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April 25-26 2026 German News Roundup: Naval Deployment to Med for Possible Hormuz Role, Domestic Updates

This DW news roundup covers top German stories for the weekend of April 25-26, 2026: the German military will pre-deploy naval vessels to the Mediterranean ahead of a possible Bundestag-approved mission to secure the Strait of Hormuz; the far-right AfD expelled a member over a speech compared to Adolf Hitler's; Ryanair announced plans to halve flights from Berlin Airport and close its base over planned fee hikes; private rescuers continue efforts to free stranded humpback whale Timmy off Germany's Baltic coast; multiple German lawmakers and cabinet members were targeted in a Russian-linked Signal phishing attack investigated as espionage; and Germany cut its 2026 economic growth forecast to 0.5% amid impacts from the Strait of Hormuz closure.