Asia Pacific

Published: 28 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Taylor Swift and Madonna emerged as the central figures of the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards, taking home major honours during a ceremony that placed female artists firmly at the centre of the night. Madonna collected three awards during the televised programme, while Swift claimed three trophies of her own, including the ceremony’s top prize for Video of...

Published: 28 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online US President Donald Trump asked Chinese President Xi Jinping whether China would be interested in buying American weapons during Xi’s recent visit to Washington, according to US Ambassador to China David Perdue. The disclosure has drawn attention because it came at a time when Washington is simultaneously considering a major weapons package for Taiwan, while Beijing continues to...

Published: 28 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Bangkok has been declared a disaster zone after days of relentless rainfall left parts of Thailand’s capital submerged under waist-high flood water, while the weather system responsible for the extreme conditions has shifted north-westwards, bringing some relief to the city but continuing to affect other parts of the country. The flooding developed after an area of low pressure...

Published: 28 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online For 13-year-old Muneer Farie, school once represented a path towards a different future. Every morning, he attended classes in his village in Yemen’s Taiz governorate, while afternoons were spent helping his father feed the family’s livestock. The boy, from a farming family, dreamed of becoming the first teacher among his relatives. That routine has now disappeared. Renewed fighting...

Published: 25 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Saudi Arabia has intercepted six ballistic missiles launched by Yemen’s Houthi movement, according to Saudi authorities, in the latest escalation of a widening conflict that is raising concerns over the security of the kingdom’s energy infrastructure and important Red Sea shipping routes. The attacks, which Saudi officials said were directed towards the western city of Taif and the...

Published: 25 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Nepal’s Prime Minister Balendra Shah has used his address to the United Nations General Assembly to deliver a forceful warning about the consequences of climate change, arguing that last month’s devastating flash flood in the Himalayas should serve as a wake-up call for governments around the world. Speaking before world leaders on Thursday, Shah described the disaster as...

Published: 25 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for sustained dialogue, military communication and greater cooperation with the United States as a way of preventing the increasingly competitive relationship between Washington and Beijing from developing into a military confrontation. Xi made the remarks during his meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday, September 24, as...

Published: 24 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The war between Ukraine and Russia is undergoing another major transformation as long-range drones become increasingly central to military operations, with both sides developing new systems capable of reaching targets hundreds or even thousands of miles from the frontline. What began as a conflict dominated by tanks and artillery has increasingly evolved into a war in which unmanned...

Published: 24 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Greece’s long-running campaign to secure the return of the Parthenon marbles from Britain has entered another important phase, with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis saying an agreement could still be reached if there is sufficient political will and courage on both sides. However, Athens has made clear that it would not accept an arrangement requiring Greece to recognise the...

Published: 24 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Brussels is facing growing pressure over the rapid expansion of Chinese-made hybrid vehicles across the European Union, as a sharp increase in imports raises fresh questions about the future competitiveness of European car manufacturers. New trade and automotive data show that Chinese hybrid models have expanded particularly quickly since the European Union introduced additional duties on battery-powered electric...