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Published: 23 May 2026 | The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online. Health authorities and aid agencies in the Democratic Republic of Congo have raised urgent concerns over a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak that is overwhelming hospitals, with officials warning that the country’s fragile healthcare system is under severe strain and struggling to cope with the rising number of suspected cases. According to aid workers and local health...

Published: 23 May  2026 | The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online A devastating gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China’s Shanxi province has killed at least 90 people, marking one of the country’s deadliest mining disasters in more than a decade, state media reported on Saturday. The blast occurred late on Friday at the Liushenyu coalmine in Qinyuan county, where 247 workers were underground at...

Published: 23 May  2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The resignation of Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence has brought an abrupt end to one of the most controversial and politically charged leadership periods in recent American intelligence history. After just 15 months in office, Gabbard’s departure closes a tenure marked by internal tensions, ideological conflict, and an increasingly strained relationship with the administration of Donald...

Published: 23 May  2026.  The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Foreign nationals seeking to obtain permanent residency in the United States will now be required to complete their green card applications from outside the country under a major policy shift announced by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), marking one of the most significant changes to US immigration procedures in decades. The decision, implemented through the US Citizenship...

Published: 23 May 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A federal judge in the United States has dismissed criminal charges against Kilmar Ábrego García, ruling that prosecutors under the administration of Donald Trump likely would not have pursued the case if he had not challenged his controversial deportation. The decision marks a significant development in a long-running legal and political dispute centred on immigration enforcement, due process,...

Published: 23 May  2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A Guardian investigation has revealed that five children’s toys sold in the United Kingdom have tested positive for asbestos, raising serious concerns about product safety standards and regulatory enforcement. The findings have intensified scrutiny of the country’s post-Brexit safety framework and exposed gaps between UK and European product monitoring systems. The affected products were identified through laboratory testing...

Published: 23 May  2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Airstrikes carried out by Israel in southern and coastal areas of Lebanon have killed at least 10 people in a 24-hour period, including six paramedics and a child, according to Lebanon’s health ministry, escalating tensions around an already fragile US-brokered ceasefire. The Lebanese government has condemned the attacks as serious violations of international humanitarian law, while Israel maintains...

Published: 23 May  2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A newly uncovered set of private diaries has revealed that Stephen Hawking’s father once worried his son lacked academic drive and “does not study much”, offering a rare and deeply personal glimpse into the early life of one of the world’s most celebrated scientific minds. The documents, written by Frank Hawking and partly encoded in a self-devised Greek-based...

Published: 22 May 2026 | The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online A former British soldier has been sentenced to five years in prison after police uncovered a major drugs operation linked to a £2 million haul of cocaine and heroin in Glasgow. The case, which began in extraordinary circumstances after a woman walked into a police station and dumped bags of cocaine onto the floor, has exposed...

Published: 20 May 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online In a significant and highly publicized victory for Nigeria’s anti-corruption crusade, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has successfully apprehended former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, following a tense, weeks-long manhunt. The former cabinet official, who had been on the run since his conviction on May 7, was captured in the early hours of Tuesday, May 19,...