Landeswahlleitung (vorläufiges Endergebnis, Nacht zum Montag): AfD 43.8% (39 of 83), CDU 17.2% (15), SPD 9.3% / Grüne 8.9% / Linke 8.6% (8 each), BSW 5.3% (5); FDP 2.6% out; turnout 77.8%.
Absolute majority needs 42 seats — AfD is three short; other parties together hold 44.
Evening Hochrechnung had AfD ~44.3% / ~41 seats — overnight count locked the miss and BSW’s entry.
Why it matters —Material overnight update: the knife-edge Hochrechnung is now a locked near-miss, so Magdeburg’s coalition math (and Berlin’s reaction) starts from 39—not 41—AfD seats, with Musk’s congratulations already in the international frame.
BBC: Boeing 767-300 Amazon Air cargo (21 Air Flight 7598) from San Juan overshot MIA ~14:00 local / 19:00 GMT Sunday; hit ground vehicles and caught fire.
Miami-Dade mayor: at least 5 dead, 5 injured (3 critical per fire chief); 200+ firefighters; NTSB briefing planned Monday.
Why it matters —A Prime Air–branded freighter killing ground workers next to an Amazon warehouse site puts logistics safety and contractor oversight on Monday’s NTSB mic.
BBC/ABC: Communications Minister Anika Wells to table exposure draft this week — platforms must offer algorithm opt-out (pop-ups: algorithmic vs following-only feed).
Duty of care would push platforms to identify/mitigate harm (illegal porn; youth psycho-social risks); breaches could mean fines >A$100m.
Why it matters —After the under-16 social-media ban, Canberra is moving from age gates to feed design — a template other regulators watch.
BBC citing Xinhua: finance ministry-led package totals 360bn yuan (~$53.6bn) across eight state banks/insurers.
Named beneficiaries include ICBC, Agricultural Bank of China, China Export & Credit Insurance; aim is capital, risk buffers, and credit to the real economy.
Why it matters —Beijing is using the fiscal balance sheet to pre-load bank/insurer capital before deeper growth stress shows up in credit.
