Asia Pacific

Published: 08 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A tanker sailing in waters off the northern coast of Qatar has come under attack, adding to growing fears over the security of one of the world’s most important energy corridors as tensions between Iran and the United States continue to intensify. The incident occurred as Tehran warned that a route through the Strait of Hormuz used by...

Published: 07 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Israelis gathered at memorials, cemeteries, roadsides and the site of the Nova music festival on Wednesday to mark three years since the Hamas-led 7 October 2023 attack, a day that killed about 1,200 people and transformed the political and security landscape of Israel and the wider Middle East. At the Nova festival site near Re’im, where hundreds of...

Published: 07 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. US military personnel stationed on Japan’s Okinawa island have been placed under a month-long curfew and temporarily prohibited from consuming alcohol following a murder case involving a local woman. The measures were announced as the US military launched disciplinary and conduct training aimed at preventing further incidents and rebuilding trust with the local community. The restrictions come at...

Published: 06 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The Delhi government has temporarily suspended the promotion of a senior police officer accused of sexually harassing female journalists during opposition protests in the Indian capital, following growing criticism over the decision to elevate him while complaints against him remain unresolved. The officer, Assistant Commissioner of Police Vivek Bhagat, was among a group of Delhi police officials whose...

Published: 06 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has condemned the alleged killing of a woman in Okinawa involving a US Marine, intensifying renewed public concern over the long-running presence of American military forces on the southern Japanese island. Takaichi described the alleged crime as “heinous” during a speech in parliament and called on US military authorities to strengthen discipline among...

Published: 06 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Fuel shipments from South Korea to Russia have increased sharply as Moscow struggles with shortages caused by repeated Ukrainian attacks on its oil-refining infrastructure, raising fresh questions about the effectiveness of international sanctions and Seoul’s efforts to support Ukraine while maintaining economic channels with Russia. An analysis of shipping and port records indicates that more than 176,000 tonnes...

Published: 05 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has arrived in Fiji for a major preparatory meeting ahead of the United Nations climate summit, but the effort to bring wider international attention to the Pacific’s climate emergency has faced a disappointing start, with only a small number of leaders from outside the region accepting an invitation to travel to Tuvalu. Albanese...

Published: 05 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online An Australian university has confirmed that the flydubai co-pilot accused of attempting to seize control of an Israel-bound passenger aircraft previously studied engineering at its Melbourne campus but left the country without completing his qualification. The revelation comes as Australian authorities investigate the former student’s time in the country and examine whether his activities or connections during his...

Published: 05 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. US authorities have arrested a California woman accused of carrying out surveillance on the son of Taiwan’s president on behalf of Chinese officials, in a case that has highlighted growing concerns in Washington and Taipei over alleged attempts by Beijing to monitor Taiwanese citizens abroad. The Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested Wanying Zhang, also known as Heather, at...

Published: 05 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Residents living on the rural outskirts of Istanbul have spent years enduring an unpleasant smell that regularly descends over their villages, forcing families to close their windows even during the hottest nights of summer. The source, they say, is the enormous Silivri municipal landfill, where food and other organic waste decomposes and releases gases into the surrounding environment....