04:47⇢India Bombs Pakistan, Casualties Reported
⌨The newspapers report extensively on escalating tensions between India and Pakistan. India has conducted airstrikes against what it calls "terrorist infrastructure" in Pakistan, reportedly in response to a deadly attack on tourists in Kashmir in April (Bild, FR, Spiegel, Tagesspiegel, Zeit, merkur.de). Pakistan reports eight deaths, over 30 injuries, and has promised retaliation, apparently shooting down Indian fighter jets (Zeit). China is reportedly alarmed by the situation (FR, merkur.de). Domestically, coverage continues on Friedrich Merz's new government, with reports on his first day as Chancellor (Sueddeutsche), the "winners" in his cabinet (FAZ), and his planned first foreign trips to France and Poland (Welt).