Morning headlines focused on renewed shelling between the US and Iran in the Strait of Hormuz, with Welt analyzing the resulting profitability for oil companies and Zeit featuring warnings against nuclear disarmament. Editorial priority shifted mid-morning to a significant domestic defeat for the coalition government as the Bundesrat rejected the 1000-euro tax-free relief bonus. Outlets such as FAZ and Sueddeutsche framed the rejection as a failure of Chancellor Merz’s leadership, with several linking it to the fiscal pressures mentioned in previous days. In the early afternoon, breaking news centered on a hostage situation at a Volksbank in Sinzig. Outlets tracked the police response until special forces stormed the bank, only to discover the perpetrators had escaped, leading to critical coverage in Merkur and Bild. The evening was dominated by the sudden announcement from President Trump of a three-day ceasefire in the Ukraine war, a development quickly confirmed by President Zelenskyy.