WorldPingFormer German spy chief August Hanning was detained Tuesday on suspicion of treason and espionage after prosecutors accused him of paying for secret intelligence documents and using them to prepare an analysis for a foreign intelligence service, in a…
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German ex-spy chief arrested for suspected espionage, treason
Former German spy chief detained over suspected treasonous espionage
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WorldPingA former German spy chief was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of espionage and treason, an embarrassing case at a time when the country is seeking to broaden the powers of its intelligence agencies.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24
August Hanning is accused of selling state secrets to at least one foreign state. It could be the worst breach at the German foreign intelligence agency since the Cold War’s end.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Washington Post
A 22-year-old British national was detained in connection with the allegedly Iranian-backed plot.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Washington Post
WorldPingCornell University names Sally Yates, former acting U.S. attorney general and career federal prosecutor, to lead an independent review into how the school handled a former student's rape allegations.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by NPR Top
Police detained Indian opposition leaders during a protest outside the Election Commission in New Delhi where lawmakers…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Al Jazeera
WorldPingTobias Rausch secures role of president in Saxony-Anhalt after AfD’s election breakthrough Europe live – latest updates Alternative für Deutschland has become Germany’s first far-right party to secure the position of speaker of a regional parliament…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Guardian
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