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Published: 14 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. New historical research has shed further light on the British monarchy’s deep and long-standing involvement in the transatlantic slave trade, including evidence that enslaved Africans were branded with marks bearing symbols associated with the crown. The findings add another troubling dimension to Britain’s history of slavery and are likely to intensify calls for King Charles to formally acknowledge...

Published: 12 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Germany’s political establishment is facing renewed pressure after the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) made a major breakthrough in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, raising fresh questions about the future of Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s government and the country’s long-standing strategy of keeping the far right outside mainstream political power. The AfD secured nearly 44% of the vote in...

Published: 12 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Nearly 50,000 civilians have been displaced by a rapid advance by Houthi forces along Yemen’s western Red Sea coast, according to humanitarian workers, as renewed fighting threatens to push the war-torn country into another prolonged period of conflict. The sudden offensive has emptied entire villages, separated families and left communities close to frontline areas struggling to obtain food,...

Published: 12 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Saudi Arabia has temporarily halted operations on a strategically important oil pipeline after authorities said several drones launched from Iraqi territory targeted the facility, causing injuries and damage. The incident has added fresh pressure to an already fragile regional energy and security situation, with Saudi Arabia increasingly relying on the pipeline to transport crude oil while the Strait...

Published: 12 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Sweden is heading into one of its closest elections in recent history, with the outcome potentially reshaping the country’s political direction and determining whether the far-right Sweden Democrats enter government for the first time. The parliamentary election, taking place on Sunday, comes amid an exceptionally tight contest between the country’s left-leaning and right-leaning political blocs, with the latest...

Published: 11 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Russia has issued one of its starkest recent warnings about the possible use of nuclear weapons, with former president Dmitry Medvedev insisting that Moscow’s nuclear threats should be treated as a genuine element of Russian security policy rather than dismissed as political intimidation. Medvedev, who is now deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council and a prominent ally of...

Published: 11 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online New York has marked the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks with a powerful aerial memorial, using 2,977 illuminated drones to recreate the outline of the Twin Towers above New York Harbor. Each light represented one person killed in the attacks of September 11, 2001, turning the night sky above the city into a visual remembrance of...

Published: 11 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online More than two decades after the September 11 attacks, the consequences of the World Trade Center disaster continue to emerge in the lives of people who survived it. For one British journalist who reported from New York in the immediate aftermath, returning to the Ground Zero memorial this year carried a deeply personal significance. He was no longer...

Published: 11 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Donald Trump has never been a conventional political campaigner. He has repeatedly demonstrated a willingness to discard established political habits, challenge traditional campaign messaging and turn major political events into highly personal appeals to voters. Yet his latest promise may be one of the most striking examples of that approach. Speaking at the Republican Party's first-ever midterm convention...

Published: 11 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A Russian drone strike on a shopping centre and surrounding commercial area in the Ukrainian city of Pavlohrad has killed five people and injured 67 others, including eight children, Ukrainian authorities said, in another deadly attack on civilian areas as Russia's war against Ukraine continues. The attack struck the centre of Pavlohrad in Dnipropetrovsk region during the daytime,...