WorldPingAugust Hanning is accused of obtaining classified information for a foreign power.
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Former German spy chief arrested for espionage and treason
Pro-Palestine Greens challenge Labour’s grip on Starmer’s former seat
India opposition leaders briefly arrested in protest against election chief
Former UN food agency official claims he was fired for highlighting hunger in Gaza
Ex-spy chief is arrested in Germany on suspicion of trading state secrets and treason
Germany arrests former intelligence chief over alleged spying
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WorldPingA former German intelligence chief has been arrested on suspicion of passing state secrets to a foreign intelligence service, federal prosecutors said.
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WorldPingA former head of Germany 's foreign intelligence service was arrested on suspicion that he had passed state secrets to a foreign intelligence service, the federal prosecutor's office said.
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WorldPingAugust Hanning served as president of federal intelligence service from 1998 to 2005 A former head of Germany’s foreign intelligence service has been arrested on suspicion of treason and spying on behalf of an overseas intelligence agency, prosecutors said.
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Protesters are demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
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WorldPingBenjamin Davis appealing against dismissal from FAO, after being accused by director general of playing ‘political games’ A former senior UN food agency official has alleged he was fired last week for his work highlighting hunger in Gaza, and has lau…
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Green Party leader Zack Polanski hopes to shake Labour, which has held Holborn since the seat was created in 1983.
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