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• International · 2026-10-06

  Germany arrests former spy chief August Hanning on espionage charges

  August Hanning, the 80-year-old former head of Germany's BND foreign intelligence agency from 1998 to 2005, has been arrested on suspicion of espionage, treason and disclosure of state secrets. Authorities also detained a former senior BND employee, identified as Manfred D., who is accused of supplying Hanning with classified documents in exchange for payment.

• International · 2026-10-07

  Former BND chief August Hanning arrested on espionage charges

  August Hanning, who headed Germany's foreign intelligence agency BND from 1998 to 2005, was arrested at his home in Nordwalde on Tuesday on charges of espionage, treason and disclosure of state secrets. A former BND employee, identified as Manfred D., was also arrested for allegedly providing Hanning with classified documents in exchange for payment. Prosecutors have not disclosed which foreign intelligence service Hanning is suspected of working for.

• International · 2026-10-11

  Germany arrests former BND chief August Hanning in major espionage case

  German authorities have arrested August Hanning, the former head of the BND foreign intelligence service who led the agency from 1998 to 2005, on charges of treason and espionage. A former senior BND employee, Manfred D., was also detained for allegedly supplying Hanning with hundreds of classified documents in exchange for payment after Hanning left office. Prosecutors have not disclosed which foreign intelligence service Hanning is suspected of working for.

• International · 2026-10-05

  FBI arrests woman accused of spying for China on Taiwan president's family

  US authorities arrested Wanying Zhang, a 34-year-old Chinese American, at Los Angeles International Airport as she attempted to board a flight to China. She is accused of operating as an unregistered Chinese government agent who surveilled the family of Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te in Seattle. Taiwan's government described the case as 'transnational repression'.