German police are investigating a fire and an explosion overnight at two major hospitals in Berlin, believed to be politically motivated incidents, authorities said. A police spokeswoman said on Tuesday that a fire was discovered in a building at the Charité University Hospital in central Berlin during the night. There was also an explosion at a second hospital in the capital's Neukölln district. Police suspect that illegal pyrotechnics, such as firecrackers, were used in the blast. No one was injured in the two incidents. The investigation is being conducted by the State Security Division, wh...

The man accused of killing six people by ramming a car into crowds at a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg said he had begun a hunger strike on the second day of his high-security trial on Tuesday. "I started the hunger strike yesterday. I intend to do it for three weeks. No physical harm is expected," Taleb al-Abdulmohsen said in court. Presiding Judge Dirk Sternberg made it clear that the trial could continue in al-Abdulmohsen's absence if necessary. "You do not have the power to delay or torpedo the trial by going on hunger or thirst strike," Sternberg told the 51-year-old def...

Lukas Podolski has once again hinted that his professional football career is coming to an end, but he's still leaving the door open for a future opportunity. "Basically, this should be my last season. If we manage to pull off a coup in sporting terms, I might want to give it another go," he told the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger in an interview. After 15 matchdays, his club Gornik Zabrze surprisingly leads the Polish league standings. Podolski has been playing at his youth club since 2021 and has helped the club from his native Poland advance on many levels during this time – athletically, structural...

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