Politics

Published: 19 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Pakistan is facing growing pressure over its security commitments to Saudi Arabia as renewed fighting involving Yemen’s Houthi movement raises questions about whether Islamabad could eventually be drawn into another Middle Eastern conflict. The issue has become increasingly urgent following the signing of the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement by Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye in August. Under the...

Published: 18 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Disabled people who depend on personal assistants for round-the-clock support are facing renewed calls for clearer national rules governing the use of NHS-funded care when travelling overseas. MPs, peers and disability rights campaigners say people who require substantial assistance should not face different opportunities to travel simply because they live in different parts of the country. The issue...

Published: 18 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has warned that anyone who breaks the law during protests around contested asylum accommodation sites will face legal action, while stressing that legitimate concerns raised by local residents must be distinguished from extremist activity. Mahmood made the comments as tensions continued over plans to accommodate male asylum seekers at a former defence site near...

Published: 18 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson has taken a full-time senior position at Palantir, joining the US artificial intelligence and data-analysis company at a time when its growing role in British public services is facing political scrutiny. Watson, a Labour peer and former government minister, has been appointed senior vice-president at Palantir and will work alongside the company's...

Published: 18 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A year after National Guard troops began patrolling the streets of Memphis as part of a federal effort to tackle violent crime, growing questions are emerging over the effectiveness, purpose and wider consequences of the deployment. The debate has intensified following several fatal shootings involving federal agents and amid evidence that crime had already been falling substantially before...

Published: 18 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The Trump administration’s decision to direct a growing share of unaccompanied migrant children with active immigration cases toward Texas has triggered concern among immigration lawyers, child advocates and Democratic lawmakers, who fear the transfers could make vulnerable children more exposed to detention and deportation while limiting their access to legal assistance. Analysis cited by researchers at immigration data...

Published: 18 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. South Korea will not deploy its military to the Middle East in a way that could draw the country directly into the war involving Iran and the United States, President Lee Jae Myung said on Friday, ending recent speculation about whether Seoul could send forces or military assets to the Strait of Hormuz. Lee’s statement comes after growing...

Published: 17 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online US Representative Ilhan Omar is introducing legislation that would seek to redirect nearly $140 billion allocated to federal immigration enforcement towards communities, businesses and organisations affected by the Trump administration's intensified immigration operations. The proposed 'Make ICE Pay' Act would target funding designated for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) under President Donald...

Published: 17 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Artificial intelligence has become one of the defining technological and social debates of the 2020s, but following that debate can sometimes feel like moving between two extremes. One moment, AI companies are announcing enormous investments, new products and rapidly expanding computing infrastructure. The next, researchers, technology workers and critics are warning that increasingly powerful systems could create serious...

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...