Germany’s stringent data protection laws — which are also largely a reaction to the legacy of the East German secret police, or Stasi — restrict the BND further. The agency must, for instance, redact ...

Germany is taking steps to strengthen its foreign intelligence agency in a bid to give it sweeping new powers in preparation ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is apparently preparing to replace the head of the Federal Intelligence Service (BND) and is considering Martin Jäger, the current German ambassador to Ukraine, for ...

Germany's foreign intelligence chief warned Monday that Russia posed a direct threat, and that the "icy peace" with the European Union could erupt at any moment into "heated confrontation". Martin ...

Heidi Reichinnek, a leader of the far-left Die Linke, was denied a seat on the parliamentary committee that oversees German intelligence agencies. By Christopher F. Schuetze and Jim Tankersley ...

Capabilities of German spy agencies restricted after Nazi era Berlin argues new era of heightened threats requires upgrade Any expansion of powers is contentious ...

THE HAGUE, July 4 (Reuters) - Dutch and German intelligence agencies have gathered evidence of widespread Russian use of banned chemical weapons in Ukraine, including dropping a choking agent from ...

BERLIN, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Iranians living in Germany are facing increased harassment from Iranian security services, including threats and pressure to inform on other exiles, German authorities and ...