Berlin's domestic intelligence agency reports a rise in extremist potential across left-wing, right-wing, and Islamist scenes in 2025. Youth radicalization via social media is a growing concern, with right-wing extremists developing a "new youth culture" and left-wing extremists showing increased violence related to environmental issues.
Initial analyses of devices seized from Salim El Koudri, the 31-year-old who hit pedestrians in Modena, show no signs of radicalization or links to jihadist groups. Investigators believe the act is likely linked to his mental health issues.
Israel's targeting of future leaders, termed 'expectant extrajudicial elite execution' (EEEE), represents a radical shift from traditional assassination doctrines, raising profound legal and geopolitical questions.
Police have arrested 31-year-old Zaib Zubair Ansari for allegedly attacking two security guards at an under-construction site in Mumbai's Mira Road on April 27. The attack, being investigated as a possible lone wolf terror attack, left Rajkumar Mishra (50) with grievous injuries and Subroto Sen (31) with minor injuries. Investigators recovered handwritten notes referencing Islamic State from Ansari's residence, and he allegedly described the incident as his 'first step' towards joining a terrorist organisation. Ansari had lived in the US for several years before returning to India in 2020.
Dr Sujatha, a doctor in Bengaluru, recounts losing her husband Bharath Bhushan in the Pahalgam terror attack a year ago. Their four-and-a-half-year-old son witnessed his father being shot. She describes living with profound grief, keeping busy to avoid painful memories, and helping her young son understand his father's death. She criticizes the lack of security at the attack site and calls for action against radicalisation.
