Morning brief: Phone data of Trump, Harris hacked; West Asia crisis updates, and more
Morning brief: Here's a look at the top stories.
With just over a week left for the presidential election in the United States (US), the phone data of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris were hacked. The phone data of Trump's running mate JD Vance was also targeted.
On Saturday (Oct 26), Israel launched its much-expected strike on Iran, targeting the Islamic Republic's military bases. Tehran confirmed that an Israeli attack targeted several military bases in Tehran and other cities, saying it "caused limited damage."
In other news from around the world,satellite images released by US-based Maxar Technologiesconfirmed thedisengagement of Indian and Chinese troops at two friction points in Demchok and Depsang Plains in the Eastern Ladakh sector.
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Chinese hackers who tapped into Verizon's system targeted phones used by people affiliated with the campaign of Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, a person familiar with the situation said on Friday (Oct 25).Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, were also targeted, according to media reports.
The Israeli military announced early Saturday (Oct 26) thatit was conducting "precise strikes" on military targets in Iran in response to what it called "the continuous attacks from the regime in Iran against Israel."Iran's air defence forces confirmed Saturday that an Israeli attack targeted several military bases in Tehran and other cities, saying it "caused limited damage."
Hours after Indian defence officials announced on Friday that thedisengagement of Indian and Chinese troopsstarted at two friction points in Demchok and Depsang Plains in the Eastern Ladakh sector, satellite images confirmed the development, according to media reports on Saturday.
Slain Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar reportedly left hand-written instructions about what should be done with the Israeli hostages in case he is killed, documents discovered on Friday show. This comes over a week after Sinwar was killed as he took shelter in a building in Rafah.
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