Trump's military escalation in Los Angeles continued overnight with deployment of 700 Marines alongside 2,000 additional National Guard troops, marking a shift from previous days' National Guard-only operations to regular military forces suppressing domestic protests. German outlets emphasized this crossed into unprecedented territory, with Trump threatening to arrest California Governor Newsom.
The day's dominant story emerged mid-morning when a 21-year-old former student opened fire at a gymnasium in Graz, Austria. Initial reports of multiple deaths escalated throughout the afternoon as outlets confirmed nine victims plus the shooter, making it Austria's worst school massacre. The perpetrator used legally-owned weapons in classrooms before killing himself, with police finding a suicide note.
Domestic German security concerns surfaced as constitutional protection reported 50,000 right-wing extremists, a 25% increase, while authorities arrested a rejected asylum seeker who planned poison attacks using ricin. The day concluded with reports that renowned Zero-movement artist Günther Uecker had died at 95.
