The day was shaped by the aftermath of the FCAS fighter jet collapse, with editors analyzing the political and industrial consequences. Commentary framed Merz's decision as inevitable, while Sueddeutsche called it a hard blow to Franco-German relations. By morning, a new story emerged: Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg's plan to form a separate electricity price zone with West Denmark, escaping Germany's energy crisis. Welt and AI overviews highlighted this as a radical secession from the national grid. Afternoon coverage shifted to mandatory company pensions, with SPD leader Klingbeil endorsing a DGB proposal, sparking Mittelstand warnings. Evening headlines returned to FCAS and a Belfast killing that fueled British existential rage, while Biontech's plant closure fears and a poll showing AfD leading the Union added domestic tension.