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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.

Euronews

China accused of drilling for oil and gas inside Taiwan’s exclusive economic zone

China was reportedly building oil and gas rigs inside Taiwan’s exclusive economic zone, in what analysts claimed was part of a campaign to slowly chip away at the island’s defences and expand Beijing’s control of disputed waters.

The Independent UK

Putin and Xi caught on hot mic talking about living to 150

Putin confirms the conversation, saying modern medicine gives hope for longer, healthier lives.

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Nuclear triad and ‘robot wolves’: parade shows off array of Chinese weapons

On display in Beijing were nuclear weapons launched by air, sea and land, laser weapons and four-legged drones

The Guardian - UK

China Lets Yuan Gain As Diplomatic Signal Amid US Trade Talks

Beijing's decision to allow the yuan to appreciate, after months of weakness, signals a diplomatic overture to Washington while also shoring up confidence at home.

International Business Times

Can America Stand Against Xi, Putin and Kim? Trump Sounds Alarm After Leaders Unite at Beijing Military Parade

China marks 80 years since World War II's end with a vast military parade, unveiling hypersonic missiles, nuclear triad and laser weaponry before Xi, Putin and Kim — drawing sharp criticism from the US.

International Business Times UK

A summit and parade in China may signal a geopolitical shift. They might also be political jockeying

The pictures from this week’s military parade in Beijing commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the earlier economic gathering would seem to offer a striking, maybe even sinister, message to the United States and its allies — evidence of a possible new reconfiguration of…

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What Xi Jinping hosting Modi and Putin reveals about China’s plans for a new world order

China’s president, Xi Jinping, has been busy on the diplomatic front. China has just hosted the largest annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), followed by an impressive military parade to mark the defeat of Japan in the second world war – all accompanied by key bilateral meetings with…

The Conversation

Xi, Putin and Kim: behind the choreographed image that could symbolise a shift in the global balance of power

In an unprecedented spectacle the leaders of Russia, China and North Korea led a group of more than 20 world leaders at a victory day parade in Beijing

The Guardian - AU

Trump’s belligerence is pushing Xi, Putin and Kim together – and tearing the old world order apart

The three-way partnership on show in Beijing is united in opposition to US hegemony and a western-dominated financial system, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

The Guardian - UK

Hot mic catches Putin and Xi discussing organ transplants and immortality

Live footage of private conversation between Russian president and Chinese leader aired at Beijing military parade

The Guardian - UK

Kim Jong-un promises to do ‘everything to assist’ Moscow after Putin meeting

North Korean leader invited to visit Russia as Zelenskyy says Putin is displaying ‘impunity’ with new Ukraine strikes

The Guardian - UK

In Taiwan, competing narratives over the meaning of China's massive military show

Taiwan's government sees a massive military parade in Beijing commemorating the end of World War II as another example of military intimidation of the island that China claims as its own

The Independent UK

More than pageantry, China's military parade shows off new missiles, drones and other equipment

There was no shortage of pageantry at Wednesday’s military parade in Beijing, but beyond the spectacle, it also provided the first good look at China’s latest military hardware

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Vladimir Putin thanks Kim Jong-un for supplying North Korean troops to fight Ukraine

The Russian president praised Pyongyang's support during a meeting between the two leaders in Beijing on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Kim Jong Un has brought his daughter to Beijing. What to know about the possible North Korean heir

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has brought his young daughter on a significant trip to China, marking her first known overseas appearance

International Business Times UK

Is Kim Jong Un's Train Diplomacy a Warning? What His Beijing Meeting with Putin and China's Xi Means

A historic gathering of Kim Jong Un, Xi, and Putin challenges the US-led world order. Get the full story on this new geopolitical shift and its implications.

The Independent UK

Watch: China unveils cruise missiles and hypersonic missiles in military parade

China’s President Xi Jinping has unveiled a range of cruise and hypersonic missiles at a massive military parade in Beijing.

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China Military Parade Unites Xi, Putin and Kim — Prelude to War or Power Play?

China's massive military parade in Beijing unites Xi, Putin and Kim, showcasing missiles and raising global concerns of a possible war.

Al Jazeera

Putin, Kim meet in Beijing; Kremlin says Russia not plotting against US

The Russian president and the North Korean leader travel to the talks together in the same car after a formal reception.

The Independent UK

Sweeping air strikes hit Ukraine as Putin shakes hands at China parade

Russia launched a widespread overnight air attack across Ukraine, causing injuries and significant damage to critical infrastructure. Four railway workers were hospitalised in the central Kirovohrad region, leading to extensive delays for train services and damage to facilities. Ukrainian authorities reported downing 430 of 502 drones and 21 of 24…

International Business Times

Beijing Shows Off Drones, Missiles And Lasers In Military Parade

Underwater drones, massive missiles and laser weapons dazzled crowds on Wednesday at a major military parade in Beijing, a show of strength for China as frictions with Washington simmer.

Radio France Internationale

Tanks and missiles roll through Beijing as China commemorates 1945 victory

China staged its largest-ever military parade in Beijing on Wednesday to mark 80 years since Japan’s surrender in the Second World War. President Xi Jinping stood in Tiananmen Square flanked by Russian leader Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong-un – a spectacle designed to show military power and political…

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Daniel Andrews poses with dictators; Labor to review ‘weirdest’ election; and why cash is still king

Former Victorian premier pictured alongside Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and Kim Jong-un at Beijing military parade

International Business Times

China Endured Its Hottest Summer On Record In 2025

China experienced its hottest summer on record in 2025, the meteorological authority said, as heatwaves continued to scorch the country's south.

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