News in Brief
Russian, Chinese delegates attend N Korea parade
AP – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was joined Thursday by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chinese ruling party official Li Hongzhong as he displayed his most powerful nuclear-capable missiles in a military parade.
North Korea’s invitation of Russian and Chinese delegates was a rare diplomatic opening since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
North Korean state media also highlighted a message sent by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who thanked Kim for “firmly supporting” his war efforts in Ukraine.
Typo leaks US military emails to Russian ally
AFP – Britain’s Defence Ministry said Friday it had launched a probe after officials unwittingly sent emails reportedly containing classified information to Russian ally Mali due to mistyping an address ending with the West African country’s .ml domain, rather than the US military’s similar .mil address.
The majority of messages contained trivial information, such as holiday staffing schedules for officials, but others had detailed descriptions of British research into hypersonic missiles, The Times newspaper noted.
Israeli air chief warns of security threat
REUTERS – The Israel Air Force Chief Major-General Tomer Bar said on Friday that the regime’s enemies might exploit a political crisis triggered by an overhaul of the judiciary, which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied would undermine its democracy.
As the crisis escalated following Monday’s vote, Israel’s Ynet news said Netanyahu received at least four letters from Military Intelligence warning of serious security ramifications arising from the judicial overhaul.