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US says disabled Russian spyware used for two decades

The US Justice Department said Tuesday that it had disabled a "sophisticated" malware network used by Russia's FSB intelligence agency for two decades to spy in 50 countries including a NATO ally.. At least in one case Snake was placed on the systems of an unnamed NATO country, allowing Russian intelligence to access and exfiltrate sensitive international relations documents and diplomatic communications, CISA said.

Turks in Germany report heckling from Erdogan backers

Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Germany have been trying to intimidate voters ahead of the country's crunch election, politicians and voters said on Tuesday.. Around one in two voters in Germany went to the ballot during the last elections in 2018, and support then for Erdogan was stronger in Europe's biggest economy than in Turkey itself.

US readies for migrant influx as Covid-era border rules lapse

The United States is girding for the arrival of thousands of migrants this week, with the expiry of pandemic-era rules that have made claiming asylum at the border all but impossible.. From Friday, migrants will once again be able to lodge asylum claims and have their cases dealt with through the legal system, a process that can take years. 

Zelensky demands faster support on EU chief's symbolic visit

Ukraine warned Tuesday it needs more and faster support from Brussels, including a clear path to EU membership, as European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen made her latest visit to Kyiv.. Speaking alongside Zelensky, von der Leyen on Tuesday described the grain situation as "difficult".

Sunak says UK police independent after coronation arrests

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak insisted on Tuesday that the country's police forces were "operationally independent", after a backlash about the arrest of anti-monarchists before they could protest at King Charles III's coronation.. Police used new powers -- enacted only last week and drawn up to target environmental activists following years of disruptive protests -- to hold the anti-monarchists throughout Saturday.

Calls grow for halt to 'indecent' Nazi-linked auction

Calls grew Tuesday for a halt of an auction of jewels that belonged to Austrian billionaire Heidi Horten whose German husband made his fortune under the Nazis.. The American Jewish Committee called for the auction to "be put on hold until a serious effort is made to determine what portion of this wealth came from Nazi victims".

Arrest hinders Imran Khan's path to second Pakistan innings

Since being ousted from office by a vote of no confidence last year, former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has vowed he will captain the country a second time.. He also survived a November assassination attempt which saw him shot in the leg -- an attack he blamed on incumbent Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and a senior army officer.

Turks abroad wrap up voting in landmark election

Millions of Turks living abroad wrapped up voting on Tuesday, in a tense election that has turned into a referendum on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's polarising two-decade rule.. The first votes were cast by Turks who moved from poorer provinces to Western Europe over the decades under job schemes aimed at combating the continent's labour shortage in the wake of World War II.  Such voters comprise 3.4 million of Turkey's 64.1 million registered electorate and tend to support more conservative candidates.

Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan arrested during court appearance

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was arrested Tuesday during a court appearance in the capital for one of dozens of cases pending since he was ousted from office last year.. "Imran Khan has been arrested in the Qadir Trust case," the official Islamabad police Twitter account said, referring to a graft case.