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Eye on Extremism: June 10, 2025
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Reuters: Gunman kills at least nine in attack on Austrian secondary school
A gunman killed at least nine people at a secondary school in the southern Austrian city of Graz on Tuesday, in the worst school shooting in the country's modern history.Police said the attacker also died and that they were working on the assumption that he had operated alone. National broadcaster ORF said about 30 people were wounded. Austrian media reported that most of the dead were pupils at the school. Police did not publicly identify the killer, but Austrian media cited unconfirmed reports saying he was a former pupil who had entered the school and opened fire on pupils. In reports that Reuters could not immediately verify, the Kurier and Salzburger Nachrichten newspapers identified the suspect as a 22-year-old former student. Salzburger Nachrichten said he was Austrian, believed to have had no criminal record, and that he had recently purchased one of the weapons.
Deutsche Welle: German intelligence agency says number of extremists in Germany increased in 2024
In its annual report for 2024, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) revealed that it had monitored significantly more extremists last year than in previous years. The fact that the number of right-wing extremists increased by around 23% to 50,250 within a year is partly due to the growth in membership of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. According to the report, 20,000 members of the party were classified as potentially right-wing extremists last year. In November, the AfD stated that it had 50,000 members. Last month, the agency classified the party as a whole as "extremist" on the basis of a 1,100-page expert report, which enabled it to increase its monitoring of the AfD. However, the party has legally challenged this decision. Meanwhile, the number of right-wing extremists classified as violent rose again last year, by 800 people, reaching a total of 15,300.
CEP Mentions
Deutsche Welle: Israeli military takes DW team on heavily-controlled trip inside Gaza
CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed about the situation in Gaza: “The Hamas control and command infrastructure in Gaza is very damaged. They’re literally running out of senior leaders. So obviously Hamas wants to portray a still kind of functioning terror group and hence does not confirm necessarily the death of another leader… [Mohammad Sinwar]."
Jewish News Syndicate: Hatred from the left: raw, racialized and totalizing
CEP Managing Director Daniel Roth writes: “For years, a dangerous myth has taken root in progressive discourse that the worst excesses of antisemitism were a problem of the far right. As philosopher and author Sam Harris asserted on a recent episode of his Making Sense podcast, “If you’re talking about antisemites who actually want to kill the Jews now, you’re not talking about the far left.” Current events have shattered that illusion.”
Analysis
JNS: Hatred from the left: raw, racialized and totalizing
CEP Managing Director Dan Roth writes: For years, a dangerous myth has taken root in progressive discourse that the worst excesses of antisemitism were a problem of the far right. As philosopher and author Sam Harris asserted on a recent episode of his Making Sense podcast, “If you’re talking about antisemites who actually want to kill the Jews now, you’re not talking about the far left.” Current events have shattered that illusion.
Premium Times: Houthis in Somalia: Friends with technological benefits?
Yemen’s Ansar Allah – commonly known as the Houthis – and Somalia’s two proscribed terrorist organisations, al-Shabaab and Islamic State in Somalia (IS Somalia), are reportedly deepening ties. How could this impact the tools of war, especially lethal drone technology, which is increasingly a hallmark of Ansar Allah’s operations backed by its powerful ally, Iran? Will the relationship with the United Nations (UN)-sanctioned group influence how Somalia’s violent extremist groups fight or are perceived regionally?
International and domestic circumstances favor Turkey’s bid for a greater international role. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s rule over Turkey since the turn of the century has steadily dismantled the remnants of Ankara’s cautious Kemalist foreign policy tradition, as he adopted an ambitious radical Islamist and nationalist agenda. Global shifts have facilitated the implementation of this ambitious Islamist and neo-Ottoman vision. The collapse of the Soviet empire largely freed Turkey from the historic Russian threat and opened new avenues for Turkish influence eastward, across the Turkic world that had been subject to decades of Soviet dominance. More recently, Moscow’s entanglement in Ukraine has further diminished Turkey’s security concerns to the north.
United States
Reuters: Marines arrive in LA under Trump orders as protests spread to other cities
Hundreds of U.S. Marines arrived in Los Angeles overnight and more were expected on Tuesday under orders from President Donald Trump, who has also activated 4,000 National Guard troops to quell protests despite objections from California Governor Gavin Newsom and other local leaders. The city has seen days of public outrage since the Trump administration launched a series of immigration raids on Friday, though local officials said the demonstrations on Monday were largely peaceful.
Reuters: US issues sanctions against charities supporting Hamas, PFLP
The United States imposed sanctions on Tuesday targeting individuals and sham charities that it said were prominent financial supporters of the Palestinian groups Hamas and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. The individuals and groups targeted were funding Hamas' military wing under the pretense of doing humanitarian work, in Gaza and internationally, the Treasury Department said.
PBS: How Trump filled key positions with people who spread extremist views
The first few months of President Trump's second term, including some selections for key jobs in his administration, have sparked new questions about his complicated history with elevating extremist views. White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López reports.
A Minnesota man accumulated numerous and varied firearms that included homemade guns, according to charges that also allege he spoke about blowing up government buildings and a house of worship. Jonathan Julio Nique, 22, of Austin was charged in Mower County District Court with eight counts of possessing guns without a serial number in connection with the stockpile seized by police from his home's garage in the 800 block of 14th Avenue SE. on May 28.
A coalition of Charleston-area faith leaders, community members, and activists is urging Americans to join a nationwide monetary boycott called "Fasting Fridays." The initiative, set to begin with a press conference at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 18, at Circular Congregational Church, aims to challenge what the group describes as a white nationalist takeover of the federal government.
Israel Hayom: 'Iced In-Tea-Fada', 'Sweet Sinwar': Oakland coffee shop sued for antisemitism
The US Justice Department initiated federal civil rights proceedings Monday against Jerusalem Coffee House in Oakland, California, alleging systematic religious discrimination targeting Jewish customers. Federal prosecutors filed the lawsuit in the Northern District of California against owner Fathi Abd al-Rahim Harara and Native Grounds LLC, citing violations of Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination in public accommodations based on race, color, religion, or national origin.
France
Reuters: France to test adding security gates at schools after aide stabbed to death, PM says
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Tuesday said the government plans to test adding security gates at schools after a 14-year-old student allegedly stabbed a school assistant to death in the town of Nogent during a bag search for weapons. Police were questioning the teenager, who was being held at the gendarmerie in Nogent in the northeast, the Haute-Marne Prefecture said.
Reuters: France says it obtains Palestinian reform pledge ahead of conference
France said on Tuesday it had obtained new commitments from the Palestinian Authority to reform, ahead of a conference next week at which Paris could become the most prominent Western power to back recognition of an independent Palestinian state. President Emmanuel Macron has received a letter from Mahmoud Abbas in which the Palestinian president condemns the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack against Israel, calls on all hostages to be released and pledges further reforms, the Elysee said.
Courthouse News Service: As election wrangling heats up, French pols draw on old foe: Headscarves
In modern French politics, little is certain. But there is one constant: The debate over the veil — the headscarf that Muslim women might wear in various forms — will always resurface. With the presidential election approaching in 2027 and the contenders not yet set, the hot-button issue has popped up again.
France 24: France's Le Pen hosts Europe allies in show of far-right unity
French far-right leader Marie Le Pen was Monday hosting key allies from across Europe, including Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, in a bid to flaunt the unity and strength of the anti-immigration wing of European politics.
Germany
Deutsche Welle: German police say AfD membership incompatible with service
Germany's Federal Police Commissioner Uli Grötsch has voiced disapproval regarding police officers' membership in the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. Grötsch called it "incompatible" with serving in law enforcement. "AfD membership and working as a police officer are incompatible," Grötsch told the Rheinische Post newspaper. Grötsch also said that officers who demonstrate clear commitment to the AfD should be dismissed. "For me, commitment means openly supporting the party, running for local or city council or even for the Bundestag," he added. In early May, Germany's domestic intelligence agency classified the AfD as a "confirmed right-wing extremist" organization.
Deutsche Welle: Passau ramming suspect charged with attempted manslaughter
The Iraqi national suspected of driving his car into a crowd of people in Passau, southern Germany, will face charges of attempted manslaughter, police said on Sunday. The incident on Saturday evening left five people injured, including the man's wife and 5-year-old daughter. Initial findings, according to the police, indicate that the 48-year-old and his wife may have been engaged in a custody dispute. The man and his wife are separated, the police said. A magistrate has now issued an arrest warrant for the man, and the suspect has been transferred to a correctional facility.
Deutsche Welle: Migrants responsible for increase in antisemitism, says Merz
Chancellor Friedrich Merz has told US media that migration is a factor behind the rise in antisemitism in Germany. In an interview with Fox News, Merz was asked what he was doing to combat antisemitism in Germany and he said: "This is, especially for Germany, a terrible challenge that we are faced with such an amount of cases of antisemitism in Germany." "We are doing everything we can to bring these numbers down," Merz continued. "We are prosecuting those who are against the law. And frankly, we have a sort of imported antisemitism with the big numbers of migrants we have within the last 10 years, and we have to tackle this and we have to resolve this problem." "I would like to make it very clear, that the German government, and the vast majority of the German parliament, is strictly against antisemitism and against these people and we are doing everything we can to bring these numbers down."
DPA: German police commissioner: AfD membership incompatible with service
Germany's Federal Police Commissioner Uli Grötsch has voiced opposition to police officers being members of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, calling it "incompatible" with serving in law enforcement. "AfD membership and working as a police officer are incompatible," Grötsch told the Rheinische Post newspaper in remarks published late on Monday.
Greece
AFP: Greek Electoral Court Expels Far-right MPs From Parliament
Greece's electoral court on Tuesday threw out of parliament the leader and two lawmakers of a small far-right party under investigation for vote fraud. Spartans leader Vasilis Stigkas and two more MPs were expelled after the court accepted voter complaints that the real leader of the party was Ilias Kasidiaris, the jailed former spokesman of neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn.
The Netherlands
More than 60 Afghan human rights organisations have called on the Dutch government to terminate the diplomatic mission of Asif Rahimi, Afghanistan’s ambassador to the Netherlands, citing his alleged allegiance to the Taliban. In an open letter, the organisations claimed Rahimi is not acting as a neutral diplomat and has expressed loyalty to the Taliban. They raised concerns over his continued presence at the Afghan Embassy in The Hague, particularly in light of Afghanistan’s ongoing human rights crisis, including widespread violations of women’s rights.
Russia
Associated Press: Russia skirts Western sanctions to ramp up its military footprint in Africa
Even as it pounds Ukraine, Russia is expanding its military footprint in Africa, delivering sophisticated weaponry to sub-Saharan conflict zones where a Kremlin-controlled armed force is on the rise. Skirting sanctions imposed by Western nations, Moscow is using cargo ships to send tanks, armored vehicles, artillery and other high-value equipment to West Africa, The Associated Press has found.
United Kingdom
Reuters: British girl who took life was radicalised by U.S. neo-Nazis, inquest says
A British teenage girl, who had said she wanted to blow up a synagogue and became fixated with Adolf Hitler, had been sucked into far-right extremism by two American neo-Nazis, a British coroner said on Monday. Rhianan Rudd, who was 16, took her own life in May 2022 at a children's home having been investigated by police and Britain's domestic security service MI5 over extremist views.
BBC: 'Chances missed' to help groomed terrorism suspect
An inquest into the death of a 16-year-old girl who was groomed before being charged with terrorism offences has found there were missed opportunities to help her by the authorities. Chief coroner Alexia Durran concluded there were chances for the police and Derbyshire County Council to refer Rhianan Rudd earlier for consideration as a potential victim of modern slavery.
Reuters: Public disorder breaks out in Northern Irish town, with missiles thrown at police
Public disorder broke out in Ballymena town centre in Northern Ireland following a protest reportedly over an alleged sexual assault case on Monday, with police saying a number of missiles had been thrown towards officers.
Afghanistan
Amu: Taliban confirm clash with ISIS in Kabul
Taliban spokesman on Tuesday confirmed an overnight clash with fighters affiliated with the ISIS Khorasan branch in northeastern Kabul, though he continued to insist that the group has no significant presence in Afghanistan. Zabihullah Mujahid told Amu that the confrontation occurred near the Marjan residential complex and an area locally known as the “narcotics town” in Police District 15.
Gaza Strip
New York Times: Group Accuses Hamas of Threatening Aid Workers in Gaza
The distribution centers of the much-criticized new aid system for Gaza were mired in new chaos on Monday, amid accusations and denials that Hamas had threatened over the weekend to attack workers for the Israeli-backed group handing out food supplies. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which was set up to bypass the traditional aid distribution system run by the United Nations, said on Saturday that some of its workers had been threatened by Hamas, the militant group that led the attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and controls the Gaza Strip.
Naharnet: Abbas tells Macron supports demilitarization of Hamas
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has said that Hamas "must hand over its weapons" and called for the deployment of international forces to protect "the Palestinian people", France announced on Tuesday. In a letter addressed on Monday to French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who this month will co-chair a conference on a two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians, Abbas outlined the main steps that he thinks must be taken to end the war in Gaza and achieve peace in the Middle East.
Iran
Reuters: Iranian lawmakers accuse US and Israel of planning nuclear talks trap
he United States and Israel are seeking to turn nuclear talks into a "strategic trap" for Iran, Iranian lawmakers said in a statement on Tuesday, days before a planned sixth round of Iran-U.S. nuclear talks. "The U.S. is not serious in negotiations at all. It has set the goal of talks as imposing its demands and has adopted offensive positions that are diametrically opposed to Iranians' inalienable rights," the statement from parliamentarians said.
Reuters: Iran executes nine people arrested over planned Islamic State attack
Iran executed nine people it said were members of the Islamic State, state media reported on Tuesday, after their arrest in early 2018 during clashes in which three members of the Revolutionary Guards were killed. The nine detainees, whose nationalities were not given, were accused of "moharebeh" -- an Islamic term meaning waging war against God - armed uprising and possession of weapons of war.
Iran International: Trump says Iran involved in Gaza hostage talks
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Iran is involved in negotiations aimed at securing a ceasefire and the release of hostages between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. “Gaza right now is in the midst of a massive negotiation between us and Hamas and Israel, and Iran actually is involved,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “We want to get the hostages back.”
Iraq
Shafaq News: Iraqi army takes full control of ISIS stronghold in Kirkuk
The Iraqi army completed the clearing and excavation operation in the Zghaytun Valley in Kirkuk province, a former hotspot for terrorist activity, Major General Muaz Badai announced on Tuesday. Badai told Shafaq News that the valley is now under full Iraqi Army control after two decades of “exploitation by extremist groups,” adding that the operation is part of ongoing efforts to dismantle terrorist networks and secure areas previously used as safe havens.
Kurdistan 24: PMF Fighter Kills 11-Year-old Child in Kirkuk
An 11-year-old boy named Mohannad Haider was killed by a Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) fighter in Kirkuk province on Tuesday. "My son was wounded by a PMF fighter in the village of Breej near the Fatah checkpoint in southwestern Kirkuk," Mohannad's father said.
Israel
Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Norway said Tuesday they have imposed sanctions on two far-right Israeli government ministers for allegedly “inciting extremist violence” against Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich face asset freezes and travel bans from the five countries. The ministers are champions of expanding Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
Jerusalem Post: Netanyahu: Significant progress on Gaza hostage deal, too soon to give people hope
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that while there has been significant progress in the Gaza hostage deal, "it is too soon to give people hope," in a video released across his social media on Tuesday. "We are currently working ceaselessly on it," Netanyahu said.
Jerusalem Post: Hamas's approach to Gaza hostage deal 'shifting,' Israeli officials tells 'Post'
“There is a chance. There are contacts – and there are developments,” an Israeli official said in a brief conversation with The Jerusalem Post on the potential for a hostage deal. Last night, a meeting was held, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, focusing on the negotiations for a hostage deal. Following the meeting, there is reportedly a sense that progress might be possible toward a new agreement based on the Steve Witkoff framework, which involves the release of 10 hostages in return for 60 days of ceasefire.
Times of Israel: Hamas documents reportedly show deep ties, coordination between Qatar, terror group
Documents seized in Gaza over the course of the war against Hamas and published by an Israeli TV channel Sunday night purport to shine a light on Qatar’s intensive collaboration with the terror group spanning a number of years, including attempts to thwart regional peace efforts by the US, marginalize Egyptian influence on Gaza, and bolster the roles of Turkey and Iran. The documents appear to contradict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent characterization of Qatar as a “complicated state, but not an enemy state,” and his attempts to downplay years of Qatari cash infusions of millions of dollars a month to Hamas in Gaza, which he last month claimed didn’t play a significant role in allowing the terror group to prepare for, and execute, its ongoing war against the Jewish state, which erupted with the Hamas-led October 7, 2023, invasion and massacre in southern Israel.
Associated Press: Israel deports Greta Thunberg after Gaza-bound ship she was on was seized
Israel deported activist Greta Thunberg on Tuesday, the country’s Foreign Ministry said, a day after the Gaza-bound ship she was on was seized by the Israeli military. Thunberg left on a flight to France and was then headed to her home country of Sweden, the Foreign Ministry said in a post on X. It posted a photo of Thunberg, a climate activist who shuns air travel, seated on a plane.
Jerusalem Post: Israel Navy attacks Houthis for first time in Hodeidah Port strike
The IDF on Tuesday morning confirmed that, for the first time during the war, the navy had attacked the Yemeni Houthis at their Hodeidah maritime port using their large-class naval missile boats. According to the IDF, the navy's unique capabilities to attack, including from close range without having to immediately fly back to Israel so as not to run out of fuel, is allowing the IDF to attack targets at the Hodeidah port which it was more difficult for the air force to attack in around 10 prior aerial attacks on the Houthis dating back to July 2024. Despite these prior attacks, the Houthis have managed to continue to use aspects of the Hodeidah port for terror purposes to advance attacks on Israel using ballistic missiles and drones.
Reuters: Israel commits 'extermination' in Gaza by killing in schools, UN experts say
U.N. experts said in a report on Tuesday that Israel committed the crime against humanity of "extermination" by killing civilians sheltering in schools and religious sites in Gaza, part of a "concerted campaign to obliterate Palestinian life." The United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel was due to present the report to Geneva-based U.N. Human Rights Council on June 17.
I24News: Israel eliminates terrorists attempting to attack Yasser Abu Shabab militia
Israel eliminated Hamas terrorists on Monday evening who were trying to attack the militia of Yasser Abu Shabab in the Gaza Strip. The IDF intervened in a shooting incident between the two parties and conducted an air strike to assist Abu Shabab. The clash developed around midnight between Hamas militants and militia men in the south of the Palestinian territory, during which both sides opened fire and each party has several fatalities.
Lebanon
Naharnet: Army seeks to arrest violators as Foreign Ministry slams attack on UNIFIL
The Lebanese Army sent reinforcements Tuesday to the southern town of Deir Qanoun al-Nahr to pursue a number of suspects accused of attacking a UNIFIL patrol in the town earlier in the day, the state-run National News Agency said. It added that an altercation erupted between army troops and some residents of the town during the raid. Al-Jadeed said some residents were wounded in the clashes with the army.
Naharnet: Hezbollah makes more drones less rockets, Israeli report says
Israeli media reports said that Hezbollah has ramped up its domestic production of explosive-laden UAVs and attack or reconnaissance drones as an easier and cheaper alternative to precision missiles and rockets. Israeli news portal ynet said Tuesday that Hezbollah has drawn tactical inspiration from the effectiveness of drones in Ukraine as it aims for greater self-sufficiency and less reliance on Iran.
Naharnet: Western, UN and Lebanese officials dismiss reports on ending UNIFIL mission
Western and United Nations diplomats dismissed as rumors claims that the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) was pulling out of the country, Saudi Arabia’s Asharq al-Awsat newspaper has reported. The Lebanese government is expected to request the extension of the peacekeeping forces’ mandate that expires in August.
Naharnet: Salam: We've removed arms from over 500 depots in South
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam announced Tuesday that “the time has come to build the state,” describing it as his government’s “top mission.” “The pillars of my government’s vision are regaining sovereignty and guaranteeing security and stability across Lebanon,” Salam said at a reconstruction conference. “We are working on regaining control over all of Lebanon’s entry and exit points, especially the Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut, and we will work on opening the Qlayaat airport,” Salam added.
Syria
BBC: Syria former prison guard – 'I showed them no mercy'
Dozens of former officials have spoken to the BBC about their role enforcing the brutality of the Assad regime – including a man who said he tortured detainees, then defected in 2012. The rare first-hand testimony forms part of a BBC investigation into Syria's notorious prisons under its former president, Bashar al-Assad, who was overthrown last December.
Shafaq News: Syria accuses foreign-backed groups of stirring unrest
On Tuesday, Syria’s Ministry of Interior accused unnamed foreign-backed groups of seeking to destabilize the country’s internal peace. Speaking at a press conference in Damascus, Interior Ministry Spokesperson Nour Al-Din Al-Baba pointed out that one of the core principles of transitional justice is ensuring fair trials for individuals implicated in war crimes.
Al Arabiya English: Syria rescuers say two killed in drone strikes on northwest
Two people were killed in separate drone strikes Tuesday on a car and a motorcycle in Syria, rescuers said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the twin drone strikes in the Idlib region but a US-led coalition in Syria has carried out past strikes on extremists in the area.
Yemen
Reuters: Israel strikes Hodeidah port, threatens naval, air blockade
Israel stepped up pressure on Yemen's Houthis on Tuesday, deploying its navy to hit targets in the Red Sea port of Hodeidah and threatening the Iran-aligned movement with a naval and air blockade if attacks on Israel persist. Houthi-run Al Masirah TV said Israel carried out two strikes on the docks of Al Hodeidah port. The Israeli army said in a statement that the navy struck Houthi targets, adding the port is used by the group to transfer weapons.
Kurdistan24: Houthis Plead for Increased Iranian Support Amid Severe Financial Crisis: Report
Due to the recent intensified U.S. and Israeli airstrikes that targeted the Houthi economic and military infrastructure in Yemen, the Iran-backed group in Sanaa is facing an unprecedented financial crisis, pushing it to urgently request increased support from Tehran, according to Sky News Arabia.
India
Reuters: India intensifies expulsion of suspected foreigners to Bangladesh
India has started to push people it considers illegal immigrants into neighbouring Bangladesh, but human rights activists say authorities are arbitrarily throwing people out of the country. Since May, the northeastern Indian state of Assam has "pushed back" 303 people into Bangladesh out of 30,000 declared as foreigners by various tribunals over the years, a top official said this week.
Home minister Amit Shah on Monday said significant milestones were achieved in economic revival, social justice, cultural pride and national security during the 11 years of Narendra Modi government, with the governance focused on farmers, women, backward classes, Dalits and the underprivileged.
Pakistan
Pakistan People’s Party Senator Sherry Rehman sidestepped questions on 'Brigade 313, a shadowy militant group with deep roots in Pakistan, during an interaction with Sky News journalist Yalda Hakim, and claimed that Pakistan is trying hard to clean its terrorist record and that “Pakistan is a changed country.” When a Sky News reporter pointed out that as per a senior analyst at Terrorism Research & Analysis Consortium (TRAC), Brigade 313—an umbrella organisation for members of several groups like the Taliban, Lashkar-e-Taiba Harakat-ul Jihad Islami (HUJI)—is Al-Qaeda in Pakistan, Rehman claimed that international analysts are siding in with India's narrative.
North Korea
New York Times: U.N. Agency Suspects North Korea Is Building New Uranium-Enrichment Site
North Korea appears to be building a new uranium-enrichment plant in its main nuclear complex, the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog warned this week, the strongest sign yet that the country’s leader, Kim Jong-un, plans to grow its nuclear weapons supply. Until now, experts and the International Atomic Energy Agency had identified two undeclared uranium-enrichment plants in North Korea. One is in Yongbyon, North Korea’s main nuclear complex, 62 miles north of its capital, Pyongyang. The other plant is in Kangson, just outside Pyongyang.
Kenya
Hiiraan: Kenyan counter-terror unit kills two al-Shabab militants in Mandera County
Kenya’s elite anti-terror police unit killed two al-Shabab militants and injured several others during a pre-dawn ambush in Mandera County on Monday, disrupting a planned attack targeting civilians. According to the Directorate of Counter Terrorism, officers from the Special Operations Group (SOG) launched the operation based on credible intelligence that the militants were preparing to plant improvised explosive devices (IEDs) along the Alungu-Elwak road, a key route in Mandera near the Somali border.
Somalia
Garowe Online: Al-Shabaab Pushes to Regain Foothold in Central Somalia Amid Fierce Clashes
Al-Qaeda-affiliated militants, the al-Shabaab, are trying to make a comeback in central regions, following heavy fighting in the outskirts of Moqokori village, where the militants have been pushing out government troops and local fighters on the frontlines. For the better part of Monday, for the fifth straight day, the Al-Shabaab fighters engaged the Somali National Army (SNA) and the local forces in a fierce battle, with the group determined to retake the strategic village in central Somalia.
The East African: Somali forces kill three Shabaab chiefs in aerial operation
Three senior al-Shabaab commanders behind a series of deadly attacks across Somalia have been killed in a joint security operation conducted by allied forces, the government confirmed on Saturday evening.
Australia
Jewish Independent: Who is Hillel Fuld and why has Australia denied him a visa?
American-Israeli technology entrepreneur and Israel advocate Hillel Fuld has been denied a visa to Australia on the grounds that he might incite hatred. Fuld was scheduled to visit Australia in mid-June on a fundraising visit for Magen David Adom, the Israeli equivalent of the Red Cross. He was due to speak to Magen David Adom fundraisers in Sydney and Melbourne, and to additional events at schools and synagogues. The Department of Home Affairs wrote to him on Friday cancelling his visa on the grounds that he might use the platform to incite hatred “against particular segments of the community, namely the Islamic population”.
Technology
Jerusalem Post: Apple bans pro-terror, pro-violence Telegram channel agitating LA riots
Apple has banned the pro-terror, pro-violence Telegram channel of the radical group “Unity of Fields” (UoF) on all iPhones and other iOS devices. The anonymous group, boasting more than 10,000 followers on Telegram and over 13,000 on X/Twitter, claimed it received a formal notice from Apple on June 3, 2025.
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