Berlin power outage for 45,000 homes blamed on ‘politically motivated’ attack

On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Thousands of homes and businesses in south-west Berlin are facing prolonged power outages after high-voltage lines were damaged in what city authorities have described as a “politically motivated attack” […]

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France grants citizenship to George and Amal Clooney and their twins Ella and Alexander

On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Call them Monsieur and Madame Clooney. France’s government says that George Clooney, his wife Amal and their twins Ella and Alexander have been awarded French citizenship. The naturalizations of […]

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Putin amends law to officially let Russia ignore foreign criminal courts

On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch President Vladimir Putin has formally enacted changes granting Russia the unilateral right to ignore judgments issued by foreign and international courts in criminal cases. This controversial decision comes as […]

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