The knife attack at Hamburg's main train station by a 39-year-old woman with psychiatric history dominated morning coverage, with 18 people reported injured. Eyewitness accounts emerged throughout the day, describing the attacker's "psychopathic look" while police confirmed she had been in psychiatric care.
International developments included reports of Russia's potential focus on three specific Ukrainian regions, while Trump's tariff threats against Europe were characterized as a deliberate attempt to weaken the continent following his Ukraine policy shifts.
Border control policies received attention with Poland showing unexpected understanding for Merz's approach, while the social media platform X experienced a worldwide outage.
By evening, attention shifted to VfB Stuttgart's 4-2 victory over Arminia Bielefeld in the DFB-Pokal final, described as a "football fairy tale" that ended years of club misfortune. The celebrations in Stuttgart and preparations for Sunday's victory parade closed the day's reporting.