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Published: 18 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Over the past 18 months, tens of millions of people in Russia have been pushed towards a new mobile application that authorities have presented as a home-grown alternative to Telegram and WhatsApp. Known as Max, the violet-blue messaging and payments platform has rapidly expanded into everyday life, raising growing concerns among researchers and users about privacy, surveillance and...

Published: 17 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The intensifying economic pressure imposed by the United States on Cuba is producing an unexpected contest over what could become some of the island's most valuable commercial assets, with investors, political figures, lobbyists and Cuban-American business groups positioning themselves for possible opportunities if Cuba undergoes a major political and economic transition. The developments come as the administration of...

Published: 17 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The US House of Representatives has passed a sweeping Russia and Iran sanctions bill that would expand the president’s authority to impose tariffs on countries buying Russian energy, while Democratic House leader Hakeem Jeffries has raised concerns about provisions he says could leave significant loopholes in the legislation. The Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of...

Published: 17 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A United Nations fact-finding mission has said there are reasonable grounds to believe that US forces were responsible for two military strikes in Iran in February that killed or injured civilians and damaged civilian facilities. The mission concluded that the attacks on a primary school in Minab and a sports facility in Lamerd were indiscriminate and amounted to...

Published: 17 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online US President Donald Trump has threatened the European Union with potentially heavy tariffs and restrictions on trade after Brussels proposed opening the way for Canada to become the bloc’s first associate member, sharply escalating tensions over the future direction of transatlantic economic and strategic relations. Trump described the European proposal as “laughable” and said Washington could respond if...

Published: 17 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online More than 125,000 people have been displaced in Yemen since the beginning of September as renewed fighting pushes families from their homes and places additional pressure on communities already struggling with years of conflict and humanitarian hardship. The latest wave of displacement has been particularly severe in and around Taiz, where fighting has spread through rural districts and...

Published: 17 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The European Union and the United States have entered a fresh diplomatic dispute after US President Donald Trump warned that Europe could face “very serious tariffs” or restrictions on trade if the bloc proceeds with a proposal to deepen its relationship with Canada. The warning came less than a day after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen...

Published: 17 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The world’s rivers experienced another year of severe disruption in 2025, with large areas recording below-normal flows and global freshwater reserves continuing to come under pressure, according to the World Meteorological Organization’s latest assessment of the planet’s water resources. The report points to an increasingly unstable global water cycle in which drought and flooding are occurring with greater...

Published: 17 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Turkish authorities have expanded a nationwide investigation targeting LGBTQ+ organisations, activists and associated venues, with dozens of people detained or placed in pre-trial custody and journalists also caught up in the crackdown. The operation, which began with coordinated raids in several Turkish cities, has triggered street protests, the use of tear gas by police and growing criticism from...

Published: 16 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The European Union has opened discussions on a potentially new form of partnership with Canada, with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposing that the country become the bloc’s first associate member. The proposal was made during von der Leyen’s annual State of the Union address in Strasbourg on Wednesday, with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney attending...