Activists are mobilizing to defend Germany’s Sündi and Hambach Forests ahead of an expected October eviction, drawing on a decade-long tradition of direct action and at times militant resistance to coal mining expansion.

A leading figure in Germany’s Green Youth sparked national debate by suggesting armed resistance against a possible AfD government, highlighting rising political polarization and the mainstreaming of anti-democratic rhetoric.

A left-wing extremist group has claimed responsibility for an arson attack on seven German military vehicles, framing it as an anti-militarization act amid rising geopolitical tensions and growing defense budgets.