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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un takes his signature train to Beijing ahead of military parade

Kim left Pyongyang with an entourage of senior officials on Monday. What do we know about his famous armoured train?

Euronews

Kim Jong-un heads to Beijing to rub shoulders with Xi and Putin at huge military parade

One photograph of the North Korean leader’s trip to China shows him standing next to a dark green train with a cigarette in his hand

Evening Standard

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 decades

The Guardian - UK

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Xi Jinping criticises ‘bullying behaviour’ and Putin blames west for Ukraine war at Shanghai summit

China’s leader urges attendees to oppose ‘cold war mentality’ while Russian president claims Ukraine war was ‘provoked by the west’

The Guardian - AU

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, a grouping dubbed the axis of upheaval

The Guardian - AU

Putin arrives in China for key regional security summit amid stalled Ukraine peace talks

Putin is among a dozen leaders attending the regional security summit, which comes at a crunch moment in talks over his war on Ukraine, and for a summit thats demonstrating a strong show of unity among Global South leaders.

Euronews

North Korea's Kim Jong-un meets families of soldiers killed fighting for Russia against Ukraine

It follows last week's ceremony in Pyongyang, where Kim paid tribute to soldiers who returned from combat in Ukraine, an event where the North Korean leader was seen sobbing in tears and placing posthumous state awards on the soldiers' corpses.

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What missiles does North Korea have in its weapon arsenal?

North Korea launched two near-air defence missiles that had “suitable combat capability.” But what do we know about the other weapons in their arsenal?

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Putin embarks on China visit with Ukraine war top of agenda

Analysts say Putin and Xi will aim to align positions during Russian leader’s unusually long stay

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine war briefing: US says strikes ‘cast doubt’ on Russia’s ‘desire for peace’ as Dnipropetrovsk attacked

US diplomat John Kelley tells UN security council Washington could impose sanctions on Moscow if war continues

The Guardian - AU

North Korea's Kim Jong-un to attend Beijing military parade with Putin

It will be the first time that Kim has appeared at a multilateral event since assuming power in 2011.

Euronews

Kim Jong-un and Putin to attend Chinese military parade in Beijing next week

North Korea’s state news agency confirmed Kim will visit China at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.

Euronews

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 the previous three encounters

The Guardian - AU

Donald Trump says he hopes to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un 'this year'

"I have a great relationship with Kim Jong-un. I hope it stays that way, I think it will," Trump told reporters at a meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung.

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The Guardian - AU

Trump says he hopes to meet Kim Jong-un and raises prospect of US taking over some South Korean land

South Korean president Lee Jae Myung uses Oval Office meeting to encourage Trump to engage with North Korean leader

The Guardian - US

Trump news at a glance: president takes on supreme court with order to criminalise flag burning

Trump attempts to go around court’s 1989 ruling that right to burn flags is protected speech – key US politics stories from Monday 25 August

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Israel’s ‘double’ tap hospital strike, Labor’s consultant bill balloons, couple sue over TikTok ban

At least 20 people killed in apparent double bombing raid on Gaza hospital; Labor sees 48% increase in contracts for consultancies

The Independent UK

Tearful Kim Jong Un pays respect to North Korean soldiers killed fighting for Russia

A visibly emotional Kim Jong-un was seen consoling the families of North Korean soldiers killed fighting alongside Russia during the Ukraine war.

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Kim Jong-un holds ceremony to welcome North Korean soldiers home from fighting for Russia

State-controlled Korean Central News Agency said Kim awarded state "hero" titles to commanders and soldiers who returned after fighting alongside Russian forces in the Kursk border region.

Euronews

Chinese national in California jailed for exporting weapons to North Korea

Shenghua Wen, 42, received around $2 million (€1.7 million) from North Korean officials to ship firearms and ammunition from California.

Euronews

South Korea-US drills trigger Kim Jong-un to pledge nuclear force expansion

Pyongyang has long denounced the allies’ joint drills as invasion rehearsals and Kim has often used them to justify his own military displays and testing activities aimed at expanding his nuclear weapons programme.

The Independent UK

Trump sees bump in approval rating after meeting with Russia’s Putin

President enjoys uptick in support after meeting Vladimir Putin in Alaska for talks on ending Ukraine war

The Independent UK

Putin praises ‘heroic’ North Korean troops fighting in Ukraine in letter to Kim Jong-un

Letter sent to mark anniversary of end of Japan’s colonial occupation of Korea is latest sign of increasingly close ties between two leaders

The Guardian - AU

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 between Russia and North Korea

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: Putin says US making ‘sincere efforts’ to end war as Russian troops make gains

Russian presidents suggests summit with Donald Trump in Alaska could result in nuclear arms deal; EU leaders praise US president for offering backup for European ‘reassurance force’. What we know on day 1,269

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