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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,...

Published: 11 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Anthropic says it has disrupted attempts to misuse its artificial intelligence systems for activities that could contribute to the development of biological and conventional weapons, highlighting the increasingly difficult challenge of controlling powerful AI tools while preserving their legitimate scientific uses. The California-based company said its Claude models had been misused in a wide range of activities during...

Published: 10 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. UK supermarket chain Iceland is set to become the first major British high street retailer to establish a physical presence in the Falkland Islands, with plans to open a new store in the territory's capital, Stanley, in early December. The retailer said the new shop would be launched in partnership with local business Kelper Stores, marking what the...

Published: 10 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. North Korea has built a new facility at its main Yongbyon nuclear complex that could significantly increase its ability to produce weapons-grade uranium, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency, which has expressed serious concern over the continued expansion of Pyongyang’s nuclear programme. The development comes as North Korea continues to strengthen its nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities...

Published: 10 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Twenty-five years after the September 11 attacks transformed the United States and reshaped global security policy, experts are warning that the country’s counter-terrorism capabilities are facing renewed pressure as resources are redirected, experienced officials leave government service and terrorism receives less attention within the broader national security agenda. The warning comes as the United States marks a quarter-century...

Published: 10 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. US President Donald Trump has pledged to give every adult American citizen $5,000 if Republicans retain control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate in the upcoming midterm elections, making the extraordinary promise during a lengthy speech at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas, Texas. The proposal, which could cost the federal government more than $1...

Published: 09 September 2026.The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has rejected a warning from the UK’s Chief Rabbi, Sir Ephraim Mirvis, that the government’s sanctions against Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank could make British Jews less safe. Miliband, who has described himself as a “proud British Jew”, said it was possible for the UK government to challenge policies pursued by Benjamin Netanyahu’s...