Australia’s politicians have been facing increasing threats and abuse. It can no longer have been rising for Australia’s politicians and they can no longer be dismissed as social media noise or harmless comment Follow our live blog for latest updates Politicians condemn alleged attack after independent MP Helen Haines critically injured Who is Helen Haines, the MP allegedly attacked in Victoria? V…
Officers responding to an alleged shoplifting call fired into the vehicle of Vellesiya Wiley, killing her son, Kohen On Monday, the office of the Mississippi attorney general, Lynn Fitch, announced that the police shooting of Kohen Wiley, a one-year-old, as he sat in his mother’s lap “was justified”. The statement came four months after the baby was killed in Senatobia, Mississippi. On 14 June, of…
Catherine Breed began unprecedented journey at northern end of state, swimming 10 miles a day to reach other end in less than four months A 33-year-old ultra-endurance athlete has completed an unprecedented swim down the entire coast of California, finishing the 900-mile journey in less than four months. Catherine Breed will celebrate the end of her swim at San Diego’s Coronado beach on Monday aft…
A joint counter-terrorism taskforce is investigating the incident, which Anthony Albanese alleged ‘wasn’t an accident’ ‘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 First of all let’s set out what we know so far ab…
Florida governor has consistently opposed any legislation to curb planet-heating emissions, calling it a ‘radical climate agenda’ A life-sized statue of Ron DeSantis, the Florida governor, was unveiled and promptly began melting in front of an audience in Tallahassee in a symbolic protest at his rejection of action on the climate crisis. The silvery statue, revealed to an audience of onlookers las…
Envelopes containing powder come weeks before midterms as federal agents try to identify who is behind campaign More than three dozen members of US Congress have had their offices targeted with envelopes containing white powder, less than three weeks before the 3 November midterms, as federal agents try to identify who is behind the campaign. The latest is the Virginia Democrat Suhas Subramanyam,…
As Cop17 kicks off, records since 1921 show more bee species declining than increasing in all parts of Europe except the Alps Most of Europe’s wild bee species and about half of its hover fly species have declined over the last century, a study has found, as a UN biodiversity summit begins in Armenia. Records since 1921 show more bee species are declining than increasing in all parts of Europe exc…
Crackdown marks latest escalation in the Trump justice department’s push to target alleged noncitizen voting The US Department of Justice has filed criminal charges against 28 green card holders in California accused of fraudulently registering to vote and casting illegal ballots. The crackdown marks another escalation in the federal government’s ongoing efforts against alleged noncitizen voting,…
A Bulgarian court has issued arrest warrants for two young German nationals suspected of setting fire to Starlink antennae. The case is reminiscent of another in Poland, which Warsaw says was orchestrated by Russia.
