Terrorism

The terror threat could be heightened by individuals acting alone or small cells acting on their own initiative, Europol spokesman Jan Op Gen Oorth said.

The school's director shared the video of Hamas on his public Instagram account on February 15 with the caption “Ameen. Ameen. Ameen”.

Established in Jerusalem in 1953, Hizb ut Tahrir is dedicated to establishing a caliphate across the Muslim world.

Attackers also exploited AI technologies to develop complex offensive tools, a significant advancement in terrorist groups' methods and capabilities.

Russia has expanded its campaign of sabotage across Europe since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, in an attempt to cause social unrest and weaken Western support for Kyiv.

Thirty-four Australians in a northern Syrian facility holding families of suspected Islamic State militants are expected to return home after their release was conditionally approved by authorities.

Their release comes after October clashes between the Taliban and Pakistani forces, during which dozens were killed before a fragile ceasefire was agreed upon.

Borno, the epicenter of Nigeria's 17-year Islamist insurgency, has seen Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters intensify attacks on both troops and civilians.

Counterterrorism experts say the speed of online recruitment is outpacing government response, as some minors shift between ideologies, from white supremacism to jihadist content.

The TikTok posts, some with more than 100,000 views, encouraged people to join the Islamic State and glorified becoming a martyr for the violent Islamist group, they said.