WANGARATTA, Australia: A man accused of critically injuring Australian lawmaker Helen Haines in a “targeted” attack appeared in court on Wednesday. Police warned that growing online extremism was fueling political polarization. Haines, 65, is in critical but stable condition at a Melbourne hospital»»»

SYDNEY – Australian lawmakers and enforcers have sought to lower the temperature of political debate and warned about growing threats to public figures since 2021, when anti-lockdown protesters put an effigy of a state leader on a makeshift gallows in Melbourne. Those fears came to a head on Oct 19»»»

A nurse who pocketed almost £7,000 in sick pay from the NHS while working at a private healthcare provider has been suspended for six months. Williams Ibi reported four periods of absence while working at University Hospitals of North Midlands between April 2020 and February 2021. Mr Ibi worked 119»»»

Voters in Canada's oil-rich Alberta province overwhelmingly backed remaining in Canada, with early referendum results Tuesday delivering a boost to Prime Minister Mark Carney's push for national unity amid U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war and annexation threats. With more than 1 million vote»»»