{
  "id": 862712,
  "title": "Berlin expands the reach of the security state",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/berlin-expands-the-reach-of-the-security-state",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T09:40:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Asia Times",
    "slug": "asia-times",
    "url": "https://asiatimes.com/2026/08/berlin-expands-the-reach-of-the-security-state/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Germany’s spies get powers once reserved for policeDiego Faßnacht reports that Germany’s intelligence overhaul would blur the postwar separation between spies and police, giving domestic and foreign services new cyber, surveillance and intervention powers at […] The post Berlin expands…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}