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  2. A pipe leading to a dry river. The rocks are covered in a white sediment

  3. A sign showing the words Nasa and its logo

  4. Six of seven people sentenced for human trafficking sit in a courtroom, some of them in masks

  5. A woman with long black hair and wearing a pink and black cheongsam makes a speech from a lectern adorned with a red and white sign that says in Chinese "resolutely oppose registration of same‑sex partnerships ordinance "

  6. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

  12. 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

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

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

  15. Three composite image of three men and a woman

  16. Putin, Xi and Kim at the parade

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

  18. 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

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

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

  21. Chinese military firing gun salute during parade

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

  23. 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.

  24. 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.