15:43⇢Vance Labels Europe "US Vassals"
⌨The newspapers report on Trump's Vice President J.D. Vance calling European nations "vassals" of the US and urging them to challenge Washington occasionally, including on NATO matters (FR, Junge Freiheit, Zeit). A dispute over EU climate goals continues, with the TAZ noting uncertainty about the Commission's commitment to the Green Deal six years after its announcement. In international news, Palestinian protesters are risking their lives to demonstrate against Hamas in Gaza (Sueddeutsche), while Trump's tariffs could significantly damage Apple's business model (Spiegel). Domestically, a court case involving a Syrian refugee with HIV who allegedly bit a 17-year-old boy has made headlines (Bild).