https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Two Germans were arrested Saturday after they stuck two paintings on a wall of the hall that hosts the Mona Lisa in Paris's Louvre museum, police sources said. https://www.thelocal.de/20260920/germans-arrested-for-paris-louvre-stunt-in-mona-lisa-hall Sun, 20 Sep 2026 10:01:18 +0200 germans-arrested-for-paris-louvre-stunt-in-mona-lisa-hall German security officials suspect a member of Russian military intelligence helped plan an attempted "hybrid attack" involving an explosive-laden drone at an airport last month, a report said Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20260912/germany-suspects-russian-intelligence-involved-in-airport-hybrid-attack Sat, 12 Sep 2026 14:44:49 +0200 germany-suspects-russian-intelligence-involved-in-airport-hybrid-attack German police on Tuesday arrested a suspected militant climate activist over a spate of sabotage attacks on the power grid that had apparently aimed to disrupt power from coal-fired plants. https://www.thelocal.de/20260908/german-police-arrest-suspect-in-sabotage-attacks-on-power-grid Tue, 08 Sep 2026 16:08:40 +0200 german-police-arrest-suspect-in-sabotage-attacks-on-power-grid A fire caused damage at an electricity substation in Berlin Monday and authorities were investigating whether it was caused by sabotage or a technical fault, German police said. https://www.thelocal.de/20260907/police-probe-fire-at-berlin-electricity-substation Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:35:44 +0200 police-probe-fire-at-berlin-electricity-substation Explosives have been found near two electricity substations in Germany, with authorities investigating whether the incidents were linked with similar attacks earlier this week, police said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20260906/two-more-electricity-substations-targeted-in-germany Sun, 06 Sep 2026 15:34:22 +0200 two-more-electricity-substations-targeted-in-germany A tree planted at the site of a fatal attack on this year's Berlin Pride march has been destroyed, just days after a commemorative rainbow bench there was vandalised, German police said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20260906/vandals-uproot-berlin-tree-commemorating-pride-attack-victims Sun, 06 Sep 2026 15:20:03 +0200 vandals-uproot-berlin-tree-commemorating-pride-attack-victims German authorities were Friday hunting a militant climate activist suspected of a spate of attacks on the power grid, the latest sabotage targeting critical infrastructure. https://www.thelocal.de/20260905/germany-hunts-climate-activist-suspected-of-power-grid-sabotage Sat, 05 Sep 2026 14:12:10 +0200 germany-hunts-climate-activist-suspected-of-power-grid-sabotage An arson attack on a Munich construction site ended with little damage, but state criminal police suspect that the intended target was an arms manufacturer. https://www.thelocal.de/20260903/bavarian-criminal-police-investigate-arson-attack-on-munich-construction-site Thu, 03 Sep 2026 11:13:36 +0200 bavarian-criminal-police-investigate-arson-attack-on-munich-construction-site German authorities were Wednesday investigating two attacks on electricity substations in different parts of the country, the latest suspected sabotage targeting critical infrastructure. https://www.thelocal.de/20260902/germany-investigates-two-acts-of-sabotage-on-its-power-grid Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:52:36 +0200 germany-investigates-two-acts-of-sabotage-on-its-power-grid Train traffic was stopped at Augsburg central station on Wednesday following an explosion in a passageway early in the morning. https://www.thelocal.de/20260902/two-injured-in-explosion-at-augsburg-central-train-station Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:32:42 +0200 two-injured-in-explosion-at-augsburg-central-train-station After a series of events involving explosives and drone incursions on German airports, the federal government has officially blamed Russia. Entry for Russian nationals is to be tightened, authorities said. https://www.thelocal.de/20260901/germany-expected-to-blame-russia-for-airport-drone-incident Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:05:28 +0200 germany-expected-to-blame-russia-for-airport-drone-incident A rainbow-coloured bench installed at the site of a deadly jihadist attack which targeted revellers at Berlin's Pride march in July has been vandalised, police said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20260901/berlin-rainbow-bench-commemorating-pride-attack-victims-vandalised Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:31:38 +0200 berlin-rainbow-bench-commemorating-pride-attack-victims-vandalised Berlin's mayor on Friday said the city was being blackmailed after a data theft during a cyberattack two weeks ago. https://www.thelocal.de/20260829/berlin-being-blackmailed-after-cyberattack Sat, 29 Aug 2026 13:26:01 +0200 berlin-being-blackmailed-after-cyberattack A "violent incident" at a school near Berlin ended with two deaths and the suspected killer arrested arrested, local media reported Thursday. An 18-year-old woman student and a 30-year-old man were killed. https://www.thelocal.de/20260827/two-dead-in-violent-incident-at-school-near-berlin Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:10:34 +0200 two-dead-in-violent-incident-at-school-near-berlin A Ukrainian man was arrested Wednesday in Croatia on suspicion of taking part in the bombing of the Nord Stream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany in 2022, German prosecutors said. https://www.thelocal.de/20260819/germany-says-ukrainian-man-arrested-over-nord-stream-sabotage Wed, 19 Aug 2026 17:25:38 +0200 germany-says-ukrainian-man-arrested-over-nord-stream-sabotage Chancellor Friedrich Merz convened Germany's national security council Friday to discuss an explosive-laden drone found near a Ukrainian cargo plane and the mid-air collision of another aircraft with an unidentified object this week. https://www.thelocal.de/20260807/german-national-security-council-meets-on-explosive-drone-find Fri, 07 Aug 2026 14:11:06 +0200 german-national-security-council-meets-on-explosive-drone-find A German court on Thursday handed an Afghan man a life sentence for a car-ramming attack in Munich last year which killed a two-year-old girl and her mother and left dozens injured. https://www.thelocal.de/20260806/attacker-jailed-for-life-for-deadly-munich-car-ramming Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:28:56 +0200 attacker-jailed-for-life-for-deadly-munich-car-ramming German police said Thursday they had arrested a 33-year-old Ukrainian man on suspicion of "taking footage of a Bavarian arms manufacturer in preparation for acts of sabotage". https://www.thelocal.de/20260806/germany-arrests-ukrainian-accused-of-spying-on-arms-maker Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:19:47 +0200 germany-arrests-ukrainian-accused-of-spying-on-arms-maker Seven young German men were given prison sentences for involvement in violent attacks motived by far-right ideology. https://www.thelocal.de/20260805/germany-jails-young-members-of-far-right-last-wave-of-defence Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:54:52 +0200 germany-jails-young-members-of-far-right-last-wave-of-defence Germany's interior minister announced plans to toughen laws just two days after an extremist attack on Berlin's Pride parade. Within the justice system, voices warn against hasty action before a deeper investigation is concluded. https://www.thelocal.de/20260728/german-government-promises-tougher-laws-after-attack-on-berlins-pride Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:14:16 +0200 german-government-promises-tougher-laws-after-attack-on-berlins-pride