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Latest 10 January 2026

Berlin Blackout: Deliberate Sabotage Exposes Fragile Critical Infrastructure

Berlin experienced a major power outage in early January 2026 after an arson attack on high-voltage power cables in the city’s southwest. German authorities have said the fire was deliberately…

Spain · 29 Apr 2025 UPDATED: Spain, Portugal hunt for cause of power outage as electricity returns Electricity had been restored to most of Spain and Portugal early on Tuesday after huge nationwide blackouts, although authorities were still trying… Spain · 30 Sep 2019 Tenerife island hit by massive blackout Tenerife, part of Spain's Canary Islands, was hit by a major blackout on Sunday, leaving nearly 1 million people without power. The… USA · 16 Jul 2019 Relay protection system failure caused New York City blackout Con Edison blamed their relay protection system Monday for the weekend power outage in New York City, saying the system didn't operate… Argentina · 17 Jun 2019 Argentina not ruling out cyber-attack after ‘unprecedented’ power blackout Argentina said it is not ruling out a cyber-attack after what President Mauricio Macri called an "unprecedented" power blackout struck five South… Venezuela · 8 Mar 2019 Maduro blames US for massive power outage Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro blamed the United States for a prolonged power outage which affected most of the South American country. US…