Neue Rheinischezeitung - News from Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and the world

Köln -
'Unhappy' Putin sends message to West with Ukraine strike on EU border
Kyiv mayor calls for temporary evacuation over heating outages
Kyiv mayor calls for temporary evacuation over heating outages

Mass heating outages caused by Russian strikes on Kyiv are set to last into the weekend, as the capital's mayor called on residents to temporarily leave the city with sub-zero temperatures expected to fall even lower.

January 09, 2026

RECENT NEWS

Families wait in anguish for prisoners' release in Venezuela
Families wait in anguish for prisoners' release in Venezuela

Dilsia Caro slept on the ground Thursday night outside the Venezuelan prison where her husband has been held since 2023 for posting a WhatsApp status update critical of the government.

January 09, 2026

Littler signs reported record £20 million darts deal
Littler signs reported record £20 million darts deal

World champion Luke Littler has agreed the most lucrative sponsorship deal in darts' history, worth a reported £20 million ($27 million).

January 09, 2026

'Devastated' Switzerland grieves deadly New Year fire
'Devastated' Switzerland grieves deadly New Year fire

Switzerland held a national day of mourning Friday for the 40 mostly young people killed when fire ravaged a ski resort bar filled with New Year partygoers.

January 09, 2026

RECENT NEWS

German trial starts of 'White Tiger' online predator
German trial starts of 'White Tiger' online predator

A German juvenile court started the so-called "White Tiger" trial Friday in which a man is accused of multiple sadistic online crimes including coercing a 13-year-old to take his own life.

January 09, 2026

RECENT NEWS

Switzerland 'devastated' by fire tragedy: president
Switzerland 'devastated' by fire tragedy: president

Switzerland has been left "devastated" by the deadly Crans-Montana bar fire that killed 40 people celebrating the New Year, President Guy Parmelin told a national service of remembrance on Friday.

January 09, 2026