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Published: 12 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Authorities in India’s capital, New Delhi, closed six metro stations and announced extensive traffic restrictions on Monday as opposition parties prepared to march towards the Supreme Court over a controversial revision of electoral voter lists. The measures came amid days of demonstrations, mass detentions and growing political tensions surrounding allegations that millions of eligible voters may have been...

Published: 12 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A fresh projectile strike at Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport has intensified fears that the escalating conflict between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthi rebels could draw additional countries into a widening Middle Eastern war. Saudi authorities said the latest incident killed one person and injured 11 others, while a fire broke out at a passenger terminal and air...

Published: 10 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Pakistan’s political tensions are intensifying as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Sohail Afridi has called on party supporters from across the country to gather at Swabi Interchange on 11 October, where the opposition party is expected to announce the next phase of its long march demanding the release of former prime minister Imran Khan....

Published: 10 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Indian authorities detained scores of protesters in New Delhi on Saturday, including the founder of the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), Abhijeet Dipke, as thousands of police officers and paramilitary personnel were deployed across the capital to prevent an unauthorised demonstration demanding the resignation of the country’s chief election commissioner. The confrontation has intensified a growing political dispute...

Published: 10 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Indian authorities detained scores of protesters in New Delhi on Saturday as thousands of police officers and paramilitary personnel were deployed across the capital to prevent a major youth-led demonstration demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The protest, organised by the satirical youth movement known as the Cockroach Janta Party, has intensified a growing political...

Published: 10 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. US President Donald Trump has triggered a fresh confrontation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and several European allies after announcing an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin to purchase large quantities of diesel fuel from Russia. The move represents a dramatic shift from years of US and Western efforts to restrict Russian energy revenues and increase economic pressure...

Published: 09 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Thousands of police and paramilitary personnel have been deployed across New Delhi ahead of a planned mass demonstration over India’s controversial voter-list revision process, as authorities prepare for possible tensions surrounding Saturday’s protest. The demonstration has been called by several organisations, including the youth-led Cockroach Janata Party, or CJP, which is demanding accountability from India’s Chief Election Commissioner...

Published: 09 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online US President Donald Trump has said Washington is engaged in productive discussions with Iran and indicated that the United States will not launch an attack against Tehran before the country’s midterm elections on 3 November. The remarks have added a new dimension to an already tense confrontation between Washington and Tehran, with both sides continuing to signal that...

Published: 09 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A major lawyers’ organisation in Pakistan has announced its full support for the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party’s long march and political demands, adding fresh momentum to an increasingly tense national debate over democracy, constitutional rights and the rule of law. The All Pakistan Lawyers Action Committee has described the movement as a potentially historic effort to strengthen democratic...

Published: 09 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Turkey will not deploy troops to take part in offensive military operations against Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi movement, despite reviewing ways to support Saudi Arabia under a new joint defence agreement with Pakistan and Riyadh. Ankara is considering defensive assistance, including air defence capabilities, electronic warfare measures and technical support, as regional tensions place the agreement under increasing scrutiny....