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  A car struck and critically injured an Australian federal independent lawmaker named Helen Haines, who was campaigning for an election, outside her office in Wangaratta, Victoria, on Monday. The 65-year-old lawmaker was taken to a hospital with serious injuries, and a police officer was arrested at the scene. The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, stated that the incident was not an accident and that there was a deliberate act.

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• Italian PM Meloni to hold emergency meeting after weekend of violent clashes

  Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is set to hold an emergency security meeting after violent clashes erupted in Milan over the weekend following protests over rising living costs. More than 5,000 people gathered in Milan over the weekend, with police deploying tear gas and water cannons after protesters threw paving stones, bins, and chairs at officers. The protests have also spread to other northern Italian cities, with clashes between protesters and police occurring in Turin and Bologna.

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• Zionism is racism. The UK Green Party is simply stating historical fact

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