The German government plans Wednesday to put forward a major overhaul of the country's intelligence agencies to give them broad new powers to conduct covert operations and take action against foreign threats.

Government reform would give the BND and BfV significantly broader operational and surveillance powers

Berlin (dpa) - Die deutschen Nachrichtendienste sollen deutlich erweiterte Befugnisse für die Aufklärung von Terrorismus, Extremismus und geheimdienstlichen Aktivitäten anderer…