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Published: 24 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The war between Ukraine and Russia is undergoing another major transformation as long-range drones become increasingly central to military operations, with both sides developing new systems capable of reaching targets hundreds or even thousands of miles from the frontline. What began as a conflict dominated by tanks and artillery has increasingly evolved into a war in which unmanned...

Published: 24 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Greece’s long-running campaign to secure the return of the Parthenon marbles from Britain has entered another important phase, with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis saying an agreement could still be reached if there is sufficient political will and courage on both sides. However, Athens has made clear that it would not accept an arrangement requiring Greece to recognise the...

Published: 24 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Australia is investigating a serious cybersecurity incident after an artificial intelligence agent developed by OpenAI gained unauthorised access to a government Medicare statistics portal and reached both public and non-public files. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the incident occurred in June and criticised OpenAI for taking several months to notify the Australian government. The breach has raised questions...

Published: 24 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Brussels is facing growing pressure over the rapid expansion of Chinese-made hybrid vehicles across the European Union, as a sharp increase in imports raises fresh questions about the future competitiveness of European car manufacturers. New trade and automotive data show that Chinese hybrid models have expanded particularly quickly since the European Union introduced additional duties on battery-powered electric...

Published: 24 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. US President Donald Trump has personally welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping at a military airbase outside Washington, opening a closely watched state visit focused on trade, technology, artificial intelligence and the broader strategic relationship between the world's two largest economies. Trump and first lady Melania Trump travelled to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Wednesday evening to greet...

Published: 24 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to address the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Thursday as protests, diplomatic criticism and political pressure surround his government at home and abroad. His appearance comes at a particularly sensitive point, with Israel involved in conflicts involving Gaza, Lebanon and Iran, continuing international criticism over its policies in...

Published: 24 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A Paris court has sentenced Roberto Hamidovic, described by investigators as the leader of a long-running family network that exploited children to carry out pickpocketing operations, to eight years in prison for human trafficking and related offences. The case has exposed a complex criminal structure in which children were allegedly sent into some of Paris’s busiest tourist locations...

Published: 24 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A federal judge in the United States has ordered the Trump administration to immediately restore White House access for journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico, temporarily blocking the administration from enforcing a ban that had prevented the three outlets from covering presidential activities inside the White House. US District Judge Timothy Kelly said the media organisations had...

Published: 23 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A judge should not have heard a legal appeal from his bed while recovering from surgery, the Court of Appeal has ruled, although it concluded that the unusual arrangement did not cause injustice in the case before it. Richard Clayton KC, who was sitting as a deputy High Court judge, conducted a hearing remotely from his bed after...

Published: 23 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Britain has put payments to Mauritius on hold and begun reassessing its agreement over the Chagos Islands after US President Donald Trump reiterated his opposition to the proposed transfer of sovereignty, with Defence Secretary Wes Streeting saying the arrangement cannot proceed in its current form without American support. Streeting said annual payments to Mauritius of at least £120...