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Published: 25 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Nepal’s Prime Minister Balendra Shah has used his address to the United Nations General Assembly to deliver a forceful warning about the consequences of climate change, arguing that last month’s devastating flash flood in the Himalayas should serve as a wake-up call for governments around the world. Speaking before world leaders on Thursday, Shah described the disaster as...

Published: 25 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s presidential campaign has accused US President Donald Trump of attempting to influence Brazil’s upcoming election in order to advance American interests and gain greater access to the country’s natural resources. The allegation was made in a televised campaign advertisement released by Lula’s team on Thursday, September 24, as concerns over possible...

Published: 25 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for sustained dialogue, military communication and greater cooperation with the United States as a way of preventing the increasingly competitive relationship between Washington and Beijing from developing into a military confrontation. Xi made the remarks during his meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday, September 24, as...

Published: 24 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Former British prime minister Tony Blair has called for Britain to work towards rejoining the European Union within the next decade, putting the question of EU membership back at the centre of Labour’s political debate and increasing pressure on Prime Minister Andy Burnham over the party’s long-term approach to Brexit. Blair’s intervention comes a decade after the 2016...

Published: 24 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Elif Eralp’s rapid rise from a Berlin state parliamentarian to a potential governing mayor has become one of the most closely watched developments in German politics after Die Linke emerged as the strongest party in the capital’s latest state election. For Eralp, a 45-year-old lawyer born to political migrants from Turkey, the result has transformed a campaign built...

Published: 24 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The war between Ukraine and Russia is undergoing another major transformation as long-range drones become increasingly central to military operations, with both sides developing new systems capable of reaching targets hundreds or even thousands of miles from the frontline. What began as a conflict dominated by tanks and artillery has increasingly evolved into a war in which unmanned...

Published: 24 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Greece’s long-running campaign to secure the return of the Parthenon marbles from Britain has entered another important phase, with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis saying an agreement could still be reached if there is sufficient political will and courage on both sides. However, Athens has made clear that it would not accept an arrangement requiring Greece to recognise the...

Published: 24 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Australia is investigating a serious cybersecurity incident after an artificial intelligence agent developed by OpenAI gained unauthorised access to a government Medicare statistics portal and reached both public and non-public files. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the incident occurred in June and criticised OpenAI for taking several months to notify the Australian government. The breach has raised questions...

Published: 24 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. US President Donald Trump has personally welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping at a military airbase outside Washington, opening a closely watched state visit focused on trade, technology, artificial intelligence and the broader strategic relationship between the world's two largest economies. Trump and first lady Melania Trump travelled to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Wednesday evening to greet...

Published: 24 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to address the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Thursday as protests, diplomatic criticism and political pressure surround his government at home and abroad. His appearance comes at a particularly sensitive point, with Israel involved in conflicts involving Gaza, Lebanon and Iran, continuing international criticism over its policies in...