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  "id": 12335007,
  "title": "Germany: Ex-spy chief arrested for espionage — reports",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/germany-ex-spy-chief-arrested-for-espionage-reports",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T08:10:00.000Z",
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  "summary": "August Hanning served as the head of Germany's BND foreign intelligence agency from 1998 to 2005. According to German media, he is being investigated for allegedly passing on state secrets and working as an agent.",
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        "title": "Germany: Ex-spy chief arrested for espionage — reports",
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