Berlin

• Berlin power outage affecting 45,000 homes blamed on ‘politically motivated’ attack - Many households and businesses in south-west Berlin face days without electricity after high-voltage power lines were damaged by a fire which city authorities said Sunday was a result of a politically motivated attack by “left-wing extremis
• Attacks on police and arrests in Germany as nation rings in 2026 - Germany's New Year celebration was largely peaceful compared to previous years, although at least two people died and many were injured, and revellers in some places threw fireworks at police officers and the emergency services. Additional
• Merz calls on Putin to halt fighting in Ukraine for Christmas - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to halt the fighting in Ukraine over Christmas. "Perhaps the Russian leadership has a shred of human decency left and will at least leave the population in peac