The day was dominated by a rift at the EU summit over Council President Costa's unauthorized contacts with Moscow for Ukraine peace talks. German officials called it an 'Affront' (Welt, FAZ, Merkur), and the dispute overshadowed other agenda items. By morning, the Iran deal's domestic fallout continued, with Republican criticism and canceled US-Iran talks (Spiegel, Tagesspiegel). Afternoon brought a shift to domestic crises: a missing baby case in Baden-Württemberg (Stuttgarter Zeitung), coalition paralysis (Welt), and AfD maneuvers (Tagesspiegel). Evening coverage returned to EU divisions on Russia and China policy (TAZ, Tagesspiegel), while Spiegel reported on US World Cup progress. The Costa controversy remained the day's editorial anchor, reflecting a fraying Western consensus.