Crime

Published: 20 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Australian independent MP Helen Haines has lost one of her legs after allegedly being struck twice by a vehicle outside her electorate office in Wangaratta, northern Victoria, in an incident that has shocked the country and intensified concerns about the safety of elected representatives. The 65-year-old politician remained in a critical but stable condition on Tuesday as surgeons...

Published: 20 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Luxury shops across Milan have closed early, removed valuable merchandise from display windows and reinforced their premises as Italy prepares to deploy 500 additional army troops to the city following days of protests, looting and clashes between demonstrators and police. The move signals a tougher government response to growing unrest over the rising cost of living and dissatisfaction...

Published: 19 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online At just 23, Amine Kessaci has become one of France’s most prominent voices against organised drug crime, despite living under constant threat after the murders of his two brothers. The young law student and activist from Marseille has emerged as a determined opponent of powerful drug networks whose influence has spread through vulnerable neighbourhoods, where poverty, limited opportunities...

Published: 19 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A small island in the Indian Ocean is at the centre of an escalating controversy over offshore online gambling, following allegations that businesses connected to a London-based family have helped establish a licensing pathway used by casinos operating outside established regulatory systems. The government of the Comoros, which includes the island of Anjouan, is seeking international assistance as...

Published: 19 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Four Canadian military personnel have been killed and dozens more seriously injured after a rapidly spreading fire swept through one of the country’s busiest military training bases in Alberta, prompting a major emergency response and an investigation into one of the most devastating peacetime incidents to affect the Canadian Armed Forces in recent years. Prime Minister Mark Carney...

Published: 19 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online French President Emmanuel Macron has condemned what he described as “unbridled violence” after a wave of unrest swept across France, leaving public buildings damaged by fire, shops looted, streets barricaded and nearly 2,400 people arrested. The violence, which erupted alongside demonstrations over the cost of living and deteriorating public services, has triggered a political crisis, intensified scrutiny of...

Published: 17 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The administration of US President Donald Trump has intensified its confrontation with California over election procedures, warning local officials that they could face criminal investigation and prosecution if they knowingly count ballots cast by noncitizens in the upcoming midterm elections. The warning, issued by senior officials at the US Department of Justice, has heightened tensions between Washington and...

Published: 17 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A Mexican court has sentenced three men to 158 years and nine months in prison each for the murders of two Australian brothers and their American friend, who were killed during a surfing trip to the country’s Baja California region in April 2024. The lengthy sentences mark a significant development in a case that attracted international attention and...

Published: 16 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Reform UK MP Robert Jenrick has strongly defended party leader Nigel Farage amid renewed allegations that the party has struggled to prevent extremist and racist views among some of its representatives. Jenrick said Farage had “probably done more than almost anybody” to oppose racism and the far right, after undercover footage appeared to show the Reform leader being...

Published: 16 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Survivors of sexual violence could be denied recognition and support as victims of human trafficking under proposed changes to UK immigration law, the country’s independent anti-slavery commissioner has warned. Eleanor Lyons has raised concerns that new credibility requirements contained in the immigration and asylum bill could make it significantly harder for survivors to have their experiences formally recognised,...