Showing posts with label military parade. Show all posts
Showing posts with label military parade. Show all posts

Friday, July 12, 2019

Trump Parade Is Total Disaster


Trump’s Fourth of July Parade is set to be a total disaster. Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, and Ron Perlman hosts of The Young Turks, break it down.

Saturday, April 15, 2017

North Korea's Ominous Show of Force


An ominous sight in North Korea's Kim Il Sung Square, where a growing missile arsenal is on full display, including what South Korea suspects are two never-before-seen Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles. CNN's Will Ripley reports.

Rare Live Report from North Korea Military Parade


BBC: North Korea has paraded soldiers, tanks and other military hardware in Pyongyang to mark the 105th anniversary of the birth of its founding president, Kim Il-sung.

The show of strength on Saturday comes after the country warned the US not to take provocative action in the region, saying it was "ready to hit back with nuclear attacks".

The BBC's John Sudworth's movements are being tightly controlled but he was allowed to report live from the parade.

"You can feel the ground shake" he said, watching soldiers, tanks and rockets pass. (+ BBC video) » | Saturday, April 15, 2017

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Iran Holds Military Parade as 'Biggest Regional Power' Fighting Terrorism


Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that his country's military is the "biggest regional power against terrorism". His comments came during a speech at an annual military parade in Tehran, which was broadcast live on state TV. Rouhani also said Iranian troops were willing to help both Iraq and Syria in the struggle against Islamic State group militants, adding that Mideast nations should not put too much faith in "Western powers as their defenders".

Saturday, May 09, 2015

Russia Stages Massive WW2 Parade Despite Western Boycott

President Putin (centre) sat alongside the presidents of China
(third left) and Kazakhstan (far right)
BBC AMERICA: Russia has staged its biggest military parade, marking 70 years since victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two.

Thousands of troops marched across Red Square in Moscow, and new armour was displayed for the first time.

Many foreign dignitaries were present, but most Western leaders stayed away because of Russia's role in Ukraine.

President Vladimir Putin said global co-operation had been put at risk in recent years. His Ukrainian counterpart accused him of justifying aggression.

Russia denies claims by the West that it is arming rebels in eastern Ukraine. More than 6,000 people have been killed since fighting began in April 2014 in Ukraine's Donetsk and Luhansk regions. (+ 2 videos) » | Saturday, May 09, 2015

Saturday, July 27, 2013

North Korea Stages Largest Ever Military Parade


North Korea mounted its largest ever military parade to mark the 60th anniversary of the armistice that ended fighting in the Korean War, displaying its long-range missiles at a ceremony presided over by leader Kim Jong-Un.


Read the Telegraph article here | AFP | Saturday, July 27, 2013