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  "id": 12353648,
  "title": "Former German spy chief arrested for espionage, treason",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/former-german-spy-chief-arrested-for-espionage-treason",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T09:58:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
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    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/10/06/former-german-spy-chief-arrested-for-espionage-treason_6758299_4.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "August Hanning, who ran Germany's Federal Intelligence Service between 1998 and 2005, is suspected of charges including 'attempted treason' and 'espionage,' according to a statement from federal prosecutors on Tuesday.",
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        "outlet": "Financial Times",
        "title": "Former German spy chief arrested for treason",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/former-german-spy-chief-arrested-for-treason",
        "published": "2026-10-06T09:11:14.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "Former German spy chief arrested over alleged buying of classified information",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/former-german-spy-chief-arrested-over-alleged-buying-of-classified",
        "published": "2026-10-06T11:24:18.000Z"
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