Hybrid Warfare & Drones: A CIA-linked warning reported by Spain’s El Mundo says Russia may use small Gerbera drones launched from disguised merchant ships to hit Spain, Italy and France, though Macron says France was not informed. Cybersecurity: Kiteworks told customers to shut down servers for nine hours after “credible” planned cyberattack threat intel; no breach was reported and the advisory was later lifted. Energy Infrastructure: Poland’s Gaz-System finished an intelligent-pig inspection of the Gdańsk–Gustorzyn pipeline feeding its Gdańsk FSRU LNG project, a key Central Europe supply-security step. Shipping Shock: Record-low Rhine levels are choking barge traffic and pushing diesel transport costs up as drought and heat persist. Central Europe–India Push: V4 states (Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Czechia) backed India’s UNSC bid and launched a V4+India foreign ministers’ format, while Poland’s PM Donald Tusk is tipped to visit India in late October. Hungary’s Battery Boom: CATL started trial production on the first two lines at its Debrecen cell plant, moving toward a 100 GWh site. Poland–Russia Sabotage Probe: Prosecutors are investigating an arson fire at a Starlink ground station, with a theory of sabotage tied to Russian intelligence. Archaeology: A Czech sanctuary near Chelby, over 6,500 years old, predates Stonehenge by about 1,000 years.