Investigative Stories

Published: 07 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The investigation into an alleged attempted hijacking of a flydubai passenger aircraft has widened to New Zealand after authorities confirmed that the airline’s co-pilot spent several months in the country receiving flight training. New Zealand police said the co-pilot, 29-year-old Omani national Hamam al-Hammami, was in the country for 175 days between November 2018 and May 2019 on...

Published: 07 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A 30-year-old man from the US state of Washington has been arrested over allegations that he helped a Canadian teenager plan a mass school shooting in which eight people were killed, including six children. The US Department of Justice said James Codey Bryant was detained on Tuesday and charged with conspiracy to murder persons in a foreign country....

Published: 06 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. France is facing a major day of student mobilisation as thousands of high-school and university students take to the streets across the country, joined by teachers, trade unionists, public-sector workers and parents’ organisations demanding improvements to education and learning conditions. The nationwide demonstrations, which have been described as a major escalation of the student movement, are expected to...

Published: 06 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Germany has arrested a former head of its foreign intelligence service on serious espionage allegations, in a case that has raised questions about the handling of classified information and the potential misuse of sensitive intelligence by a senior former security official. Federal prosecutors announced on Tuesday that August Hanning, who served as president of Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service,...

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: 05 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has launched a legal challenge against Thames Valley police over search warrants used in a criminal investigation that led to his arrest earlier this year, opening a significant new chapter in the continuing legal controversy surrounding his links to Jeffrey Epstein. The former Duke of York is seeking a judicial review to determine whether the police...

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 Across Latin America, a growing political debate over false allegations of sexual and domestic violence is raising concern among women’s rights advocates, who fear that proposed legal changes could discourage victims from reporting abuse and weaken protections built up over decades. Lawmakers in Bolivia, Chile, Argentina and Peru are considering measures that would introduce tougher penalties or new...

Published: 05 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Germany has pledged €1bn in new military assistance to Ukraine as Russia intensifies attacks on Ukrainian cities and critical infrastructure ahead of winter, with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz declaring that Berlin will not be pressured into reducing its support for Kyiv. Merz made the announcement during a visit to Kyiv on Sunday, where repeated air raid warnings and...

Published: 05 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The United States Air Force has withdrawn its bomber aircraft from RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire following heightened security concerns linked to an alleged terrorist plot targeting the military base. The sudden departure of the aircraft has highlighted the seriousness with which American officials are treating the threat and raised fresh questions about security surrounding one of the UK’s...