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  "id": 12645352,
  "title": "German ex-spy chief arrested for treason: What we know",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/german-ex-spy-chief-arrested-for-treason-what-we-know",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T12:04:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al Jazeera",
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    "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/7/german-ex-spy-chief-arrested-for-treason-what-we-know?traffic_source=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former top spy August Hanning led the Federal Intelligence Service from 1998 to 2005.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Insider",
        "title": "Former German intelligence chief August Hanning may have passed secret documents to Azerbaijan, Der Spiegel reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/former-german-intelligence-chief-august-hanning-may-have-passed",
        "published": "2026-10-07T13:52:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "German spy chief accused of treason, espionage issued formal arrest warrant",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/german-spy-chief-accused-of-treason-espionage-issued-formal-arrest",
        "published": "2026-10-07T14:32:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Local Germany",
        "title": "Court orders German ex-spy chief kept in jail following treason arrest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/court-orders-german-ex-spy-chief-kept-in-jail-following-treason-arrest",
        "published": "2026-10-07T14:57:54.000Z"
      }
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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."
}