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  "id": 12407375,
  "title": "Former German spy chief arrested for espionage and treason",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/former-german-spy-chief-arrested-for-espionage-and-treason-12407375",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T13:34:33.000Z",
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  "summary": "Former German spy chief August Hanning has been arrested on suspicion of espionage, treason and obtaining classified information for a foreign power, the German Federal Prosecutor’s Office says. Hanning headed the Federal Intelligence Service (BND) from 1998 to 2005 and has since been working as a private consultant. Prosecutors allege that he used classified intelligence [...] The post Former…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Former German spy chief detained on suspicion of espionage and treason, Bild reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/former-german-spy-chief-detained-on-suspicion-of-espionage-and",
        "published": "2026-10-06T09:38:39.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Former German spy chief arrested for espionage and treason",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/former-german-spy-chief-arrested-for-espionage-and-treason",
        "published": "2026-10-06T10:05:42.000Z"
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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."
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