Germany grants intelligence services sweeping new powers after Russia-linked Leipzig plot

Germany's parliament passed legislation expanding spy agency powers, months after a thwarted attack at Leipzig-Halle airport that Berlin attributed to Russia. The move signals a hardening of German counterintelligence posture amid elevated Russian sabotage threats, though the scope of new authorities and oversight remains unspecified.

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