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Published: 11 November 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Australia’s property market is facing growing pressure as lending to residential investors has recorded its sharpest quarterly decline since official records began, while an increasing number of homeowners are falling behind on mortgage repayments. The latest figures point to a changing housing market in which higher interest rates, tax reforms and falling property prices are influencing investment decisions...

Published: 11 November 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A candidate representing One Nation in Victoria has apologised after a series of offensive social media posts from more than a decade ago resurfaced, drawing criticism over racist, Islamophobic, sexist and homophobic language. Chris Moore, the party’s candidate for the Greenvale electorate on Melbourne’s north-western fringe, acknowledged that the comments were inappropriate but said they did not reflect...

Published: 11 November 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The Pentagon has declared “total victory” after House Republicans blocked an effort to advance impeachment proceedings against US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, delivering a significant political reprieve to one of President Donald Trump’s most prominent cabinet officials. The House vote, which largely followed party lines, prevented the immediate advancement of eight articles of impeachment against Hegseth over allegations...

Published: 11 November 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has reportedly relocated from his residence in the Washington area to a military base following intelligence concerns about a potential Iranian threat to his life. The reported move has raised fresh security concerns within the administration of President Donald Trump, as tensions between Washington and Tehran continue amid an escalating Middle East conflict...

Published: 11 November 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A Kenyan migrant worker in Saudi Arabia has reportedly been sentenced to 100 lashes after giving birth to a child outside marriage, triggering renewed international criticism of the kingdom's treatment of women, migrant workers and vulnerable foreign nationals. Human rights organisations have condemned the reported punishment as an act of violence, raising questions about women's legal protections, the...

Published: 11 November 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are struggling to survive in damaged, flooded tents after severe storms and heavy rainfall battered the coastal territory, exposing families to freezing temperatures, disease and increasingly dangerous living conditions. The humanitarian crisis has intensified as aid organisations warn that approximately 150,000 tents remain outside Gaza awaiting permission to...

Published: 11 November 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Ukraine has announced the capture of its first Indonesian prisoner of war, raising fresh concerns about Russia’s growing recruitment of foreign nationals to strengthen its military campaign against Ukraine. The development comes amid reports that hundreds of Indonesian citizens have been recruited to serve in Russian military operations during the first nine months of 2026, highlighting the increasing...

Published: 10 November 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has unveiled an ambitious plan to reduce Britain's welfare spending by £36 billion, proposing significant changes to sickness and disability benefits as part of a wider strategy to reform the country's social security system. Defending the proposals, Badenoch argued that the existing welfare arrangements discourage people from participating in the economy and create...

Published: 10 November 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online British travellers visiting European Union countries are facing unexpected travel restrictions, potential fines and even lengthy bans because of technical failures in the bloc's new digital border control system. Among those affected is bestselling British author Jojo Moyes, who has been warned that she could face a two-year travel ban and a €10,000 fine despite spending considerably less...

Published: 10 November 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The United States military has reportedly evacuated several aircraft from a second airbase in Britain following a potential security threat linked to Iran, raising fresh concerns about the safety of American military installations in the United Kingdom amid escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran. According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, two US aerial refuelling tankers...