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The front page of DER STANDARD focuses on Austrian domestic politics with a significant story about the government potentially targeting foreign spies, and legal proceedings involving the Haselsteiner Foundation and alleged fraud by Benko. International news includes US midterms and a story about…

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Government Takes Aim at Foreign Spies ↗

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A proposed law amendment aims to grant Austrian intelligence services greater powers to monitor potential threats, with the ÖVP party dropping its initial opposition.

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