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The United States and Lithuania warned exiled opposition figures about alleged assassination plots. The Justice Department charged five alleged network members on Sept. 15, saying they acted for Russian intelligence and planned killings and sabotage in the U.S. and Europe. 1/6

Mōrena e te whanāu I'm not the only one photographing sunrises, this person one of quite a few admiring the view on Cheltenham Beach on a fine Spring morning here in Tāmaki Makaurau . Kia pai tō rā!

Photo taken at 7.00 am today on Cheltenham Beach with a person photographing the sunrise in the foreground, the sun rising just right of the centre, scattered pink tinged clouds at the top and Rangitoto with a thin layer of cloud just below its summit on the right.

I’m confused. Trump lies about Democrats being communists because commies are bad. But he likes North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, a murderous communist dictator, and calls him a “friend.” Make it make sense.

🇱🇻 Latvia is ready to host nuclear weapons on its territory if NATO makes such a decision, according to President Edgars Rinkēvičs. He noted that the country's legislation does not prohibit the deployment of nuclear weapons.

Britain accuses Iran of involvement in a planned attack on RAF Fairford airbase. The British government believes that Iran was involved in the incident at the Royal Air Force (RAF) Fairford airbase, which resulted in the arrest of five men, who were later released on bail.

NEW: Eric Schmitt’s general counsel, Ethan Harper, was expected to join the White House Staff Secretary’s office next week. But after yesterday’s Jack Smith fiasco, that’s in doubt. Harper was the man behind Schmitt, literally holding up the infamous board. FAFO. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...

Schmitt aide’s move to White House in doubt following Jack Smith hearing

Ethan Harper, Sen. Eric Schmitt’s general counsel, was expected to start at the White House next week.

politico.com

Russia’s debt-service bill is projected to approach spending on its entire national economy. Draft budget materials reported by Reuters project debt service at 4.6 trillion rubles in 2027, up from 3.9 trillion this year, while the Finance Ministry plans to borrow 7.7 trillion. 1/6