Follow the day’s news live. Deeply appalled’: politicians condemn alleged attack after Helen Haines critically injured Helen Haines, the principled MP respected across parliament The sister of murdered UK MP Jo Cox has said the attack on Australian MP Dr Helen Haines could be a moment for Australia to “find common ground” and change the way politics is practised in this country. Cox was killed in 2016, shot and stabbed by a far-right extremist outside a library as she prepared to meet with constituents. Continue reading...
Helen Haines live updates: Sister of slain UK MP Jo Cox urges Australians to find ‘common ground’; alleged Haines attacker to face court
Source: The Guardian
Original reporting
The Guardian: read the full reportFollow this story
Earlier reports and follow-ups on the same developing story.
Related stories
Al Jazeera
Trump: Ilhan Omar could be deported, slams Somalia as a ‘s—house’
Donald Trump called Congresswoman Ilhan Omar “sick” and “dishonest” a week after federal agents raided her home.
NPR
Current U.S. support for Ukraine looks very different than it did
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with William Taylor, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, about President Trump's recent moves to support Russia and how that compares to past administrations.
Al Jazeera
Why the war on Iran could backfire on US regime-change goals
Mortazavi: The war on Iran could strengthen Iranian nationalism rather than trigger regime change.
NPR2 outlets
Nigeria confirms an Ebola case in Abuja as a woman arriving from Uganda tests positive
Nigeria is the latest country to report an Ebola case as the outbreak spreads across the region. Kenya confirmed its first case earlier this month and has since recorded nine infections.
Al Jazeera
UK police re-arrest two men on suspicion of assisting Iran’s intelligence
Duo was first arrested for suspected link to incident at US-run airbase used for striking Iran during this year's war.
Al Jazeera
France riots leave thousands of businesses damaged
Weekend riots in France left more than 3,000 businesses damaged with owners facing devastating losses