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Published: 26 September 2025. The English Chronicle Desk The White House has announced a fresh wave of tariffs on a range of imported goods, targeting the pharmaceutical, automotive and furniture industries in one of the most sweeping protectionist measures of Donald Trump’s second presidential term. The new duties, unveiled on Thursday through the president’s preferred platform, Truth Social, will see branded and patented pharmaceutical imports face tariffs of up to...

Published: 26 September 2025. The English Chronicle Desk The United States has entered another extraordinary moment in its turbulent political history as former FBI director James Comey was formally indicted late Thursday on federal charges of obstruction of justice and making false statements. The indictment follows months of speculation over whether President Donald Trump would act on his increasingly explicit calls for prosecutions of his political rivals. The Department of...

Published: 26 September 2025, The English Chronicle Desk Britain risks violating its international nuclear disarmament obligations if Labour proceeds with the £1 billion acquisition of 12 F-35A fighter jets, according to a legal opinion commissioned by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND). The report, authored by two international law specialists, argues that the planned reintroduction of air-launched nuclear weapons for the Royal Air Force (RAF) would breach the United Kingdom’s...

Published: 26 September 2025, The English Chronicle Desk Intense pressure is building on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to confirm his attendance at the Cop30 climate summit in Brazil this November, as global leaders, climate experts and senior Labour figures insist his presence is vital. The meeting in Belém, set at the gateway to the Amazon rainforest, is being billed as one of the most significant gatherings since the Paris Agreement,...

Published: 25 September 2025. The English Chronicle Desk Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, has suffered a significant legal setback in India after the Karnataka High Court dismissed its challenge to a government portal it argued enabled arbitrary censorship of content. A single-judge bench ruled on Wednesday that X’s petition against the Sahyog portal, operated by India’s federal home ministry, was “without merit.” The full text of the court’s order...

Published: 25 September 2025. The English Chronicle Desk London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan has publicly accused former US President Donald Trump of displaying racism, sexism, misogyny, and Islamophobia, following comments the former president made about him at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Speaking to BBC London, Sir Sadiq described the remarks as indicative of deep-seated prejudice, questioning why he “appears to be living rent-free inside Donald Trump’s...

Published: 25 September 2025. The English Chronicle Desk Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of criminal conspiracy in connection with illicit campaign financing from the late Libyan leader, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. The Paris criminal court acquitted Sarkozy of all other charges, including passive corruption and illegal campaign financing, but the ruling marks a historic and humiliating moment for the...

Published: 25 September 2025. The English Chronicle Online Denmark is currently grappling with a wave of drone incursions over several of its airports, which authorities have described as the work of a "professional actor." The incidents, which occurred for the second time in a week, prompted temporary closures and disruptions across the country’s airspace, though officials emphasized that there is no evidence linking the activity to Russia. On Wednesday evening,...

Published: 24 September 2025. The English Chronicle Desk, English Chronicle Online In an unusual and lighthearted diplomatic moment, French President Emmanuel Macron called U.S. President Donald Trump to complain about being stuck in traffic in New York City. The incident occurred after Macron delivered a speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Monday night and found himself trapped behind a police barricade while trying to reach the French diplomatic...

Published: 24 September 2025. The English Chronicle Desk Former US President Donald Trump used his address to the United Nations General Assembly to deliver a sharply critical appraisal of London and the UK government’s policies, framing them as a warning to Western Europe while energising far-right audiences across the continent. Speaking before a global audience of world leaders, Trump singled out London, targeting its mayor and local policies, and claimed...