{
  "id": 13881572,
  "title": "‘I am not saying I am a good spy’: How a wartime spook got sprung by a simple mistake",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/i-am-not-saying-i-am-a-good-spy-how-a-wartime-spook-got-sprung-by-a",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T05:00:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/i-am-not-saying-i-am-a-good-spy-how-a-wartime-spook-got-sprung-by-a-simple-mistake-20261012-p614qx.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Spies still play an important role even as the war becomes defined by robotic eyes in the sky. Both sides have more weapons than ever. Old-fashioned human spying helps them find targets.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "‘I am not saying I am a good spy’: How a wartime spook got sprung by a simple mistake",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/i-am-not-saying-i-am-a-good-spy-how-a-wartime-spook-got-sprung-by-a-13881592",
        "published": "2026-10-12T05:00:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}