05:32⇢Trump Finalizes China Tariff Ultimatum
⌨The newspapers extensively report on Trump's escalating tariff conflict, with several developments dominating coverage. Trump has rejected the EU's zero-tariff proposal while issuing a "final deadline" to China, threatening additional 50% tariffs (FR, FAZ, Spiegel, Tagesspiegel, Welt, Zeit, merkur.de). Global stock markets have reacted negatively, with Wall Street declining (Bild). Domestically, headlines note the AfD's continued polling surge to record levels (Junge Freiheit), climate issues with electricity consumption rising alongside renewable energy records (TAZ), and infrastructure concerns with over half of North Rhine-Westphalia's dikes requiring renovation (RP Online).