An Australian lawmaker sustained “critical injuries” after a car struck her in an alleged attack on Monday. Helen Haines, an independent MP from the state of Victoria, was hit by a vehicle near to her office in Wangaratta,

Australian lawmaker Helen Haines was in a critical condition on Monday (October 19) after being deliberately struck by a car outside her office, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese saying a terrorism task force would be investigating the suspect arrested.

Australian MP Helen Haines has been taken to hospital with critical injuries after she was struck by a car, in what Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called "a deliberate act". Haines was hit near an office in Wangaratta,

A suspect in custody but a motive remains unclear, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told reporters.

The fighters are a key tool against Moscow’s latest weapon of choice. But deploying the multimillion-dollar planes to counter drones is an imperfect fix.

Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces had destroyed 1,015 Ukrainian drones over 15 Russian regions, the annexed Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea, and the Black Sea.

Ukraine overnight launched a massive aerial attack, with Russia's Ministry of Defense saying it had shot down more than 1,000 drones near Moscow and several other western regions, making the attack one of the largest of the war.

Ukraine launched one of its biggest drone attacks this year on Russia overnight on Saturday, hitting a key oil terminal in defiance of US President Donald Trump’s demand it stop hitting Russian energy infrastructure.

Four Canadian service members were killed and dozens injured in a major fire Saturday that occurred as troops were conducting combat training with live munitions at one of the country’s largest and busiest military bases, officials said Sunday.

The Canadian government said on Sunday (October 18) that a weekend fire at an Alberta military base killed several and seriously injured dozens in what Prime Minister Mark Carney called one of the worst peacetime tragedies ever for Canada's armed forces on ​home soil.

Four service members were killed and 39 hospitalized after high winds fueled a fast-moving fire at a Canadian military base in Alberta, officials said.

Prime Minister Carney said military and emergency crews fought the flames throughout the night in "some of the worst conditions imaginable".

While separatist sentiment has existed in the province for decades, Premier Danielle Smith is the first Alberta leader to put the question to voters. Smith, who has urged Albertan

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney addressed the Alberta separation vote on Oct 15 on a visit to the province. (Video: Associated Press.)

By hedging her position on secession, Premier Danielle Smith risks a backlash from both her conservative base and from pro-Canada voters.

Voters in Canada’s oil-rich Alberta province will decide Monday whether to begin a process that could lead to independence, testing national unity

France is reeling from its worst rioting in years after nationwide protests over education and the cost of living spiraled into a wave of deadly, country-wide violence that has sparked a blame game at home and threatens to spill over into its European neighbors.

Mass protests over living costs and school conditions swept across France over the weekend, with violence and looting breaking out in several cities.

More than 2,000 people were detained in France, and a historic town hall was set on fire, as protests over rising prices gave way to rioting and looting.

Some 2,400 people were arrested during the weekend and police investigators are poring over online videos and images to track down looters. Partial curfews ⁠are being organised

Critics accused President Donald Trump of bowing to Moscow by issuing a sanctions waiver. The move could allow the Trump administration to keep its tariff leverage over countries like India and China.

President Donald Trump defended his decision to ease sanctions on Russia as he faces growing anger in Congress over his approach to Moscow.

Complicating matters is the Graham Act's call not only for sanctions on Russia but also for tariffs on goods from countries that import Russian energy supplies. Rubio pointed to I

Lawmakers, including several Republicans, said the move by President Donald Trump was reckless and a gift to Vladimir Putin.