German officials reportedly believe the crucial Nord Stream natural-gas pipelines connecting Russia to Europe, which have sustained severe damage, were the subject of an attack. Tagesspiegel, a newspaper in Germany, where the pipelines land from Russia, reported a government source as saying: "We can't imagine a scenario that isn't a targeted attack. Everything speaks against a coincidence." Jakob Hanke Vela, a Germany-based reporter for Politico, tweeted: "Accident highly unlikely, officials in Berlin believe both pipelines have been attacked." Die Welt, another German publication, reported that the timing of the ... (full story)