Morning brief: Chinese hackers target Trump & Harris campaigns; Labour MP suspended, and more
Morning brief: Here's a look at the top stories.
With just a few days left for the high-stake presidential election in the United States (US),Chinese state-linked hackers reportedly intercepted calls and text messages involving prominent American figures including the campaigns of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, American media reported on Sunday (Oct 27).
North Korea has accused South Korea of flying drones over its territory for propaganda purposes. North Korealabelled this a violation of its sovereignty. Photos released by state mediashow what it claims to be a downed South Korean drone.
In other news from around the world, British media reported on Sunday that the Labour Party suspended its MPMike Amesbury after a video appeared to show him punching a man.
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Chinese state-linked hackers reportedly intercepted calls and text messages involving prominent US political figures, including a Trump campaign adviser, reported by The Washington Post on Sunday.
North Korea has accused South Korea of flying drones over its territory for propaganda purposes. Pyongyang has labelled this a violation of its sovereignty, reported the country's state media outlet KCNA on Monday (Oct 28).
The Labour Party has suspended its MP Mike Amesbury after a video appeared to show him punching a man, British media reported on Sunday (Oct 27).Amesbury had been the Labour MP fromRuncorn and Helsby. The incident occurred last Friday (October 25) in Frodsham.
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was on thin ice on Monday after his ruling coalition was projected to have lost its parliamentary majority in disastrous snap elections.Ishiba, 67, called Sunday's vote days after taking office on October 1, but voters angry at a slush fund scandal punished his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).
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