In Berlin, Germany, the tension surrounding Tesla and its CEO, Elon Musk, escalated dramatically as four of the electric vehicles were deliberately set on fire late Friday night. The incidents occurred in the neighborhoods of Plänterwald and Steglitz and have raised serious concerns among law enforcement about the potential political motivations behind the attacks.

Tesla stock has dropped almost 48 per cent since Trump took office in January as consumers turn against Elon Musk's support for far-right politicians

Germany's conservative leader clinches an major financial agreement ahead of a crunch vote in parliament.

By Andreas Rinke, Holger Hansen and Sarah Marsh BERLIN (Reuters) -German Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz said on Friday he had secured the crucial backing of the Greens for a massive increase in state borrowing,

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz reached an agreement with the Green party on a debt-funded spending package for defense and infrastructure, overcoming a key hurdle ahead of a crunch vote in parliament next week.