Australian independent MP Helen Haines, 65, was struck by a car outside her office in Wangaratta, Victoria, and was critically injured. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called it a 'deliberate act' and an apparent attack. A suspect is in custody, Victoria police said there is no ongoing threat to the community, and the country's counterterrorism team was activated.
NYTimes – World This blog is now closed ‘Deeply appalled’: politicians condemn alleged attack after Helen Haines critically injured Helen Haines, the principled MP respected across parliament What we know so far Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast ‘No ongoing threat to community’: Victoria police Mason tells journalists there is “nothing to indicate at this stage” that the two parties are known to each othe…
NYTimes – World This blog is now closed ‘Deeply appalled’: politicians condemn alleged attack after Helen Haines critically injured Helen Haines, the principled MP respected across parliament What we know so far Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast ‘No ongoing threat to community’: Victoria police Mason tells journalists there is “nothing to indicate at this stage” that the two parties are known to each othe…
Condemnation across political spectrum after incident in Wangaratta, as Nationals MP from nearby electorate says Haines ‘not a divisive figure’ Dr Helen Haines, the popular independent MP for Indi, was hit by a car on Monday in what prime minister Anthony Albanese described as an “attack” and a “deliberate act”. The incident has sent shockwaves through federal politics, with the bombshell of the apparent attack – of…
Helen Haines, an independent federal lawmaker, has been struck by a car in what Australia's prime minister has called an apparent attack.
BBC News – World Israeli police arrested multiple suspects after Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians, a US journalist and European diplomats in the occupied West Bank. Rights group Yesh Din reported at least 170 settler attacks since September 27. Belgium condemned the violence.
BBC News – World A major fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta killed four service members and injured dozens, Prime Minister Mark Carney said. The blaze began Saturday and spread beyond the base into surrounding rural areas amid fierce winds. Carney called it one of the worst peacetime tragedies for Canada's armed forces on Canadian soil.
Sky News – World U.S. President Donald Trump endorsed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of Israel's October 27 legislative election, calling him a "Strong, Brave, and Brilliant" leader and warning that the U.S. may not "do this work" if Israel changes leaders. The endorsement comes despite recent divergence between the two leaders on Iran and Gaza and polls showing Netanyahu and his far-right partners currently lack a majority.
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