BEIJING: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was on his way to Beijing on Tuesday morning, having crossed the border into China aboard an armored train ahead of a massive military parade on Wednesday. Kim will join Chinese President Xi Jinping and other world leaders including Russia’s Vladimir Putin for a huge spectacle in which China will showcase its military prowess, with troops marching in formation, flypasts and other high-tech fighting gear. More than 25 leaders will also attend Wednesday’s parade centered on Beijing’s Tiananmen Square to mark 80 years since the end of World War II.

Beijing stages its largest military parade ever with dozens of world leaders in attendance.

The gathering in Beijing will include the leaders of Russia and North Korea, along with the Iranian president, a grouping dubbed the axis of upheaval