> I think that would be news to the rest of the world since it's likely illegal in most of it.

The specific details of the NSA's (or any foreign intelligence service of any nation) intelligence gathering would be news, but the fact the NSA (or any foreign intelligence service of any nation) actually gathers intelligence outside of its home nation, quite often in violation of the laws of the places from which the intelligence is gathered, really isn't news.

I mean, that's the whole point of foreign intelligence services.