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What makes a military parade?

President Donald Trump has said he wants the Pentagon to organise a military parade.

Here's how other countries do it.

7 February 2018

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Watch: Australia arson suspect mistakenly sets own trousers alight

Michael Sheen

Sheen aims to make Welsh stories 'big and popular'

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Residents return to burned homes as LA fires rage on

BBC News

East of England weather forecast

Ed Sheeran performing on stage

Students 'shocked' by Ed Sheeran school visit

BBC Weather presenter Christopher Blanchett in a cream coat walking in the snow in Braemar, there are green benches behind him covered in snow

Will Braemar see another record low temperature?

Helena Humphrey is at the site affected by fire.

BBC reporter assesses destruction on fire-ravaged street

US Presidents react as the casket of Jimmy Carter is carried away

Watch: Processions and presidents at Carter's state funeral

Former First Minister Humza Yousaf has been involved in a long-running online spat with Elon Musk

Yousaf accuses Musk of inflaming racial tensions

Scotland politics

Phone footage of a lynx at night in a snowy forest.

Watch the moment two lynx are captured in the Highlands

Former US President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump

Moment five US presidents gather at Carter's funeral

Eluned Morgan, who has brown hair and glasses and is wearing a white jumper and black blazer, stood at a podium with Welsh flags in the background

First Minister Eluned Morgan sings Japanese anthem

A man sprays water on a house destroyed from the Eaton Fire in the Altadena neighbourhood in PASADENA, CALIFORNIA.

'Like a warzone': LA residents describe fleeing fire

BBC Newsline

BBC Newsline signed summary

Japanese Ambassador eating Welsh cake with mug with Welsh dragon in other hand

Japanese UK ambassador samples Welsh cake

Several men in face masks sit behind computers on a desk. They wear different coloured NHS scrubs, from blue to green and behind them are posters and charts on the wall with writing on them

Life in A&E as pressures classed critical incident

Coventry & Warwickshire

Darren George speaking from Spain. He is wearing a black tank top and a gold cross and chain necklace.

Brother's 'nightmare' after body found in Spain

Northern Ireland

Only the steel and concrete frames of former homes can be made out among the ash in a devastated Malibu street

Watch: Burned-out homes line Malibu's devastated seafront

A clip from a video shows water from a fire crew's hose being aimed inside a huge Studio City house which is engulfed in flames at night

Watch: Moment house collapses as LA wildfires rage on

Glowing orange embers fly across the screen

Timelapse captures intensity of roaring fire in Palisades

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Ros Atkins on... Trump's threats to Greenland

The BBC's analysis editor Ros Atkins takes a look at why President-elect Donald Trump is talking about annexing Greenland.

Elon Musk at a microphone with BBC Verify branding in the top left corner

Ros Atkins on...Elon Musk's political interventions

The BBC's Analysis Editor looks at Elon Musk's involvement in politics outside the US.

A ship tipping on its side under the weight of unbalanced shipping containers

Watch: Cargo ship tips on its side in Turkey

A cargo ship rolls over as it is being loaded at a port in Istanbul in the early hours of Monday morning.

A woman in a window seat on a plane

Stowaway caught on New York flight to Paris faces court hearing

The 57-year-old Russian national is set to make her initial appearance in federal court in New York.

Gold blocks stacked on one another

Illegal Ghana gold mining causing widespread disruption

Illegal gold mining in Ghana picked up this year following an almost 30% rise in global gold prices, despite military operations to shut them down.

North Korean soldiers in a line

Ros Atkins On... Are North Korean troops fighting in Ukraine?

The BBC's analysis editor looks at what we know about the claims that North Korean troops are involved in the war in Ukraine.

Biden is talking to the press.

Biden confirms 'good news' of Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire deal

US President Joe Biden says Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a ceasefire deal to end fighting with Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Crowds of people walking streets at night

Thousands rush to US border before Trump takes office

Migrants from Central America are making their way to the US to avoid new immigration controls.

World's tallest woman and shortest woman standing next to each other

Moment world's tallest woman and shortest woman meet

The pair shared afternoon tea in London in celebration of Guinness World Records Day 2024.

Biden stands in front of the podium.

Biden first US president to visit Amazon rainforest

The president on Sunday signed a declaration making 17 November International Conservation Day.

Vladimir Putin speaking holding a pen

Putin congratulates 'courageous' Trump on election win

The Russian president says he was impressed by Trump's reaction to the first assassination attempt against him.

Katty Kay wearing a black jacket with her arms folded

Katty Kay: Democrats are feeling 'pretty depressed'

The BBC's US special correspondent reports on the mood inside the Harris camp.

Gunfire is being exchanged in the vehicle.

Rare footage of a cartel gun battle near US-Mexico border

Texas law enforcement said the shootout was between factions of the Gulf Cartel.

King Charles holding a black cup next to Queen Camilla

King Charles drinks kava during ritual in Samoa

The monarch was declared a "high chief" of the archipelago during his trip to the country.

CCTV footage of a man with a gun seen by a security gate

Videos show how Ankara attack unfolded

Two attackers are seen arriving in a car before firing their guns and approaching the building.

Time capsule being opening and object on display

100-year-old time capsule unearths Bible and declaration of war

Crews in Kansas City, Missouri had to drill through 18 inches of concrete and limestone to get to the century-old box.

Donald Trump sitting on white chair being interviewed

Watch: Trump sidesteps question on Putin phone calls

When asked if he'd spoken to Putin since leaving office, the former US president said: "If I did, it's a smart thing".

The BBC's Nick Beake amidst rubble in northern Israel

Watch: BBC reporter in the midst of rocket fire into Israel

The BBC's Nick Beake reports from northern Israel, where Hezbollah continues to fire rockets into Israel.

Bomb goes off at airport

Hidden runway bomb explodes just after plane takes off

A bomb, probably dropped in WW2, goes off at an airport, about a minute after a passenger plane passed by.

Gust of flame as military ship launches missile interceptor

Moment US warship engages Iranian missile targeting Israel

Video from aboard the USS Bulkeley Destroyer stationed on the Eastern Mediterranean shows it firing an interceptor.