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Published: 02 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online France is facing a growing wave of student unrest after around 400 schools were closed on Friday as protests over deteriorating education conditions escalated into violent confrontations in several cities. What began as demonstrations led largely by high school students has rapidly spread across the country, bringing clashes with police, school closures, property damage and thousands of detentions....

Published: 02 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar has described the terrifying moments when he fought to regain control of himself after being attacked in the cockpit of a flydubai passenger aircraft, saying he realised that he had to get back on his feet because the lives of everyone on board could depend on him. Machchhar, who is recovering in an...

Published: 02 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A mural depicting ancient Egyptian figures Tutankhamun and Nefertiti with noticeably dark complexions has triggered a heated public debate in Cairo, highlighting long-running disagreements over the appearance, ancestry and ethnic diversity of ancient Egyptians. The 66-metre-long artwork had been created in Tahrir Square as part of a wider effort to beautify the Egyptian capital ahead of Chinese President...

Published: 02 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online France’s government bond market has come under renewed pressure as investors assess the country’s worsening fiscal position, political uncertainty and plans to reduce the budget deficit through spending cuts and higher taxes. The latest market turbulence has revived memories of the eurozone sovereign debt crisis of the early 2010s, although the current circumstances are different. French borrowing costs...

Published: 02 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The second Trump administration is facing a series of legal, political and electoral controversies as the president continues campaigning for Republican candidates ahead of the US midterm elections. Immigration enforcement, the possible presence of federal agents at polling places, restrictions on media access and the use of artificial intelligence in campaign advertising have all emerged as prominent issues,...

Published: 02 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A deeply sensitive religious dispute has become a major feature of Brazil’s final presidential campaign days, after claims surrounding the country’s patron saint, Our Lady of Aparecida, spread rapidly online and triggered concern among Catholics. The controversy has drawn President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his conservative challenger Flávio Bolsonaro into an increasingly intense debate over religion,...

Published: 02 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Ukraine has announced the first combat use of its domestically developed FP-7 tactical ballistic missile, marking a significant new stage in Kyiv’s effort to expand its own long-range weapons industry while continuing to confront Russia’s sustained missile and drone campaign. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the development on Thursday, describing the missile’s first battlefield deployment as a successful step...

Published: 01 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The Green Party in England and Wales is facing an increasingly contentious internal debate over a proposed policy describing Zionism as racism, with the issue set to receive attention at the party’s annual conference in Brighton. The dispute has brought questions about party membership, antisemitism, Palestinian self-determination and the boundaries of political debate to the centre of attention...

Published: 01 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online New satellite imagery available through Google Maps has provided a striking visual record of the destruction across Gaza, revealing the continuing scale of damage to homes, businesses, religious sites and essential infrastructure after almost three years of war. The imagery, captured in June 2026, offers a detailed view of neighbourhoods that have undergone extensive destruction since the conflict...

Published: 01 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A dramatic mid-air emergency aboard a flydubai flight bound for Israel has highlighted the extraordinary actions of an injured captain, passengers, medical professionals and off-duty pilots who worked together to prevent what could have become a major aviation disaster. Captain Smit Machchhar, an Indian pilot from Mumbai, was seriously injured after being attacked inside the cockpit during flydubai...