09:53⇢Air India Crash Kills Hundreds
⌨The newspapers report on a major Air India flight crash in Ahmedabad, western India, with a passenger aircraft carrying 240-244 people crashing shortly after takeoff on a London-bound route, with multiple fatalities feared (FAZ, Spiegel, Stuttgarter Zeitung, Süddeutsche, Tagesspiegel, Welt, Zeit). Meanwhile, SPD internal divisions over defense policy intensify as Defense Minister Pistorius visits Kiev advocating military aid while party veterans like Stegner dismiss weapons discussions, creating tensions ahead of the party convention (Bild, merkur.de). Former Health Minister Spahn faces mounting pressure over flippant emails regarding pandemic mask procurement deals, with critics demanding accountability for his dismissive "bin raus hier" attitude toward the controversy (FR).