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  "id": 12508030,
  "title": "‘Mr Security’ led Germany’s top spy agency for years. He’s now suspected of selling state secrets",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/mr-security-led-germanys-top-spy-agency-for-years-hes-now-suspected",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T01:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/mr-security-led-germany-s-top-spy-agency-for-years-he-s-now-suspected-of-selling-state-secrets-20261007-p613dw.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In what could amount to Europe’s gravest intelligence scandal in decades, former BND chief August Hanning has been arrested on suspicion of espionage and treason.",
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        "title": "‘Mr Security’ led Germany’s top spy agency for years. He’s now suspected of selling state secrets",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/mr-security-led-germanys-top-spy-agency-for-years-hes-now-suspected-12508049",
        "published": "2026-10-07T01:00:01.000Z"
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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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