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Published: 15 August 2026.The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Five years after the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan, the country is facing a crisis that extends far beyond the end of the war that once dominated international attention. An economy struggling to absorb a rapidly growing population, shrinking humanitarian assistance, worsening food insecurity and the systematic exclusion of women and girls have combined to leave millions of...

Published: 15 August 2026.The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. London is enduring an unpleasant reminder of how vulnerable its ageing wastewater infrastructure can be as an exceptionally hot and dry summer leaves parts of the capital filled with the smell of untreated human waste. Experts say the persistent odour emerging from drains and stormwater systems should be treated as a warning that the city’s Victorian-era sewer network needs...

Published: 15 August 2026.The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Jason Arday, the academic who resigned from the University of Cambridge last week amid allegations of plagiarism and questions about aspects of his professional history, has been found dead at his home in south London. He was 41. The Metropolitan police said officers were called to the address by the London Ambulance Service shortly after 3pm on Friday. A...

Published: 15 August 2026.The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s growing national profile has intensified speculation that the New York congresswoman could seek the Democratic nomination for president in 2028, as voters increasingly demand political change and a new generation of leaders begins to challenge the party establishment. At 36, Ocasio-Cortez is already one of the most recognisable progressive politicians in the United States. Her influence extends...

Published: 15 August 2026.The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. An Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon killed seven people and wounded three others early on Saturday, according to Lebanese state media, in the deadliest reported incident in the area since agreements reached in June brought a significant reduction in fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. Lebanon’s National News Agency reported that Israeli warplanes struck a house on the outskirts of...

Published: 15 August 2026.The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Weight-loss medication may reduce grocery spending, but only the highest earners appear likely to save enough on food to offset the cost of the drugs, according to an analysis that has raised concerns about growing inequality in access to obesity treatments. Research by consultancy Baringa found that people taking GLP-1 weight-loss medication would generally spend less on food, but...

Published: 15 August 2026.The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The BBC was warned by two whistleblowers that British true crime author Christopher Berry-Dee had claimed to possess the missing clothes of Karen Hadaway, the nine-year-old girl murdered in Brighton in 1986, raising fresh questions about what happened to evidence that was lost while in the broadcaster’s possession. Karen Hadaway was murdered alongside her nine-year-old best friend, Nicola Fellows,...

Published: 15 August 2026.The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Westminster City Council has threatened to prevent a volunteer-run soup kitchen from operating in Charing Cross, saying the site is currently unsafe for vulnerable people using the service and for members of the general public. The dispute has placed renewed attention on how homeless people are supported in one of central London’s busiest areas, with the charity running the...

Published: 15 August 2026.The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia early on Saturday, killing at least five people according to the governor of East Nusa Tenggara province, damaging homes and public buildings and sending thousands of frightened residents fleeing towards higher ground. The shallow earthquake struck the Flores region before dawn, triggering a tsunami warning that was later lifted after authorities determined...

Published: 15 August  2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has utilized a major national address to issue a profoundly compelling, comprehensive, and far-reaching call for renewed, high-level diplomatic dialogue with North Korea, urgently pressing for a formal, permanent, and definitive end to the decades-old Korean War through the establishment of a robust, institutionalized, and lasting peace regime. Speaking during high-profile ceremonial...