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Published: 08 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The ambitious plan to establish NBA Europe is attracting some of the biggest names in European football as the National Basketball Association prepares to reshape the continent’s basketball landscape with an investment programme worth around $10bn over the next decade. The proposed competition, which is now expected to begin in 2028, will combine elements of the American franchise...

Published: 08 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Sherrod Brown, the former Democratic senator from Ohio, is making opposition to the rapid expansion of data centers a central part of his campaign to return to the US Senate, arguing that the artificial intelligence boom is imposing hidden costs on ordinary residents while providing disproportionate benefits to wealthy technology investors. At campaign events across Ohio, Brown has...

Published: 08 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. High school protests across France continued on Thursday despite Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu promising to produce a plan to address the country’s education problems by the end of the month, as students demanded faster and more concrete action from the government. Nearly 400 educational establishments were reported to be affected by disruptions as students gathered in cities including...

Published: 08 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Global financial markets came under renewed pressure on Thursday as oil prices surged above $104 a barrel, government bond yields climbed and European and Asian shares fell amid growing fears over energy supplies and escalating attacks on commercial shipping in the Middle East. Brent crude, the global benchmark for oil prices, rose sharply during trading, gaining about $4...

Published: 08 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The USS Abraham Lincoln is set to return to its home port in San Diego after completing an extraordinary 265 consecutive days at sea, ending a deployment that became closely associated with the US military's involvement in the war with Iran and growing concerns about the pressures placed on sailors and their families. The aircraft carrier, carrying roughly...

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...

Published: 08 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. US President Donald Trump has again said he believes he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize, while acknowledging uncertainty over whether the Norwegian Nobel Committee will recognise his claims to have helped end international conflicts. Speaking to reporters at the White House on Wednesday, Trump suggested that people like him may not be favoured by the committee when it...

Published: 08 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Pressure is mounting on Australia’s tax office to reconsider its decision to stop accepting credit card payments for tax bills, as small business groups warn that the change could create new cashflow difficulties for thousands of operators. Government ministers have urged the Australian Taxation Office to continue discussions with businesses after a growing backlash over the planned ban....

Published: 08 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Former Bachelor star and wellness entrepreneur Sam Wood has been denied bail in Queensland after prosecutors alleged that his wife was choked and assaulted during a domestic incident, leaving her believing that she might die. Wood, 46, appeared before a Queensland court by video link from police custody on Thursday, several days after his arrest on the Sunshine...

Published: 08 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. New South Wales police faced criticism after the state’s police commissioner made a last-minute request for parts of an inquiry into a controversial Sydney protest to be conducted behind closed doors, a move that delayed the planned start of public hearings. The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission has confirmed that its investigation into the February anti-Herzog protest at Sydney...