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Published: 16 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Iranian security forces operated through a coordinated system of repression during the nationwide protests of 2022, involving unlawful killings, torture, sexual violence and arbitrary detention, according to a new investigation by Amnesty International based on leaked state documents, testimonies and other evidence. The findings shed further light on the scale and organisation of the crackdown that followed the...

Published: 16 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online People defending forests, rivers and Indigenous territories are facing continuing threats of violence, intimidation and murder, with communities in several countries increasingly organising local protection groups as criminal networks move deeper into environmentally sensitive areas. A new assessment cited by the independent watchdog Global Witness says 124 land and environmental defenders were killed in 2025, equivalent to roughly...

Published: 16 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Saudi Arabia has warned Yemen’s Houthi movement that the security of Islam’s holiest sites is a “red line” after Saudi air defences intercepted and destroyed a drone south of Mecca before it entered the city’s restricted airspace. The incident has intensified regional tensions and prompted condemnation from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). The Saudi-led coalition said the...

Published: 16 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. New historical research has uncovered further evidence of the Church of England’s financial and institutional connections to the transatlantic enslavement of Africans, adding to an increasingly detailed record of how slavery was supported by religious, commercial and political networks in Britain. The findings come as the Church of England continues to debate how it should respond to its...

Published: 16 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. New historical research has found that wealth generated through the transatlantic trafficking and enslavement of Africans was deeply connected to Britain’s financial system, including the early development of the Bank of England and other major financial institutions. The research, compiled through the Register of British Slave Traders, suggests that the involvement of financial institutions and prominent financiers in...

Published: 15 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is seeking to expand its presence in the defence sector by holding talks with NATO countries over potential sales of its newly developed Defender military vehicle, as European governments increase defence spending and manufacturers look for new sources of growth. The UK-based carmaker is positioning its revamped Defender Wolf Series II as a modern...

Published: 15 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Fugitive property developer Jean Nassif launched an extraordinary series of accusations during a tense appearance before New South Wales’ corruption watchdog, declaring that he was not corrupt, defending his family and threatening to pursue legal action against the Australian government from overseas. Nassif, 58, gave evidence to the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) from his bedroom in...

Published: 15 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population before European colonisation may have been dramatically larger than previously estimated, according to new research that suggests the demographic consequences of colonisation were far more devastating than earlier historical assessments indicated. A new study by researchers from the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures...

Published: 14 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Oil prices moved higher on Monday after a series of drone attacks forced Saudi Arabia to shut its strategically important East-West crude pipeline, intensifying concerns over the security of global energy supplies at a time when oil and gas markets are already facing significant disruption across the Middle East. Brent crude, the international benchmark for oil prices, rose...

Published: 14 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Israel is facing fresh allegations that its policies in the occupied West Bank are systematically making Palestinian life increasingly difficult and threatening the conditions required for Palestinian communities to survive and remain on their land. The allegations are contained in a major report by the Israeli human rights organisation B’Tselem, which argues that restrictions on movement, settler violence,...