Morning headlines revealed NATO concerns about Russia potentially placing nuclear weapons in space to target satellites, with Germany's top general warning Russia's military will double in size by 2026 and could attack NATO territory by 2029. The CDU/CSU-SPD coalition agreement was finalized, with plans to cut Bürgergeld for Ukrainians and impose migration limits from Western Balkans.

Trump's trade war continued to dominate economic coverage, with China dismissing his tariffs as a "joke" while he made increasingly numerous exemptions, including for electronics. European consumers organized "BuyFromEU" boycotts of American products in response.

By afternoon, reports emerged of a fatal knife attack at a Berlin U-Bahn station, where police shot the assailant. The evening brought polling suggesting the new Merz government already faces declining public support, while Merz himself criticized Trump's tariffs, warning they could accelerate a financial crisis.