06:47⇢Coalition Talks Hit Financial Roadblock
⌨The newspapers report on stalled coalition negotiations between CDU, CSU, and SPD, with financial issues being the main sticking point (Bild, Sueddeutsche, FAZ). Trump's reported plans to close NATO positions at the Pentagon have surprised his own party and raised concerns about U.S. commitment to the alliance (FR, merkur.de). In parliament news, there's controversy over whether Gregor Gysi (Left Party) should open the Bundestag as its oldest member, with opposition to the AfD taking this role (Junge Freiheit). Other topics include Israel's airstrike on a Gaza hospital targeting a Hamas official (Spiegel), ongoing Stuttgart 21 protests (Stuttgarter Zeitung), and therapy waitlist concerns in North Rhine-Westphalia (RP Online).