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Published: 15 August 2026.The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s growing national profile has intensified speculation that the New York congresswoman could seek the Democratic nomination for president in 2028, as voters increasingly demand political change and a new generation of leaders begins to challenge the party establishment. At 36, Ocasio-Cortez is already one of the most recognisable progressive politicians in the United States. Her influence extends...

Published: 15 August 2026.The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. An Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon killed seven people and wounded three others early on Saturday, according to Lebanese state media, in the deadliest reported incident in the area since agreements reached in June brought a significant reduction in fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. Lebanon’s National News Agency reported that Israeli warplanes struck a house on the outskirts of...

Published: 15 August 2026.The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia early on Saturday, killing at least five people according to the governor of East Nusa Tenggara province, damaging homes and public buildings and sending thousands of frightened residents fleeing towards higher ground. The shallow earthquake struck the Flores region before dawn, triggering a tsunami warning that was later lifted after authorities determined...

Published: 15 August  2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has utilized a major national address to issue a profoundly compelling, comprehensive, and far-reaching call for renewed, high-level diplomatic dialogue with North Korea, urgently pressing for a formal, permanent, and definitive end to the decades-old Korean War through the establishment of a robust, institutionalized, and lasting peace regime. Speaking during high-profile ceremonial...

Published: 15 August  2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The Taliban in Afghanistan have launched an intensive diplomatic campaign to end their international isolation, as major regional powers and international entities display an increasing readiness to engage with the repressive regime. Five years after the hardline Islamist movement seized control of Kabul following two decades of turbulent insurgent warfare, a growing number of governments are actively renewing...

Published: 25 July 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The United Kingdom has recently witnessed heightened tensions surrounding prominent religious gatherings, prompting major organizers to reinforce public safety protocols. Security has been significantly scaled up with several hundred additional personnel deployed at the nation's largest annual Islamic convention, Jalsa Salana, hosted within Hampshire. This heightened vigilance comes amid a backdrop of rising anti-Muslim sentiment nationwide, close coordination...

Published: 25 July 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Europe is currently confronting an unprecedented environmental and humanitarian crisis as severe and fast-moving wildfires sweep across vast regions of France and Spain, forcing hundreds of thousands of residents and tourists to flee their homes and holiday destinations. Unprecedented heatwaves, tinder-dry forest floors, and unpredictable, gale-force winds have combined to create what local officials are describing as a...

Published: 25 July 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The conflict engulfing the Middle East intensified significantly on Saturday after Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi movement claimed responsibility for a missile attack targeting the southern Saudi Arabian city of Jizan. The strike came just hours after Saudi Arabia launched air raids against Houthi military positions in Yemen, marking a dangerous escalation that threatens to widen an already volatile regional...

Published: 25 July 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. For thousands of years, Mount Olympus has stood as one of the world's most recognisable symbols of mythology, history and natural beauty. Rising 2,918 metres above sea level in northern Greece, the country's highest mountain has long been revered as the legendary home of Zeus and the Olympian gods. Now, after more than a decade of determined lobbying,...

Published: 25 July 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. US President Donald Trump made his first appearance at the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner during either of his presidential terms on Friday night, delivering a lengthy speech that blended humour, political attacks, self-deprecation and renewed criticism of the American media. The annual event, traditionally regarded as a celebration of press freedom and the relationship between the...