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  1. Admiral Sir Tony Radakin being interviewed next to a mic featuring BBC Radio 4 branding in a studio with the Political Thinking programme branding pictured behind him.

  2. Soldiers line up looking solemnly ahead while wearing red neck bandanas and holding rifles to their chest during the parade in Beijing on Wednesday

  3. A Russian cemetery in Vladivostok, with the graves of Russians who fought in the invasion of Ukraine

  4. Three men in military uniform hold up the Chinese flag during the military parade.

  5. Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un waking, leading a group of people who follow behind them

  6. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping stand next to one another

  7. Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and heads of foreign delegations arrive for a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Beijing

  8. Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un

  9. Chinese missiles parade through Tiananmen Square while soldiers in green military clothing watch on.

  10. Three composite image of three men and a woman

  11. Trump and Xi shake hands in front of a line of furled US and Chinese flags

  12. A member of the People's Liberation Army stands as YJ-17 hypersonic anti-ship missiles are displayed during a military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two

  13. Large green missiles marked DF-5C can be seen on back of trucks in a parade formation.

  14. Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un walking side by side with other world leaders behind them

  15. Chinese military firing gun salute during parade

  16. Split screen of BBC correspondents Jean Mackenzie on the left, Laura Bicker in the middle, and Steve Rosenberg on the right

  17. Kim shakes hands an official on the train platform, surrounded by other officials and uniformed guards. His daughter stands behind him, wearing a black dress suit.

  18. Vladimir Putin stands next to Xi Jinping while shaking his hand and both look solemnly towards the camera wearing suit and ties in front of Russian and Chinese flags, while the huge artwork adorning the Great Hall of the People can just be seen behind the flags.

  19. Female soldiers from the People's Liberation Army shout as they practice for an upcoming military parade to mark the 80th Anniversary of the end of World War II and Japan's surrender, at a military base on August 20, 2025 in Beijing, China.

    • BBC World Service

  21. Putin, Modi and Xi stand together at SCO summit

  22. Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping smile for the cameras on stage against a shimmering blue and orange backdrop. Modi is wearing a blue vest over a white kurta with a golden pocket handkerchief, Xi is wearing a navy blue suit and a maroon tie.

  23. Aircraft carrier Liaoning sets for sea trial at Dalian shipyard with the help of towboats after nearly one year of maintenance on February 29, 2024 in Dalian, Liaoning Province of China.