Germany news: Söder calls for compulsory military service

· DW

The Bavarian state premier has criticized the government's voluntary plan. Meanwhile, Chancellor Friedrich Merz condemned the shooting in Washington.

  • Bavarian state premier Markus Söder has called for compulsory military conscription
  • Chancellor Merz has condemned the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner
  • Defense Minister Pistorius plans to send ships to the Mediterranean ahead of any possible deployment in the Strait of Hormuz
  • Two Cabinet ministers caught out by Signal phishing scam, Spiegel has reported

It was a roundup of the latest headlines from Germany for the weekend of April 25-26. This blog is now closed.