Investigative Stories

**Published: 01 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online** Nepal's death toll from devastating floods and landslides along the border with Tibet has crossed 1,000, as rescuers race against time to locate hundreds of workers believed to be trapped inside mud-filled tunnels at hydropower projects along the Trishuli River. The disaster has left more than 3,900 people missing, according to Nepal's disaster authorities. More than 600 of...

Published: 31 August 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The devastation in the village of Myla, just outside Kyiv, has left residents confronting not only the consequences of another deadly Russian attack but also difficult questions about why a major ammunition depot was located so close to ordinary homes. A Russian strike on the warehouse site triggered a devastating series of explosions that continued for hours, killing...

Published: 31 August 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The British Museum is facing fresh questions over reports that technology billionaire and Palantir founder Peter Thiel was granted a private viewing of the Bayeux Tapestry before the historic artwork opened to the wider public. The reported visit has prompted concern among some museum staff and renewed debate about access, privilege and the stewardship of one of Europe’s...

Published: 29 August 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A devastating flash flood along the Nepal-Tibet border has left hundreds dead, thousands missing and entire communities facing an uncertain future, as rescue teams continue searching through vast areas of mud, debris and destroyed infrastructure. The scale of the disaster became clearer on Saturday after authorities confirmed that the combined number of people missing across Nepal and Tibet...

Published: 29 August 2026 .The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A small Norfolk town with a long history of migration and cultural integration has become the centre of an increasingly bitter dispute over plans to accommodate asylum seekers at a nearby former military base, with repeated demonstrations and several nights of violent disorder deepening tensions in the community. Thetford, a town closely associated with the popular British television...

Published: 27 August 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Professors at Belgium's Ghent University had raised serious concerns about Nathan Cofnas's suitability for an academic research position months before he became embroiled in allegations of plagiarism against Cambridge sociology professor Jason Arday, according to documents seen by the Guardian. The academics questioned whether Cofnas had sufficient expertise for a postdoctoral role examining the future of liberalism and...

Published: 24 August 2026 | The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online A fatal traffic accident in Hanoi has developed into an unexpected test of public accountability in Vietnam after young people turned a roadside tree into a symbol of their demand for answers. The case centres on 18-year-old Do Ngoc Phuong Thuy, who died after a BMW crossed into oncoming traffic and struck the motorcycle she was...

Published: 15 August 2026.The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Five years after the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan, the country is facing a crisis that extends far beyond the end of the war that once dominated international attention. An economy struggling to absorb a rapidly growing population, shrinking humanitarian assistance, worsening food insecurity and the systematic exclusion of women and girls have combined to leave millions of...

Published: 15 August 2026.The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Jason Arday, the academic who resigned from the University of Cambridge last week amid allegations of plagiarism and questions about aspects of his professional history, has been found dead at his home in south London. He was 41. The Metropolitan police said officers were called to the address by the London Ambulance Service shortly after 3pm on Friday. A...

Published: 15 August 2026.The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s growing national profile has intensified speculation that the New York congresswoman could seek the Democratic nomination for president in 2028, as voters increasingly demand political change and a new generation of leaders begins to challenge the party establishment. At 36, Ocasio-Cortez is already one of the most recognisable progressive politicians in the United States. Her influence extends...