Weaponised ‘robot wolves’ made a cameo at China’s military parade, perched on armoured vehicles as part of the country’s showcase of military might. The event, marking 80 years since Japan’s defeat at the end of the second world war, was largely shunned by western leaders, with Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un – pariahs in the west due to the Ukraine war and North Korea’s nuclear ambitions – the guests of honour
