Morning headlines in Germany were split between the domestic impact of a severe winter freeze and the escalating Greenland sovereignty crisis. Editors prioritized reports of Berlin’s diplomatic defiance in Washington as ministers attempted to block President Trump’s annexation plans. By midday, the focus shifted to Chancellor Merz’s strategic pivot toward India, a move framed by the media as a search for new alliances to compensate for deteriorating transatlantic relations and his calculated silence on the Ukraine conflict. In the afternoon, editorial attention pivoted sharply to Washington’s assault on institutional independence, as the U.S. Justice Department launched investigations into Fed Chair Jerome Powell. This was characterized by German outlets as a structural threat to the global financial system. Simultaneously, reports from Iran grew increasingly grim, with editors highlighting the regime's use of live ammunition and the threat of the death penalty against protesters, while analyzing the possibility of a U.S. military strike against Tehran.
