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US soldier arrested in UK on suspicion of spying for Russia
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A senior American soldier is in custody at a London police station after being arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia. The 41-year-old man was held during a counter-terrorism operation involving the US military and the FBI, and is understood to have been stationed at Imjin Barracks in Gloucestershire - the headquarters of NATO's Allied Rapid Reaction Corps. Also: US Republicans block efforts to impeach the defence secretary, Pete Hegseth. Anti-homosexuality laws are overturned in Trinidad and Tobago - we hear from the man behind the 11-year legal battle. We meet the "Peaky Blinders" drone unit fighting in Ukraine's...
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Listen now, wherever you get your BBC podcasts. This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Alex Ritson and in the early hours of Wednesday 11th November these are our main stories. A senior American soldier is arrested in Britain on suspicion of spying for Russia.
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