Crime

Published: 10 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The United States is facing growing international criticism over plans to livestream the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, the former army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood in Texas in 2009. The Pentagon has confirmed that Hasan's execution, scheduled for 3 December, is expected to be carried out by firing squad and made available through...

Published: 09 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online South African human rights lawyer Navi Pillay has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of her longstanding efforts to strengthen international law, advance human rights and ensure accountability for some of the gravest crimes committed against humanity. The award recognises a career dedicated to challenging impunity and defending the principle that those responsible for war crimes,...

Published: 09 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The European Union is facing renewed criticism over its inability to agree on stronger measures against Israel, as growing public opposition to the Israeli government’s actions in Gaza and the West Bank collides with deep divisions among the bloc’s 27 member states. The issue is expected to feature prominently when EU foreign affairs ministers meet on Monday. Although...

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 The English Chronicle Online South Africa has withdrawn a directive that had allowed asylum seekers to submit applications under broader conditions, just one day after anti-immigration protests in Johannesburg and Durban escalated into violence. The decision has placed renewed attention on the country’s increasingly contentious immigration debate, as authorities attempt to balance constitutional obligations, public order and growing political pressure over migration....

Published: 09 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The Israeli government is promoting an online film that imitates the style of NAZA, an award-winning documentary examining allegations of mass killings of Palestinian civilians in Gaza, intensifying an increasingly bitter dispute over the war, public accountability and the power of documentary filmmaking. The rival production, titled *NAZA: The Real Story*, has been circulated by Israeli diplomatic missions...

Published: 09 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The French government has pledged to deploy 3,000 substitute teachers to address severe staffing shortages in secondary schools as student protests across the country entered their tenth day, with demonstrators demanding urgent investment in education, safer school buildings and improved learning conditions. The announcement represents a significant attempt by ministers to respond to mounting public pressure, but student...

Published: 09 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A shooting involving a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in New York City has sparked public outrage, protests and renewed scrutiny of federal immigration enforcement after a man was shot and injured during an operation in the Bronx while a five-year-old child was reportedly inside his vehicle. City officials said the child was physically unharmed, while...

Published: 09 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The US Department of Defense has announced that the execution of Nidal Hasan, the former US Army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood in Texas, will be livestreamed when the sentence is carried out on 3 December. The announcement has brought renewed attention to one of the deadliest attacks on a US military installation, the...

Published: 08 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Sri Lanka’s former first lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa has been arrested by the country’s anti-corruption authorities over allegations involving the misuse of donated funds intended to support a children’s hospital. Rajapaksa, 73, was arrested at her residence in Colombo on Wednesday, two days after returning to Sri Lanka from Singapore, where she had been receiving medical treatment. She was...