Skip next section Reutlingen: Fire at substation suspected to have been arson June 9, 2026
Reutlingen: Fire at substation suspected to have been arson
Authorities in the south-western German city of Reutlingen suspect that a large-scale power outage on Monday was a result of arson.
The city of around 120,000 people just south of Stuttgart was left without power following fires at two local substations.
Criminal prosecutors in the state of Baden-Württemberg said that, according to preliminary investigations, "one or several as yet unknown perpetrators" broke into one of the substations on Sunday night and intentionally started a fire with the help of accelerants.
On Monday morning, many local businesses were unable to open and supermarkets had to dispose of perishable food because they couldn't power their refrigerators.
By Tuesday, local authorities said the vast majority of households in Reutlingen and the surrounding area had been reconnected at least temporarily to the power supply but that some 50 businesses were still without power.
It is still unclear who might be behind the attack, and no claim of responsibility has been received.
The incident is reminiscent of two arson attacks on the power supply in Berlin earlier this year , allegedly carried out by left-wing extremists, which cut power supplies to thousands of people for several days in the depth of winter.
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Skip next section Captain Kimmich urges World Cup squad to aim high June 9, 2026
Captain Kimmich urges World Cup squad to aim high
Image: Scott Coleman/Eibner-Pressefoto/picture alliance Germany captain Joshua Kimmich has said in a TV interview that he hopes the entire squad is eying the grand prize at the upcoming World Cup.
"I hope that everyone who is here wants to become world champion," the 31-year-old told Magenta TV.
"But that alone won't take us very far on the path if we merely want it. We must also now do something to ensure we win matches," he said, a day after the squad convened for its first preparatory training session at its World Cup base camp at The Graylyn Estate in North Carolina .
Kimmich praised the facilities, saying that "everything is prepared superbly," but he warned that a similarly suitable base of operations had not helped last time out.
"I also felt at home in Qatar. But we were still eliminated at the end of the group stage," the Bayern Munich star recalled.
Germany's opening group stage game is against Curacao — competing in its first ever World Cup — on Sunday, June 14.
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Skip next section Moscow court upholds sentence for satirist June 9, 2026
Moscow court upholds sentence for satirist
Tilly has repeatedly mocked the Russian president with his work Image: Ina Fassbender/AFP A Moscow appeals court has upheld the eight-and-a-half-year prison sentence against German satirist Jacques Tilly .
Russia has issued an international arrest warrant for Tilly, who is being tried in absentia.
He was convicted of offending religious feelings and spreading false information about the Russian armed forces through models he created for traditional Carnival parades in his home town of Düsseldorf. He has lampooned Russian President Vladimir Putin on several occastions.
Judge Vladimir Ussov said the three-judge panel rejected the defense appeal and confirmed the original ruling.
Defense lawyer Natalya Dudkina argued that Tilly’s criminal responsibility had not been properly assessed during the investigation, citing the lack of a psychiatric evaluation. She had earlier called for his acquittal due to insufficient evidence.
Tilly dismissed the case as an "absurd show trial" and said the verdict would not affect his satirical work.
The case has highlighted tensions over artistic expression as Russia has tightened controls during the war.
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Skip next section Judge on trial over alleged sexual harrassment June 9, 2026
Judge on trial over alleged sexual harrassment
A German judge has gone on trial, accused of sexually harassing a junior colleague.
Prosecutors said Tuesday the 56-year-old defendant appeared before the Fulda Regional Court over incidents between September 2023 and February 2025.
The indictment alleges he repeatedly touched a trainee judge in a sexual manner and threatened her, including in offices at the Kassel District Court.
Prosecutors said the judge used his senior position to exert pressure, including references to evaluations and a possible transfer. The defendant is alleged to have touched the "young, inexperienced trainee judge" over her clothing on her bottom and breasts on several occasions.”
They said the woman had made clear she wanted a strictly professional relationship but tolerated the behavior for a time out of concern she could be reassigned, as s…
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