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  "id": 12464580,
  "title": "Ex-German Spy Chief Arrested For Espionage, Treason",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/ex-german-spy-chief-arrested-for-espionage-treason-12464580",
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  "published": "2026-10-06T19:28:49.000Z",
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  "summary": "August Hanning, who ran Germany's BND intelligence agency between 1998 and 2005, is suspected of charges including \"attempted treason\" and \"espionage\", according to a statement from federal prosecutors.",
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