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Published: 30 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Patrice Talon’s decade-long influence over Benin has left the West African country visibly transformed, with new roads, expanding industrial activity and ambitious infrastructure projects changing the appearance and economic direction of a nation once often overshadowed by its much larger neighbour, Nigeria. Yet alongside those gains, concerns over political competition, civil liberties and the concentration of power have...

Published: 30 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online South Korea has demanded an apology and what it described as responsible action from North Korea after a landmine explosion near the heavily fortified inter-Korean border injured three South Korean soldiers. The incident has added new strain to relations between the two Koreas at a time when Seoul has been attempting to reduce military tensions and reopen diplomatic...

Published: 29 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A diplomatic dispute between South Korea and Ukraine has intensified after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy publicly revealed that two North Korean prisoners of war captured while fighting for Russia had been transferred to South Korea. What was expected to be a sensitive humanitarian arrangement has instead developed into an unusual disagreement between two governments that have generally maintained...

Published: 29 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered another expansion of the country’s armed forces as the war in Ukraine enters its 1,679th day, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that North Korea is preparing to send thousands more troops to Russia. The developments come amid continued battlefield casualties, repeated Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities and growing pressure on...

Published: 29 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A growing tent encampment in the heart of Madrid has become a visible symbol of Spain’s deepening housing crisis, as protesters demand action over rising rents, unaffordable homes and a system they say increasingly places housing beyond the reach of ordinary people. The camp has spread across the central Puerta del Sol plaza following nationwide demonstrations over housing...

Published: 29 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The world is facing a narrowing opportunity to restore forests that are vital to food security, climate resilience, biodiversity and the livelihoods of millions of people, according to a new warning from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. The organisation has urged governments to make forest and landscape restoration a national priority, warning that delays could increase...

Published: 28 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Three people, including a 10-year-old child, have died and dozens more have been injured after an inflatable boat carrying more than 100 people got into difficulty while attempting to cross the English Channel from northern France to the UK. French maritime authorities said they received a distress call during the early hours of Monday after the inflatable vessel...

Published: 28 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online British counter-terrorism investigators are examining whether Iran could be connected to a suspected bomb plot near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, after five men were arrested and explosives were reportedly discovered in three vans close to the military airbase. The incident has triggered a major security operation in the surrounding countryside, with bomb-disposal specialists examining the vehicles and dozens...

Published: 28 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A Republican senator has questioned the use of US taxpayer money to broadcast television advertisements featuring President Donald Trump, adding a rare note of criticism from within the president’s own party as the administration expands a government-funded advertising campaign ahead of the November midterm elections. Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana said public officials should not use government money...

Published: 28 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online US President Donald Trump asked Chinese President Xi Jinping whether China would be interested in buying American weapons during Xi’s recent visit to Washington, according to US Ambassador to China David Perdue. The disclosure has drawn attention because it came at a time when Washington is simultaneously considering a major weapons package for Taiwan, while Beijing continues to...