A massive blackout that crippled southeast Berlin has been linked to a radical leftist group that confessed to sabotaging key infrastructure. The group claimed responsibility for setting fires at the base of two high-voltage pylons, causing a power outage that left 50,000 homes and thousands of businesses without electricity for over 60 hours.
A major power outage struck southeastern France on Saturday morning, throwing the glamorous Cannes Film Festival into temporary disarray as it prepared to award its top prize. Authorities say about 160,000 households across the Alpes-Maritimes region lost power after a high-voltage line fell. The outage, which lasted for several hours, has sparked an arson investigation after a fire was reported at an electrical substation near Cannes overnight.
