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Published: 12 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Members of legendary Australian band The Seekers have criticised organisers of the Conservative Political Action Conference after the group's iconic song I Am Australian was played at the event without permission, arguing that the use of the song was fundamentally at odds with the political messages delivered by speakers at the conservative gathering. Bruce Woodley, who co-wrote the...

Published: 12 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Former students of a private religious school in western Sydney have described a deeply troubling culture in which teenagers were allegedly expected to share beds with teachers during school trips, while strict discipline, public humiliation and blurred boundaries were also part of school life. The allegations were presented to a New South Wales parliamentary inquiry investigating the management...

Published: 12 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Pakistan has declared a state of emergency in the north-western province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and suspended its provincial government, sharply escalating an already tense confrontation with imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party. PTI has condemned the decision as an attempt to remove its elected administration under the cover of an emergency, warning that the move...

Published: 12 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Authorities in India’s capital, New Delhi, closed six metro stations and announced extensive traffic restrictions on Monday as opposition parties prepared to march towards the Supreme Court over a controversial revision of electoral voter lists. The measures came amid days of demonstrations, mass detentions and growing political tensions surrounding allegations that millions of eligible voters may have been...

Published: 12 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Leaked corporate records have raised serious questions about how Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich’s financial advisers allegedly handled his offshore business empire, with documents suggesting that paperwork was backdated to conceal assets, reduce potential tax liabilities and obscure the movement of billions of dollars. The records also raise concerns about the possible involvement of professionals associated with Deloitte Cyprus...

Published: 10 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Two women who allege they were sexually abused as 10-year-old children at a British military school in Germany have described their decades-long struggle for justice, saying repeated investigations have failed to hold the alleged perpetrator accountable because of missing employment records and unresolved legal jurisdiction issues. Anne and Jane, whose names have been changed to protect their identities,...

Published: 10 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The owner of a specialist recruitment company has been accused of being behind an online campaign that allegedly exposed the personal information of Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) personnel, anti-racism activists and business executives involved in recruiting people from ethnic minority backgrounds. The allegations have raised fresh concerns about online harassment, the misuse of personal data and the...

Published: 10 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Indian authorities detained scores of protesters in New Delhi on Saturday, including the founder of the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), Abhijeet Dipke, as thousands of police officers and paramilitary personnel were deployed across the capital to prevent an unauthorised demonstration demanding the resignation of the country’s chief election commissioner. The confrontation has intensified a growing political dispute...

Published: 10 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Indian authorities detained scores of protesters in New Delhi on Saturday as thousands of police officers and paramilitary personnel were deployed across the capital to prevent a major youth-led demonstration demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The protest, organised by the satirical youth movement known as the Cockroach Janta Party, has intensified a growing political...

Published: 10 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. US President Donald Trump has launched a fierce public attack on Norway after failing to receive the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, describing the decision as a disgrace and warning that Washington would not forget the perceived slight. His remarks, delivered during a political rally in Syracuse, New York, have renewed questions about his approach to international diplomacy, his...