Call for calm in Germany as farmers continue fuel subsidies protest

Chancellor Olaf Scholz has issued a plea for calm heads (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP/PA)

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called for calm on Saturday as the country faces protests by farmers angry about a plan to cut their fuel subsidies.

Farmers have blocked major roads and snarled traffic across the country with their tractors as part of a week of protests against the plan to scrap tax breaks on diesel used in agriculture.