Will Charlie Kirk's death herald a new era of political violence in the US?

The killing of young conservative leader Charlie Kirk has sent shock and horror through the international press. Kirk was a charismatic podcaster and Trump ally, credited with having galvanised young people to vote for Trump in last year's election. He was killed while talking on campus at Utah Valley University. The conservative magazine National Review says: "RIP" on its front page, calling his death a shocking event that could herald a new era of political violence. Opinion writer Mark Antonio Wright says that America witnessed the assassination of a citizen who had done nothing but voice his opinions, urging readers not to become numb to this. The Washington Times, meanwhile, calls Kirk a "generational talent who will fuel generations to come". The editors of The Wall Street Journal recount how Kirk built his conservative movement, Turning Point USA, the old-fashioned way: through political debate. He would go to college campuses, invite people to debate with him and take opposing points of view. His death, the journal says, is a "dangerous moment for the US".

As a testament to how respected Kirk was, papers across the political divide remember him fondly. The New York Times admits that "this editorial board disagreed with Kirk on many policy questions and we are unreservedly horrified by his killing". Opinion writer Ross Douthat writes that Kirk built his career and reputation organising a different kind of campus conservatism: fun-loving, masculine, mainstream and even faintly cool.

There is shock in Europe after Russian drones were fired into Polish territory. Poland being a NATO member, this means that NATO and its allies are dragged into the conflict with Russia. The Polish papers are defiant and strong. Fakt goes with a one-word headline: "Shot down", referring to the drones that were promptly shot down. Gazeta Wyborcza headlines with this declaration: "NATO cannot back down." The paper reports that at Poland's request, Article 4 of the Washington Treaty – on which NATO depends – was invoked. It triggers an urgent meeting if the sovereign integrity of a member state is threatened.

Le Parisien reports on the conclusions of a French parliamentary report into the negative effects of social media on young people. For months, a French parliamentary commission has been investigating the TikTok algorithm. It comes after seven families accused TikTok of not filtering harmful content and not doing enough to protect children from the risk of suicide. As part of their recommendations, the report offers up a radical solution: putting in place a digital curfew for 15-18-year-olds and forbidding social media access to those aged under 15. The curfew would mean the social media apps are inaccessible from 10pm to 8am. The commission has heard from families, social media companies and TikTok representatives, who defended their network in front of the commission earlier this year, saying an AI-powered filter allowed them to remove harmful content.

Finally, French champagne has lost out to English sparkling wine in recent champagne awards! The Evening Standard reports that Nyetimber, an English sparkling wine made in England, won two prestigious trophies this week at the International Wine Challenge: champion sparkling wine and sparkling winemaker of the year for Cherie Spriggs, the brand’s winemaker. It's the first time a sparkling wine outside of champagne has won the prize. The blanc de blanc 2016 magnum is described as a time capsule of a wine. It's also rumoured to be a favourite of the British royal family. British sparkling wine will be on cloud – wine – with this win!

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