan Falah Kamel, was convicted of recruiting fighters and sending them to fight alongside Russia.

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Brasserie Constance, London SW6: ‘A souped-up corporate box with meticulous food’ – restaurant review

Brasserie Constance is everything you’d expect of an Adam Byatt restaurant: fine produce, cooked with aplomb. Then something curious happened ...

The Guardian - UK

Afternoon Update: PM urges UN to unite; Bali hospital denies alleged organ theft; and recipes for the footy final

Albanese pushes back against isolation at the UN

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South Korea's Lee Breaks with Predecessors, Backs 'Realistic' Nuclear Freeze in Pragmatist's Deal

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung has broken with decades of policy to endorse a nuclear freeze with North Korea, a move backed by the Trump administration as a "realistic" path to peace.

International Business Times UK

Kim Jong-un has 'fond memories' of Trump and is open to talks with US

Kim suspended virtually all cooperation with South Korea following the collapse of his second summit with Trump in 2019 over disagreements about US-led sanctions against the North.

Euronews

Kim Jong-un says he's open to talks with U.S., has "fond" memories of Trump

Talks can resume if the U.S. drops calls for North Korea to denuclearize, Kim said.

Axios

Kim Jong-un open to nuclear talks with US, saying he has ‘fond memories’ of previous Trump meeting

Comments from North Korea’s leader come as South Korea’s Lee Jae Myung says he could accept a deal that sees the North retain its nuclear weapons

The Guardian - AU

Xi’s show of unity with Putin and Kim could complicate China’s delicate diplomatic balance

If the purpose of a rare joint appearance of the leaders of Russia, North Korea and China on Sept. 3, 2025, was to foster unity among allies, then early indicators suggest its already working – just elsewhere.

The Conversation

North Korea executes more people for watching foreign films, UN report finds

North Korean escapees interviewed by the UN Human Rights Office expressed "a clear and strong desire for change".

Euronews

Is China's SCO a counterweight to NATO or just geopolitical theatre?

Once a modest Central Asian security forum, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation now pits Beijing’s ambitions against Western dominance, with its August summit casting President Xi Jinping as a champion of a new multipolar order. But internal rifts raise doubts that it can rival NATO.

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The Conversation

What we learned about North Korea at the summit in Beijing

China invited world leaders to its capital, Beijing, recently to celebrate the 85th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in the second world war. Western leaders were notably absent. But despite the presence of many other leaders, such as Russian president Vladimir Putin, it was the arrival of North Korea’s Kim Jong-un…

The Guardian - UK

Brainless bodies and pig organs: does science back up Putin and Xi’s longevity claims?

Russian leader’s claim that people can ‘get younger’ through repeated organ transplants has raised eyebrows

The Guardian - UK

One by one, leaders learn that grovelling to Trump leads to disaster. When will it dawn on Starmer?

As the US president’s state visit looms, he’s leaving a trail of broken promises across the globe. Britain can’t afford to look like a lackey state, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

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Xi, Putin, Kim and the optics of a new world order

Alliance of global autocrats has been accelerated by Donald Trump’s use of political and economic pressure against friends and foes alike

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The golden rule of Trump and Farage’s free speech crusade: they’re allowed to chat rubbish – you’re not

The Reform leader has been in the US, bemoaning Britain’s ‘awful authoritarian situation’. It’s a shame about his party’s own anti-media huff back home, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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The Guardian view on Xi, Putin and Kim: heed China’s statement of intent, but don’t take it as fact

Editorial: Images of the autocrats at Wednesday’s military parade reflected the shifting global order. But Donald Trump is hastening Beijing’s rise

The Independent UK

Voices: Putin and Xi’s hot mic moment wasn’t even the oddest thing to emerge from China

COMMENT: When the dictators were accidentally recorded at their China summit debating organ transplants and other outlandish scientific means to help them achieve immortality, was anyone really surprised, asks Mary Dejevsky

The Guardian - AU

Daniel Andrews defends decision to attend China military parade alongside Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un

Former Victorian premier describes his attendance in Beijing as a chance to ‘meet and engage with regional leaders’

The Guardian - AU

Who else was in Daniel Andrews’ group photo with Xi, Putin and Kim?

Group photo taken after Beijing military parade raised eyebrows in Australia for featuring former Victorian premier alongside other leaders. Here’s who else was in the frame

The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: China flexes its muscle in the tussle for global dominance

In today’s newsletter: In hosting anti-western leaders at its largest ever military parade, Beijing sent a defiant message that will be heard loud and clear across the world

Euronews

Hot mic captures conversation between Xi and Putin discussing organ transplants and immortality

Hot mics caught what appeared to be a private conversation between Presidents Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin discussing the prospects for immortality as they attended China’s Victory Day military parade in Beijing on Wednesday.

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