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Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appeared side by side in Beijing for the first time during China’s grand military parade highlighting its nuclear arsenal.

The three leaders stood smiling together in Tiananmen Square on Wednesday as China marked the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II. The gathering underscored a united front of authoritarian powers and sent a direct warning to the United States and its allies.

China used the event to unveil its complete nuclear triad, showcasing weapons capable of being launched from land, sea, and air. Among the highlights was a newly upgraded intercontinental ballistic missile with an extended range of 12,400 miles, alongside other cutting-edge military technologies.

“The great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is unstoppable,” Xi declared, calling for the development of a “world-class” military, according to CNN.

Earlier in the week, Xi outlined his aspirations for a restructured global order at a regional security summit. He urged nations to unite against “hegemonism and power politics,” in what was widely seen as criticism of the United States and President Trump’s tariff policies that have strained international partnerships.

Trump responded on Tuesday with a pointed remark directed at Xi: “Please give my warmest regards to Vladimir Putin, and Kim Jong Un, as you conspire against The United States of America.”

Military experts noted that the unveiling of China’s torpedo-shaped drones and hypersonic weaponry represents a significant threat to regional stability, particularly as China seeks to expand its dominance over surrounding waters.

“The combination of the (sea) … drones they have and also the missiles, it will create an area that external navies couldn’t even enter to intervene,” explained James Char, a China defense analyst at Singapore’s S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies.

The display also introduced China’s newest armored vehicle, the Type-100 tank, fitted with advanced defensive systems and reconnaissance drones.

Additional demonstrations featured new aerospace, cyber, and information warfare units, underscoring China’s push to become a leading force in space and electronic combat.

The parade drew leaders from around two dozen countries, almost all from outside the Western bloc.

Following the event, Putin and Kim held a private meeting lasting more than two hours. During their discussion, Putin extended an invitation for Kim to visit Russia and expressed appreciation for North Korean troops who have joined Russia’s war in Ukraine.

{Matzav.com}

The Shin Bet and IDF thwarted a Hamas plot to assassinate National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, the Shin Bet revealed on Wednesday. The terror suspects, who were being directed by Hamas terrorists in Turkey, planned on carrying out the assassination via explosive drones. The operation was carried out by the Shin Bet and IDF over the past few weeks in the Chevron area. Ben-Gvir stated, “I thank the acting head of the Shin Bet and its investigators and operatives, Israel Prison Service intelligence officers, the Magen unit personnel, IDF soldiers, Israel Police officers, and everyone acting to protect my life.” “I will not be deterred, and I won’t be afraid! Hamas has already tried to assassinate me five times, and they failed every time. “The terrorists should know: instead of them harming me, we will harm them, anywhere and anytime.” (YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump attributed a widely circulated video of a black garbage bag being tossed from a White House window to artificial intelligence manipulation.

His remarks came even though American outlets had already cited a White House representative who explained that a contractor was simply discarding waste as part of ongoing renovation work.

“No, that’s probably AI-generated,” Trump remarked to reporters in the Oval Office when questioned about the clip. “Actually, you can’t open the windows. You know why, they’re all heavily armored and bulletproof.”

He then asked Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy to bring the video over so he could see it himself.

The short recording, which gained traction online over the weekend, appears to depict a black trash bag being dropped from an open window on the White House’s second floor — the area that contains the president’s private residence.

After watching, the 79-year-old commented that it was a “little bit scary” how convincing artificial intelligence–produced content can look.

However, before Trump was ever asked about it, outlets such as the New York Times had already quoted the White House press team saying the video was authentic but entirely harmless.

The press office clarified that it showed a worker engaged in “regular maintenance” at a time when Trump was not inside the building.

This online speculation was not the only rumor Trump tackled that day. He also brushed aside as “fake news” a string of social-media fueled stories about his health — including wild claims suggesting he might even have passed away.

{Matzav.com}

A federal appeals court panel ruled Tuesday that President Donald Trump cannot use an 18th-century wartime law to speed the deportations of people his administration accuses of membership in a Venezuelan gang, blocking a signature administration push that is destined for a final showdown at the U.S. Supreme Court. A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, one of the most conservative federal appeals courts in the country, agreed with immigrant rights lawyers and lower court judges who argued the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 was not intended to be used against gangs like Tren de Aragua, the Venezuelan group Trump targeted in his March invocation. Lee Gelernt, who argued the case for the ACLU, said Tuesday: “The Trump administration’s use of a wartime statute during peacetime to regulate immigration was rightly shut down by the court. This is a critically important decision reining in the administration’s view that it can simply declare an emergency without any oversight by the courts.” The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The administration deported people designated as Tren de Aragua members to a notorious prison in El Salvador where, it argued, U.S. courts could not order them freed. In a deal announced in July, more than 250 of the deported migrants returned to Venezuela. The Alien Enemies Act was only used three times before in U.S. history, all during declared wars — in the War of 1812 and the two World Wars. The Trump administration unsuccessfully argued that courts cannot second-guess the president’s determination that Tren de Aragua was connected to Venezuela’s government and represented a danger to the United States, meriting use of the act. In a 2-1 ruling, the judges said they granted the preliminary injunction sought by the plaintiffs because they “found no invasion or predatory incursion” in this case. The decision bars deportations from Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. In the majority were U.S. Circuit Judges Leslie Southwick, a George W. Bush appointee, and Irma Carrillo Ramirez, a Joe Biden appointee. Andrew Oldham, a Trump appointee, dissented. The majority opinion said Trump’s allegations about Tren de Aragua do not meet the historical levels of national conflict that Congress intended for the act. “A country’s encouraging its residents and citizens to enter this country illegally is not the modern-day equivalent of sending an armed, organized force to occupy, to disrupt, or to otherwise harm the United States,” the judges wrote. In a lengthy dissent, Oldham complained his two colleagues were second-guessing Trump’s conduct of foreign affairs and national security, realms where courts usually give the president great deference. “The majority’s approach to this case is not only unprecedented—it is contrary to more than 200 years of precedent,” Oldham wrote. The panel did grant the Trump administration one legal victory, finding the procedures it uses to advise detainees under the Alien Enemies Act of their legal rights is appropriate. The ruling can be appealed to the full 5th Circuit or directly to the U.S. Supreme Court, which is likely to make the ultimate decision on the issue. Indeed, the ruling and dissent both seemed to acknowledge the judges were weighing in on issues destined to be settled only by the nation’s highest court, repeatedly noting the unprecedented nature of the case and […]

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping were overheard having an unusual exchange about medical technology and human longevity as they walked side by side on Wednesday. A live microphone caught them discussing organ transplants and the idea that people might one day live to 150 years.

The exchange happened as Putin and Xi, along with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, led a delegation of more than 20 foreign dignitaries through Beijing for a massive military parade marking 80 years since the conclusion of World War II.

The conversation was inadvertently broadcast by China’s state television outlet CCTV, whose feed was also carried by CGTN, the Associated Press, and Reuters. China’s media regulator later reported that the broadcast was watched nearly 1.9 billion times online, in addition to an estimated 400 million viewers on television.

As the two leaders walked toward the Tiananmen platform to join Kim in watching the parade, Putin’s translator could be heard remarking in Chinese, “Biotechnology is continuously developing.”

The translator went on, after an indistinct passage, “human organs can be continuously transplanted. The longer you live, the younger you become, and (you can) even achieve immortality.”

Xi, speaking off camera, then responded in Chinese: “Some predict that in this century humans may live to 150 years old.”

Kim appeared amused, smiling in their direction, though it was unclear whether he had been provided a translation of the discussion. Putin himself was not audibly clear in Russian on the CCTV recording.

Requests for comment from the Kremlin went unanswered, and both China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and CCTV declined to immediately respond to Reuters.

As Xi began his remarks, the broadcast shifted to a wide-angle view of Tiananmen Square and the audio was lowered.

Roughly half a minute later, cameras again focused on Xi, Putin, and Kim as they approached the parade viewing platform together.

At the celebration, Xi addressed more than 50,000 attendees, declaring that the global community faced a defining choice of “peace or war” as he reviewed military units and advanced weaponry, including hypersonic missiles and naval drones.

Putin had traveled to China days earlier to take part in a Beijing-led summit that gathered over 20 leaders from nations outside the Western alliance, among them Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

During his stay, Putin and Xi signed over 20 agreements covering areas such as energy cooperation and artificial intelligence. They also committed to constructing a major new gas pipeline, though details regarding pricing and financing were not released.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in Denmark to meet with the leaders of the Nordic-Baltic Eight—Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, and Sweden—today.

Lebanese media report further Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon, saying that the IDF fired artillery shells at a building on the outskirts of the town of Shebaa.

Following his meeting with Russian President Putin, North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un’s team is seen thoroughly wiping down his seat, presumably to get rid of any DNA that a spy agency could pick up.

The IDF confirms it struck a Hezbollah site “used to manufacture equipment intended to support the rehabilitation” of the terror group’s military capabilities in southern Lebanon.

Federal Reserve Gov. Christopher Waller: “We need to start cutting rates at the next meeting… Over the next 3-6 months, we could see multiple cuts coming in.”

Sec. Def. Pete Hegseth: “I don’t feel bad for Governor Pritzker; he should be welcoming support and outside efforts to come alongside him just as the mayor of Washington has…

Overnight, IDF forces dismantled several former Hezbollah outposts in the Mount Dov region of southern Lebanon.

WATCH: Footage from Israel’s Ministry of Defense showing the launch of the Ofek 19 satellite.

Hamas operatives in Hebron were planning to assassinate National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir using explosive drones, the Shin Bet says. The cell members, operating under Hamas headquarters in Turkey, were arrested in recent weeks by Israeli authorities.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the military campaign against cartels will extend beyond the strike carried out yesterday.

The Lebanese Prime Minister’s Office published the agenda for Friday’s cabinet meeting, which does not include the issue of disarming Hezbollah or the presentation of the plan by the Lebanese Army.

Egypt has reportedly deployed about 40,000 troops to the Sinai Peninsula—nearly double the limit set by the 1979 Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty—saying the move is a defensive measure to block a potential mass influx of Palestinians if Israel forces them out of Gaza.

The Lebanese Health Ministry says one person was killed in an Israeli drone strike on a vehicle in Yater, southern Lebanon.