Policijai pradėjus ikiteisminį tyrimą dėl incidento prie Kauno mečetės, kai baikeriai demonstravo kiaulės galvą, vicemeras Andrius Palionis sako, kad diegiamos papildomos vaizdo stebėjimo kameros pareigūnams padės geriau užtikrinti viešąją tvarką „iš visų pusių“.

Opozicija sako, kad antradienio naktį Lietuvoje numuštas dronas yra džiugi žinia, tačiau Lietuva šiuo metu nėra pasiruošusi didesniam dronų spiečiui. Tačiau Seimo pirmininkas Juozas Olekas tikina, kad kariuomenė jau dabar turi pakankamą spektrą priemonių dronų identifikacijai bei numušimui ir ragino mažiau viešai spekuliuoti apie šalies pasirengimą šiems pavojams.

The origin of the drone is currently unknown, but authorities say it likely entered Lithuania from neighbouring Belarus, an ally of Russia.

The state post service delivers pensions, medicine and letters to people just miles from the front.

The triple lock has come under scrutiny as the number of pensioners rises making the policy more expensive.

The US president's comments come after Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark told the BBC an AI "kill switch" may need to be mandatory.

Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music Sky News As the TUC Congress continues in Brighton, some of Labour’s big beasts have been baring their teeth – with Angela Rayner using an after-dinner speech to land some blows on Defence Secretary Wes Streeting. Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy reveal what was said and whether it was all taken in good fun. Meanwhile, the economic picture looks bleak as John Healey prepares for his first budget. Sam has a scoop on how one economic forecast could make or break his spending plans. And Reform remains “100% confident” that two of the biggest donations in British political history were legal. But will that position shift as ministers face growing questions about how a proposed retrospective change in the law would work?

A Russian ship fired flares at a Danish military helicopter off the southern coast of Denmark on Monday, triggering alarm in Copenhagen as the Kremlin’s belligerence against Europe ramps up. “The Russian frigate fired two flares at the helicopter. One of the flares fired passed within a short distance of the helicopter,” the Danish armed forces announced late Monday night. European nations have accused Moscow of conducting a campaign of so-called hybrid warfare to destabilize the continent while it also persists in its full-scale invasion of Ukraine — but capitals and NATO have hesitated about an escalatory response to Russia. “It is part of the pattern we see throughout Europe,” warned Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Tuesday morning after the maritime incident. “With an increasingly aggressive and assertive Russia, that has intensified the hybrid war against Europe. And that tests and challenges NATO. Russia wants to intimidate and sow discord. Our response is to stand closer together and strengthen the defense of Denmark and Europe,” she added. Denmark will drag in the Russian ambassador to explain the crew’s actions, a senior official in Copenhagen announced Tuesday morning. “The armed forces report that one of the air force’s helicopters was fired upon with so-called flares in connection with routine photographic coverage of a Russian frigate in the waters off Gedser. This is completely unacceptable. Therefore, Russia’s ambassador has been summoned for a conversation about the incident,” said Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Denmark’s foreign minister.

New B'Tselem report frames events on ground as Israel's 'project of elimination' of Palestinians.

Since Prime Minister Modi's BJP came to power in West Bengal, beef is vanishing from menus as supplies become harder.

In today’s newsletter: Plaid Cymru, the SNP and Sinn Féin have signed an agreement for greater powers, as pressure grows on Westminster over the UK’s futureGood morning. Back in May, the shape of British politics shifted dramatically. I’ll forgive you if you were too preoccupied refreshing Andrew Sparrow’s live blog for the latest speculation about Keir Starmer to notice, but since 7 May, centre-left nationalist parties that ultimately aspire to leave the UK have been in government for the first time simultaneously in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.This week sees the initial codification of that shift. In Cardiff yesterday, Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth, Scottish National party leader John Swinney and Sinn Féin vice-president Michelle O’Neill (who shares power with the Democratic Unionist party) affirmed their countries’ right to seek independence from the UK. Along with the leader of the opposition in Ireland, Mary Lou McDonald, they signed a memorandum of understanding that called on Westminster “to prepare, plan and facilitate constitutional change in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland”. And they posed for a fair number of group photos too.Reform UK | Andy Burnham’s government could thwart Reform’s unprecedented £72m donations with retrospective restrictions on political donors that will include tough new residency requirements, ministers have announced.AI | Donald Trump has dismissed calls to increase controls on AI as a “sick conspiracy”, as stocks linked to the technology slumped after appeals from Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceX leaders on the weekend for the industry to slow down.Nato | Nato fighter jets shot down a drone over Lithuania after an alert was issued in the ‌capital and surrounding region, while Poland scrambled fighter jets less than a day after retrieving a suspected Russian drone adrift in its waters.Middle East | Yemen’s Houthi rebels have seized two strategic islands in the Red Sea, reinforcing the Iran-backed group’s ability to control a key shipping route, as concerns mount that the world is facing a new oil supply crisis.Lucy Letby | Two leading experts have quit Lucy Letby’s defence team over concerns about the “scientific credibility” of some of its evidence. Continue reading...

The drone, which reportedly entered from Belarus, ⁠was shot down near Pratkunai village in central-southern LithuaniaNato fighter jets shot down a drone over Lithuania after an alert was issued in the ‌capital, Vilnius, and surrounding region, while Poland scrambled fighter jets less than a day after retrieving a suspected Russian drone adrift in its waters.The Lithuania drone ⁠was shot down near the central-southern village of Pratkunai outside the city of Kaunas, said emergency authorities early on Tuesday. The drone came from neighbouring Belarus and was heading west, according to information from Lithuania’s crisis management centre that was reported by national radio LRT. Continue reading...

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Also in this newsletter: Telecom groups warn the EU is not supporting its own sovereignty goals

Eve Irvine is pleased to welcome Hélène Duguy, Senior Environmental Lawyer at ClientEarth. PFAS pollution is widespread, these highly persistent chemicals have been detected in water and soil, food and consumer products, and even the human body. The risks are increasingly well documented, alternatives now exist for many uses, and there is an extensive regulatory framework that is in place. Duguy argues that the central problem is therefore not simply a lack of scientific knowledge or legislation, but rather weak enforcement, slow regulation and corporate resistance. And so hazardous chemicals remain in circulation even when restrictions exist. 

Industrial action ​was expected to reduce French electricity supply by up to 5 gigawatts on ⁠Tuesday as energy sector ⁠unions stage a 24-hour strike in protest over calls to curb ​employee benefits ‌such as access to cheaper power.

The president of Cape Verde, Jose Maria Neves, says he’ll run for a second five-year term in the country’s November elections. Making the announcement on Monday, Neves said he wants to continue to champion the causes he’s pursued which cannot be circumscribed to one election cycle.

At least two people were killed and several others injured in Israeli strikes across Gaza on Monday, 14 September, according to hospital and health officials.