Law

Published: 02 December 2025 Tuesday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online In the East China Sea, tensions flared again as Chinese and Japanese coast guards reported conflicting accounts of a maritime confrontation near a cluster of geopolitically sensitive islands. China’s Coast Guard (CCG) stated that a Japanese fishing vessel had entered waters surrounding the Diaoyu Islands — which Tokyo administers as the Senkaku Islands — without authorization. Beijing...

Published: 01 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Virgin Media has been fined £23.8m after Ofcom concluded the company put thousands of vulnerable customers at risk during its transition from analogue to digital landline services. The regulator said the failures directly endangered people dependent on telecare alarms, which allow elderly and disabled individuals to call for help during emergencies. The penalty marks one of the most...

Published: 28 November 2025 Friday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A Japanese court has upheld the country's ban on same-sex marriage, ruling it constitutional, in a verdict that defies a series of other high court decisions across Japan that had suggested a trend toward marriage equality. The decision disappointed plaintiffs and their legal team, who gathered outside the Tokyo courthouse holding signs that read "unjust verdict." Judge...

Published: 28 November 2025 Friday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online US President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he will "permanently pause migration" from all so-called "third-world countries" to allow the US immigration system to "fully recover" from policies that he claims have eroded the "gains and living conditions" of Americans. He did not provide specific details on the plan or which countries might be affected....

Published: 28 November 2025 Friday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online International Criminal Court (ICC) appeals judges are set to rule on a request for the provisional release of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who faces ongoing proceedings for alleged crimes against humanity. The decision, expected on Friday, could allow Duterte temporary freedom, a move strongly opposed by human rights groups and families of victims of his brutal...

Published: 28 November 2025 Friday. The English Chronicle DeskThe.  English Chronicle Online Measures to limit the number of second homes in Gwynedd have been overturned following a key legal challenge. In September 2024, Cyngor Gwynedd became the first council to require planning permission to convert a residential property into a second home or holiday let. The move, under Article 4, faced legal action claiming it would devalue homes and make...

Published: 28 November 2025 Friday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A 31-year-old man has been arrested at Manchester Airport on suspicion of terror offences in connection with the synagogue attack in the city earlier this year, police confirmed. The arrest brings the total number of people detained over the incident to seven. The attack, which occurred on 2 October at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue, claimed...

Published: 28 November 2025 Friday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A young National Guard soldier has died after a broad-daylight shooting in central Washington DC, an attack that has shaken the US capital and drawn grief from national leaders. President Donald Trump confirmed on Thursday evening that 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom succumbed to her injuries, a day after she and a fellow Guardsman were shot at close range...

Published: 27 November 2025 Thursday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Three young women in Singapore, Siti Amirah Mohamed Asrori, Kokila Annamalai, and Mossammad Sobikun Nahar, were expecting conviction for leading a pro-Palestine march under the country’s strict Public Order Act. With Singapore’s court cases historically having a 97% conviction rate and little tolerance for public protests, they were braced for jail time and fines. The activists had...

Published: 27 November 2025 Thursday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Residents who were made homeless due to serious fire safety problems in their buildings have now been handed bills totaling £3.6 million to fix and maintain them. The owners of flats at Beech Rise and Willow Rise in Kirkby, Merseyside, were forced to evacuate in July after the buildings were deemed unsafe. Each of the 160 flat...