German election coverage dominated morning headlines as Merz's CDU victory (29%) led to immediate coalition talks with SPD, while AfD doubled its strength to become the dominant force in former East Germany. By afternoon, focus shifted to Spain's expanded debt relief for Catalonia, with government agreeing to forgive €17.1B - €2B more than initially planned.
Ukraine war's third anniversary brought Von der Leyen and Sánchez to Kiev, announcing €3.5B EU aid package and €1B Spanish military support. Evening coverage centered on Trump-Macron meeting, where Trump claimed Putin would accept European troops in Ukraine as part of peace deal. US alignment with North Korea in UN vote on Ukraine highlighted growing Western divisions.
Pope Francis's health showed slight improvement after kidney complications, while Netanyahu suspended release of Palestinian prisoners.