Overnight coverage focused on the suspected Houthi strike on Riyadh airport with twelve dead and over 300 injured, with outlets noting Trump weighing intervention and warning of open war. By afternoon Bild reported a second impact, leaving economics minister Reiche stranded in Riyadh.
Attention then shifted to Washington's Russia course following the previous day's demand to replace Zelenskyy. Trump announced an "energy ceasefire" between Russia and Ukraine, which FAZ and FR stressed Kyiv - and later Moscow - knew nothing about. Commentary framed the diesel import as accommodation of Putin, with reports of Republican resistance, a counter-bill, and Musk echoing the call for a new Ukrainian president, while merkur.de cast Merz as the last obstacle.
Domestically, the CDU met for a retreat under pressure from eastern defeats, with Seehofer accusing Merz of broken promises, as Sueddeutsche noted joint AfD-BSW celebrations in Magdeburg.