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Published: 06 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi has spoken about the severe physical and psychological consequences of her repeated imprisonment, describing brutal treatment by security forces, prolonged solitary confinement and the constant fear that she could be sent back to prison. In an interview, the 54-year-old activist said she was beaten so severely during...

Published: 06 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Brazil’s latest elections have delivered a striking political message: the Bolsonaro name remains a powerful force in the country’s right-wing politics, even after the dramatic fall from power of former president Jair Bolsonaro. Flávio Bolsonaro, Jair Bolsonaro’s eldest son, has emerged as the leading candidate after winning the first round of Brazil’s presidential election, setting up a runoff...

Published: 06 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Buckingham Palace has made clear that King Charles will not provide private financial support for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s legal challenge against Thames Valley police, as the former Duke of York prepares to contest the legality of search warrants connected to his arrest earlier this year. The warning comes ahead of a private High Court hearing on Thursday, where Andrew’s...

Published: 06 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Donald Trump has insisted that he is “doing great” despite new polling showing his approval rating falling to a record low, as growing concerns over the economy, immigration, foreign policy and domestic political disputes create a difficult environment for the president ahead of the US midterm elections. Trump made the claim while preparing to travel to Nebraska for...

Published: 06 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Donald Trump has said his political fundraising organisation will cover the cost of future government advertisements promoting his administration, following a growing political and legal backlash over the use of taxpayer money to broadcast the messages. Trump announced the change after Democrats and Republicans criticised the advertisements, which had been paid for with federal funds and featured highly...

Published: 06 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Some memories fade with time. Others remain remarkably vivid, attached to a particular smell, sound or unexpected moment. For one former student in Manchester, the memory that refuses to disappear is not of a university lecture, a first romance or a memorable night out, but of thousands of cockroaches living alongside her in a shared student house. The...

Published: 06 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A growing movement against the rapid development of artificial intelligence is moving beyond online criticism and public demonstrations, with campaigners increasingly turning to direct action to challenge technology companies and their executives. In London, a small group linked to the anti-AI organisation Pull The Plug recently gathered to plan an attempt to disrupt a technology industry dinner attended...

Published: 06 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online More than eight decades after the end of the Second World War, unexploded German bombs continue to pose a dangerous and unpredictable threat across Britain, forcing specialist military teams to confront weapons that have spent generations buried underground or hidden beneath the country’s waterways. The scale of the continuing problem was starkly illustrated on 14 January 2026, when...

Published: 06 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Scotland’s remote island communities are facing an intensifying cost-of-living squeeze as diesel prices climb to some of the highest levels in the United Kingdom, leaving residents with little choice but to absorb sharply rising transport costs in places where driving is often essential for work, healthcare, shopping and everyday life. While fuel prices have risen across Britain, people...

Published: 06 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Cancer is becoming more common among younger adults at a faster rate in several countries, according to a major international analysis that has raised fresh concerns about changing lifestyles, obesity, diet and other factors that may be contributing to the disease appearing earlier in life. Researchers examining cancer data from England, the United States and the Netherlands identified...