‘A clear message to Trump’: BBC correspondents react to China’s military parade
The display of might comes as Beijing positions itself as a global counterweight to the United States.
Kim Jong-un Brings a Guest to Beijing: His Daughter and Potential Heir – The New York Times
- Kim Jong-un Brings a Guest to Beijing: His Daughter and Potential Heir The New York Times
- Kim Jong Un’s daughter has made her first public trip outside North Korea. Why is she in Beijing? CNN
- 'Front runner' to be North Korea's next supreme leader makes international debut in China Reuters
- Meet North Korea's Kim Ju Ae - the daughter who may succeed Kim Jong Un BBC
- North Korea: Kim Jong-un’s daughter makes international debut fuelling succession speculation The Guardian
Watch: Key moments from China’s big show of strength
The military parade was attended by world leaders including Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un and showcased China’s new weapons.
Indonesia embassy official’s shooting in Lima probably a ‘contract killing’, says Peru government
Interior minister says ‘they were waiting for’ official who was shot at point-blank range outside his home in killing that has shocked Peru
Peru’s government has said the fatal shooting of an Indonesian embassy official in Lima on Monday night was likely a “contract killing”.
Zetro Leonardo Purba, 40, an official at the Indonesian embassy in Peru, was shot dead outside his block of flats in Lima’s Lince neighbourhood while riding a bicycle home from work on Monday evening.
Continue reading...California bill requires families to be alerted of immigration agents on school campuses
Bill says state and community colleges must have ‘early warning systems in place’ amid Trump’s deportation push
California lawmakers have passed a bill requiring schools to alert families and teachers when immigration enforcement authorities are on campuses as the Trump administration continues its aggressive mass deportation campaign.
Under the bill, K-12 schools, state universities and community colleges must notify students, faculty and staff, “similar to early warning systems in place for other campus emergencies”, according to a statement from state senator Sasha Renée Pérez, who authored the legislation.
Continue reading...‘Peace or War’: China’s Xi hosts massive military parade with Putin and Kim – Reuters
Xi Jinping says world faces ‘peace or war’, as Putin and Kim join him for military parade
Trump criticises victory day event as China caps off week of diplomatic grandstanding seen as rebuke to the west
Xi Jinping said the world was facing a choice between peace or war as he held China’s largest-ever military parade, joined by Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un in a show of defiance to the west.
Putin and Kim, the authoritarian leaders of Russia and North Korea, were among dozens of world leaders who attended the parade, a massive display of military hardware and personnel, orchestrated to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the second world war, which China calls the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.
Continue reading...Hosting massive military parade, China’s Xi says world faces war or peace – Reuters
- Hosting massive military parade, China's Xi says world faces war or peace Reuters
- China unveils latest weapons in military parade as Xi hosts Putin and Kim CNN
- Leaders gather in Beijing for military display – as it happened The Guardian
- Xi Parades Military Strength as Trump Accuses Him of Conspiring With Putin and Kim The New York Times
- China’s Xi, flanked by Putin and Kim, shows off ‘new generation’ weapons The Washington Post
Modi’s warm meeting with Xi shows impact of Trump’s ‘tariff tantrum’ | Narendra Modi – The Guardian
- Modi’s warm meeting with Xi shows impact of Trump’s ‘tariff tantrum’ | Narendra Modi The Guardian
- Xi, Putin and Kim: behind the choreographed image that could symbolise a shift in the global balance of power The Guardian
- Chinese, Russian, Indian Leaders Pledge Cooperation, in a Message to Trump The Wall Street Journal
- China's Xi pushes a new global order, flanked by leaders of Russia and India Reuters
- Xi Redraws Geopolitical Map With Embrace of Putin and Modi Yahoo Finance
US House panel releases 33,000 pages of Epstein files
But Republicans and Democrats alike say the files, including jail CCTV, contain little new information.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,287
Here are the key events on day 1,287 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
US House committee releases more than 33,000 pages of Jeffrey Epstein files
Files appear to contain information already in public domain as calls grow for release of all pertinent documents
The US House of Representatives oversight committee on Tuesday released thousands of pages of records related to the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein from the department of justice.
The release comes as the Trump administration has been embroiled in months of controversy over its decision not to release additional files in the case. Epstein died by suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges and was alleged to have abused hundreds of girls.
Continue reading...Israel’s actions in Gaza meet ‘legal definition of genocide,’ scholars’ association says – ABC News
- Israel's actions in Gaza meet 'legal definition of genocide,' scholars' association says ABC News
- Israel committing genocide in Gaza, world's leading experts say BBC
- Study disputes Gaza genocide charges, finds flawed data amid Hamas-driven narrative Fox News
- Almost 300 reported killed in Gaza in 3 days since global experts accused Israel of genocide CBS News
- Critics accused of quietly rewriting meaning of genocide to fling charges at Israel The Times of Israel
Jury clears Cardi B of assault on security guard in Los Angeles
A number of viral moments thrust the civil case into the spotlight.
Trump says 11 killed in strike on alleged drug-carrying boat from Venezuela
The US military attack comes as the US surges military presence in the Caribbean, risking an escalation with Venezuela.
US appeals court reinstates FTC commissioner fired by Trump
Win for Rebecca Slaughter as court rules commissioners may not be dismissed by a president without cause
A divided US appeals court on Tuesday allowed US Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter, a Democrat, to resume her role at the agency, as Donald Trump tries to remove her from office.
In a 2-1 decision, the District of Columbia circuit court of appeals allowed a lower court decision in favor of Slaughter to take effect, rejecting the Trump administration’s request to delay the ruling during its appeal.
Continue reading...Google avoids break-up but must share data with rivals
A case over the US tech giant's dominance in search allows it to hang on to its Chrome web browser.
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupts, shooting lava 330ft from its crater
North vent in Halemaʻumaʻu crater started releasing the molten rock in 32nd such episode since December 2024
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano resumed erupting on Tuesday, firing lava 330 ft (100 meters) into the sky from its summit crater.
It’s the 32nd episode of the volcano releasing molten rock since December 2024, when its current eruption began. So far, all the lava from this eruption has been contained within the summit crater inside Hawaii Volcanoes national park.
Continue reading...‘A bullet went through my skull’: Tanzania abduction survivor
Activist Edgar Mwakabela describes his ordeal after he says he was kidnapped and shot by suspected state agents.
Captain Scott’s famous polar shipwreck as never seen before
The Terra Nova carried Captain Scott and his men on their doomed expedition to the South Pole.