Rob Schmitz / 史明智
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NPR Central Europe Correspondent, former Shanghai Correspondent, author of Street of Eternal Happiness: Big City Dreams Along a Shanghai Road.
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My vantage point at the moment in Tirana, where police are using tear gas and water cannons against demonstrators:
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How is the CIA reassessing what it shares w/Germany after the arrest of former German Intelligence Chief August Hanning ? A former CIA officer who worked with Hanning weighs-in & shares a story about him eating a lobster -shell & all- at a steakhouse. npr.org/2026/10/14/nx-…
www.npr.org Germany's intelligence scandal has a long list of possible consequences The arrest last week of August Hanning, a former head of Germany's intelligence service, on treason and espionage charges has left the country in shock. But it's also worrying Western agencies like... The day after the German intelligence chief under former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder was arrested for treason and espionage, Schröder is pictured in Moscow with Putin, celebrating the Russian leader's birthday.
Putin celebrated his birthday with former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder
According to the Kremlin, on October 7, Putin learned that his longtime friend was in Moscow on business for the Globus company and invited him to his home.View quoted post on X
Germany's former foreign intel chief August Hanning is still listed as chairman of the board of Pluteos AG on its website. The firm is based in Lucerne and consults government agencies and financial institutions, among others: pluteos.com/board