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  "id": 12354634,
  "title": "Ex-German spy chief arrested for espionage, treason",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/ex-german-spy-chief-arrested-for-espionage-treason",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T10:08:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/world/2026-10-06-ex-german-spy-chief-arrested-for-espionage-treason/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Germany's former foreign spy chief August Hanning and his former chief of staff have been arrested on charges of espionage and attempted treason for allegedly passing roughly 2,000 highly classified documents to foreign intelligence services.",
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        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Ex-German intelligence chief arrested over suspected espionage",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/ex-german-intelligence-chief-arrested-over-suspected-espionage",
        "published": "2026-10-06T08:38:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Ex-German spy chief arrested for espionage, treason: Prosecutors",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/ex-german-spy-chief-arrested-for-espionage-treason-prosecutors",
        "published": "2026-10-06T09:07:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Local Germany",
        "title": "Ex-German spy chief arrested for espionage and treason",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/ex-german-spy-chief-arrested-for-espionage-and-treason",
        "published": "2026-10-06T11:15:49.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}