Overview

• Protests for and against AfD candidate Alice Weidel occurred in Switzerland, leading to five arrests after clashes between demonstrators.
• German authorities thwarted a potential terror attack targeting the Israeli embassy in Berlin, arresting a suspect and others linked to the plan.
• A knife attack at Berlin's Holocaust Memorial left a Spanish tourist critically injured; the suspect, a Syrian refugee, is under investigation for antisemitic motives.
• Russian disinformation campaigns targeting the Bundestag election have been detected, with authorities working to counteract fake content about alleged voting irregularities.
• Major parties, including CDU, SPD, and Greens, concluded their campaigns with appeals to undecided voters, while polls show a tight race with the AfD gaining significant ground.