Germany's top court dismisses complaint against US drone missions
The court ruling was in response to a constitutional complaint filed by Yemeni nationals whose relatives were killed in a US drone strike in 2012.
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Berlin says still backs global minimum tax for multinationals
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Europol says pro-Russia hacking group broken up
THE HAGUE: EU anti-crime bodies Europol and Eurojust said Wednesday they had coordinated an international operation to dismantle a pro-Russian hacking group accused of launching thousands of online attacks against Ukraine and its allies. The network, known as NoName057(16), was disrupted following raids in 12 countries between July 14 and 17, they said. Germany and Spain led the legal action, while police made arrests in France and Spain.
