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Beijing has pursued a head-turning military buildup under Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

China’s military prepares to unveil its latest weapons in parade celebrating end of World War II

By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — They roll down Beijing streets, some covered from prying eyes by huge tarpaulins, but the silhouettes of missiles, tanks and undersea vehicles are unmistakable as China prepares for its most revealing military parade in six years. For military watchers, the procession of veiled armaments is offering valuable clues to

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Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra speaks at the Splash Soft Power Forum in Bangkok

Thailand’s former leader acquitted in royal insult case, but the list of those ensnared by lese majeste laws keeps growing

By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Arnon Nampa’s youngest child runs toward the sound of shackles. The 3-year-old’s only memories of his father, a prominent human right lawyer and activist, are from seeing him in a courtroom – not from his work defending others, but from the numerous lese majeste cases against him, Thailand’s notoriously

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Desert Sands Unified School District welcomes students back to school

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – It’s that time of the year! Students at DSUSD returned to school Wednesday morning for the start of the 2025-26 school year. Desert Sands has 34 total schools, which includes eighteen elementary schools, one charter elementary school, six middle schools, one charter middle school, four comprehensive high schools, two continuation high schools, one

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Razor wire at the at the border wall in Juarez

Southern border wall will be painted black to deter people from climbing it during hot weather, DHS secretary says

By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — The wall along the southern border will be painted black in an effort to make the structure too hot to climb, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Tuesday, saying the suggestion came from President Donald Trump. “It’s tall, which makes it very, very difficult to climb, almost

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