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Politics● Elevated1h ago · Nov 13, 2026, 11:53 PM

German intelligence agencies gain powers to hack foreign IT systems and recruit informants as young as 16

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Meduza [en] · Western Europe

Germany’s parliament has approved a bill significantly expanding the powers of the country’s intelligence agencies. The law aims to counter espionage, terrorism, and sabotage, the newspaper Die Welt reported.

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