Morning news brief: Republican party on Capitol attack, News Corp data hacked, and more

To get your day started, here are some stories.Republican party in the US has termedCapitol attack as 'legitimate political discourse'. And theUS has said thatdestabilising conflict in Europe will impact China too.

You can also read about COVID-19death toll crossing 9,00,000 mark in US andNews Corp data getting hacked.

After Russia and China issued a joint statement over their opposition to any NATO expansion, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said: "Destabilising conflict in Europe would impact China's interests all over the world and certainly China should know that."

In what can be called reaching a grim milestone, the death toll in the United States due to Covid has surpassed 9,00,000, as per the tally compiled by Johns Hopkins University (JHU).

Media giantNews Corp said the company's email accounts were comprised including data of journalists.

In a shocking move, the Republican party of the United States has officially termed former President Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn his 2020 election loss and the attack on the Capitol as “legitimate political discourse”.