Law

Published: 21 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Brazil’s presidential election has become the centre of an escalating dispute over the political influence of social media platforms, with Meta facing mounting allegations that technical restrictions on its services may have disadvantaged leftwing president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva while benefiting his far-right challenger, Flávio Bolsonaro. The controversy has intensified in the final days before the country’s...

Published: 21 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A controversial cable car project planned to connect western and eastern Jerusalem has suffered another setback after a fifth foreign company withdrew from the scheme, intensifying scrutiny of a development that Palestinian residents and heritage organisations say threatens homes, property rights and the historic character of the Old City. Despite the latest withdrawal, Israeli authorities maintain that the...

Published: 20 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Voters in Alberta have decisively rejected a proposal to begin a process that could eventually lead to the Canadian province separating from the country, according to a projection by the Canadian public broadcaster CBC. The result represents a significant political victory for Prime Minister Mark Carney and supporters of national unity, while delivering a setback to separatists who...

Published: 20 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused the United States of deliberately delaying the delivery of interceptor missiles to Ukraine, raising fresh questions about Washington’s commitment to Kyiv as Russia continues its attacks on Ukrainian cities and critical infrastructure. The allegation has intensified tensions between Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump at a time when Ukraine is struggling to...

Published: 20 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Australian independent MP Helen Haines has lost one of her legs after allegedly being struck twice by a vehicle outside her electorate office in Wangaratta, northern Victoria, in an incident that has shocked the country and intensified concerns about the safety of elected representatives. The 65-year-old politician remained in a critical but stable condition on Tuesday as surgeons...

Published: 20 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Myanmar’s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has appeared in rare photographs after receiving gardening books and other items from Britain’s King Charles III, prompting renewed international attention to her prolonged detention and the military government’s efforts to rebuild diplomatic relations. While the royal gifts have been welcomed by her son, critics have warned that the carefully...

Published: 19 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The UK government has pledged stronger protections for disabled air passengers, promising measures to prevent damage to wheelchairs and other mobility equipment, improve staff training and ensure travellers receive the assistance they need at airports. The planned reforms are intended to make flying safer, more accessible and less stressful for people with disabilities, following years of complaints about...

Published: 19 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Former US president Barack Obama has condemned remarks by Donald Trump’s border enforcement chief suggesting that Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar could be stripped of her American citizenship and deported, warning that the government’s actions could establish a dangerous precedent for political retaliation. Obama has urged Americans across the political spectrum to defend the Minnesota lawmaker, arguing that the...

Published: 19 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online At just 23, Amine Kessaci has become one of France’s most prominent voices against organised drug crime, despite living under constant threat after the murders of his two brothers. The young law student and activist from Marseille has emerged as a determined opponent of powerful drug networks whose influence has spread through vulnerable neighbourhoods, where poverty, limited opportunities...

Published: 19 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Alberta has reached a pivotal moment in its relationship with Canada as voters head to the polls in a referendum that has exposed deep political divisions, raised difficult questions about the province’s economic future and revealed significant disagreements within the independence movement itself. The vote has become much more than a debate over constitutional arrangements, touching on energy...