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Published: 23 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Britain has put payments to Mauritius on hold and begun reassessing its agreement over the Chagos Islands after US President Donald Trump reiterated his opposition to the proposed transfer of sovereignty, with Defence Secretary Wes Streeting saying the arrangement cannot proceed in its current form without American support. Streeting said annual payments to Mauritius of at least £120...

Published: 23 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Iran has rejected suggestions that it has abandoned its conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz after holding three hours of talks with US representatives in New York, while President Donald Trump described the discussions as highly productive and indicated that further negotiations could take place soon. The unexpected meeting brought Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi together with...

Published: 23 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The UK government is preparing to establish a new national centre dedicated to countering foreign disinformation, deepfakes and other forms of information warfare, with Prime Minister Andy Burnham saying Britain needs stronger defences against hostile state activity in the digital information environment. Burnham announced the creation of the National Centre for Information Defence during his address to the...

Published: 23 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A Sri Lankan court has convicted 15 men for their involvement in the deadly Easter Sunday bombings of 2019, bringing a major terrorism trial to a close more than seven years after coordinated attacks on churches and hotels left hundreds dead and shook the country. The Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar in Colombo delivered its long-awaited verdict on Tuesday...

Published: 23 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Ireland’s Prime Minister Micheál Martin has backed national football manager Heimir Hallgrímsson after the Israel Football Association criticised the coach over remarks about the war in Gaza, intensifying an already heated dispute ahead of two Nations League fixtures between Ireland and Israel. Martin, speaking to reporters in New York while attending the United Nations General Assembly, described the...

Published: 23 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. More than 450,000 people could die from additional heat linked to the exceptionally powerful El Niño weather phenomenon during the next six months, according to a new estimate by climate scientists, highlighting the growing health risks created when a natural climate cycle develops on top of an already warmer planet. The projected deaths would come between September 2026...

Published: 23 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are preparing for a closely watched meeting in Washington, with artificial intelligence, trade and Taiwan expected to feature prominently as the two countries attempt to manage a relationship marked by deep strategic distrust. Xi’s visit is his first state visit to the United States since 2015 and represents the...

Published: 23 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Jamaica has welcomed King Charles’s decision to refer a landmark petition concerning slavery and reparations to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, describing the move as a significant development in the country’s long-running effort to seek legal clarification over Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave trade and its enduring consequences. Jamaica’s Culture Minister Olivia Grange announced the...

Published: 23 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has reaffirmed her country’s “consistent support” for the International Criminal Court (ICC), following renewed criticism of the institution by US President Donald Trump and growing pressure within Japan for the government to defend the court more publicly. Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, Takaichi linked Japan’s support...

Published: 22 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The world’s tropical regions could remain among the last areas to experience the benefits of cutting greenhouse gas emissions to net zero, according to new research suggesting that the unequal effects of climate change could persist for decades even after global emissions stop adding to atmospheric carbon dioxide. The findings highlight a significant geographical imbalance in the climate...