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Published: 06 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Canadian veterans and families of fallen soldiers have reacted with anger and disappointment to recent remarks from senior figures in Donald Trump’s administration that have questioned Canada’s military strength and appeared to dismiss the contribution of Canadian troops to US-led and Nato operations. For veterans who fought alongside American forces in Afghanistan and for families who lost relatives...

Published: 06 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Kenya has confirmed its first recorded case of Ebola after a citizen who had been living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) returned to Nairobi and later died, prompting health authorities to begin contact tracing and strengthen measures to prevent further transmission. Kenya’s health minister, Aden Duale, announced the development on Tuesday, saying the patient arrived...

Published: 06 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A Nigerian military aircraft has crashed in the country’s southern region, killing all 32 people on board in a devastating accident that has prompted an emergency search and recovery operation. The victims included 25 passengers and seven crew members, according to Nigerian President Bola Tinubu. The aircraft was reportedly carrying out a routine mission linked to the country’s...

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: 06 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Lithuania has offered to cover the costs of establishing a permanent US military base on its territory if Washington agrees to turn its current rotational deployment into a long-term presence, in a move that could further strengthen the Baltic state’s security relationship with the United States. Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius said on Tuesday that his government was...

Published: 06 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The loss of parks, playgrounds and other green spaces around London’s Euston station has emerged as a potentially decisive issue in the Holborn and St Pancras byelection, with residents expressing growing frustration over years of construction, redevelopment and uncertainty about what will replace the land that has disappeared. The constituency is preparing for a closely watched political contest...

Published: 06 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has rejected suggestions that her party is proposing to build a British version of Israel’s Iron Dome missile defence system, despite Conservative communications repeatedly using the comparison to explain its planned “Britannia Shield” programme. The dispute has emerged during the Conservative party conference, where the party has placed national defence and the protection of...

Published: 06 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. British events company Informa has agreed to buy rival events organiser Clarion from private equity giant Blackstone in a deal valued at £2.24bn, bringing a wide range of major trade exhibitions, defence fairs, entertainment conventions and specialist gatherings under the FTSE 100 group's expanding global portfolio. The acquisition represents a significant expansion for Informa, which is seeking to...

Published: 06 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Jeffrey Archer, the bestselling British novelist and former Conservative politician whose extraordinary career moved between Westminster, international literary success and one of the country's most notorious political scandals, has died aged 86. Archer died suddenly but peacefully at his home on Monday, according to his publisher, HarperCollins. He reportedly died between writing sessions, just one day before the...

Published: 06 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. US President Donald Trump has triggered a fierce political backlash in California after appearing to suggest that Iran could “take out” Los Angeles or San Diego, two of the largest cities in the United States, during a speech in Nebraska. The comments, delivered at a political rally as Trump sought to energise Republican voters ahead of the November...