Seoul, South Korea: Columns of goose-stepping soldiers and a procession of powerful nuclear missiles rolled through the rain-soaked capital of North Korea on Friday evening, as senior officials from China and Russia joined the country’s leader, Kim Jong-un, for a show of solidarity against the US-led global order.

Kim organised the enormous military parade at the main square of the capital, Pyongyang, to celebrate the 80th anniversary of his ruling Workers’ Party. He used the spectacle to show off his country’s growing geopolitical value as a partner to China and Russia in pushing back against the United States.

This photo, provided by the North Korean government, shows what it says is a new intercontinental ballistic missile called the Hwasong-20. Credit: AP

Joining Kim on the vie

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