15:12⇢Kickl's Coalition Crashes
⌨The newspapers report extensively on the collapse of coalition talks in Austria, with FPÖ's Kickl returning the mandate after failing to form government with ÖVP due to ministerial distribution disputes (FAZ, Spiegel, Sueddeutsche, Zeit, Junge Freiheit). A controversy emerges over Chancellor Scholz allegedly calling Berlin's Cultural Senator Joe Chialo a "court jester" at a private event (Berliner Zeitung, Tagesspiegel). Business leaders in NRW warn against voting for AfD (WAZ), while Germany continues weapons exports to Israel despite fragile ceasefire (TAZ).