German Officials Arrest Former Spy Chief on Espionage Charges

New York Times6 October 2026, 11:28 UTCGermany

August Hanning is accused of helping foreign governments. His arrest shook the German political world and had roots in a steakhouse-heiress kidnapping plot.

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