Morning coverage still read the US midterms through markets, putting a $3.2 trillion figure on the Wall Street selloff and debating an AI crash, while following Trump's promised Russia deal and looming Iran decision.
Attention then turned briefly domestic: Berlin's Left moved against Vanessa Emde over a deportation protest, with the state board seeking her mandate resignation and Gysi demanding expulsion, and reports on Hubert Aiwanger cited a preliminary autopsy with cause still only speculation.
By afternoon editors converged on the Union's presidential choice, reporting Ilse Aigner would be nominated, presented as settled though unconfirmed and as Merz deferring to Söder. Evening coverage swung back to Washington, reporting chief of staff Susie Wiles's dismissal and hardliner Stephen Miller's succession after the midterm defeat.