All eight CDU Ministerpräsidenten issued a joint statement opposing personnel speculation and pledging to work “gemeinsam mit dem Bundeskanzler” (Tagesspiegel ~11:34 / SPIEGEL).TagesspiegelDER SPIEGEL
Three tenets: Bundestag majority (no minority-gov trial balloons); work with all democratic forces (AfD firewall); trust via action, “nicht über Personaldiskussionen” (SPIEGEL).DER SPIEGEL
Merz’s circle welcomed the support; CSU’s Söder was informed but not asked to sign — he said Tuesday he expects Merz to keep Präsidium backing Sunday (SPIEGEL).DER SPIEGEL
Why it matters —First coordinated Länder-chef firewall against ouster talk — but SPIEGEL notes the “jetzt” framing leaves room after Sunday’s polls.
BBC Verify satellite imagery shows major damage at a pumping station on Saudi Arabia’s East-West Pipeline — the Red Sea export workaround after Hormuz disruption (BBC).BBC Verify
Kpler’s Homayoun Falakshahi: repairs could take four to six weeks given spare parts and impaired supply chains; closure risk cited up to ~3.6 mb/d (~3.6% global demand) (BBC).BBC Verify
Why it matters —Turns yesterday’s Yanbu pause into a multi-week Red Sea export outage with European cargo cancellations — material upgrade vs morning’s loading halt.
SOTEU: von der Leyen previewed EU Kids Act — “No personal account under 15. No social media under 13”; only parent-supervised mini accounts 13–under-15 (Euronews).Euronews
Full draft due Thursday; covers social/video platforms plus safety-by-design for games and AI chatbots/companions; age-verification via EU-wide app or national tools (Euronews).Euronews
Why it matters —Hardest EU-wide age ladder yet for big platforms — SOTEU makes the leak political reality ahead of Thursday’s formal proposal.
Pixel Bulletin: CVE-2026-58704 “may be under limited, targeted exploitation”; High modem EoP (permission bypass); adjacent/proximal, no user interaction (AOSP).Android Pixel Bulletin
Patch level 2026-09-05 or later covers the issue; BleepingComputer: ~110 Pixel vulns in the drop including multiple Critical RCEs; Google urges install via Settings → Security update (BleepingComputer).Android Pixel BulletinBleepingComputer
Why it matters —Rare Google admission of in-the-wild Pixel modem exploitation — patch today if you’re still below 2026-09-05.
Defence Minister Robertas Kaunas: the drone Italian Eurofighters shot down overnight Mon→Tue near Pratkūnai carried explosives; specialists have defused the charge; no casualties (tagesschau ~08:39).tagesschau
Early assessment: likely entered from Belarus; origin still under investigation. President Nausėda thanked NATO responders (tagesschau).tagesschau
Why it matters —First explosive payload confirmed after a NATO shootdown over Lithuania — escalates the recent drone/balloon harassment thread.
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