India, Sept. 3 -- China's President Xi Jinping convened his Russian and North Korean counterparts in Beijing for the first time on Tuesday, a show of solidarity with countries shunned by the West over their role in Europe's worst war in 80 years. Xi hosted Vladimir Putin for talks at the Great Hall of the People and then at his personal residence, calling him his "old friend". A few hours later, Kim Jong Un's armoured train was spotted in the Chinese capital. The three are set to take centre stage at a massive military parade on Wednesday. P14...