Here are the latest headlines from Germany on Friday, April 17, 2026: Police have rescued four frightened ducklings after motorists reported a family attempting to cross a highway near the town of Bühl in southwestern Germany. Officers from the traffic unit searched the area and found the young birds stranded in a nearby grass verge. Not all of the ducklings survived the crossing attempt, police said. The rescued animals were placed in a service cap lined with grass, where they quickly settled,