Politics

Published: 29 August 2026 .The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. US President Donald Trump has announced a new oil agreement with Venezuela that he says will give the United States majority control over more than 65 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves, in a move that could significantly reshape the economic relationship between Washington and Caracas. Trump announced the agreement on Friday, describing it as a major...

Published: 29 August 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Former British prime minister Gordon Brown has said he believes the island of Ireland will eventually become united, while maintaining his strong opposition to Scottish independence. In a wide-ranging interview, Brown said any future Irish reunification would be a lengthy process that would depend on people on both sides reaching an agreement. His comments are notable because of...

Published: 10 August 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order seeking to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America”, adding a new and highly symbolic dispute to already strained relations between the United States and Canada. Trump announced the move as the two countries remain locked in a worsening trade confrontation. Washington has imposed new 50% tariffs on $20bn (£15.2bn;...

Published: 27 August 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Recent protests in India have triggered an unusual but revealing political debate over whether women face different standards when they use profanity in public. Footage of young female protesters swearing at Prime Minister Narendra Modi during demonstrations has reignited questions about gender, political expression and the expectations placed on women in Indian public life. The controversy gained renewed...

Published: 27 August 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Professors at Belgium's Ghent University had raised serious concerns about Nathan Cofnas's suitability for an academic research position months before he became embroiled in allegations of plagiarism against Cambridge sociology professor Jason Arday, according to documents seen by the Guardian. The academics questioned whether Cofnas had sufficient expertise for a postdoctoral role examining the future of liberalism and...

Published: 26 August 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The US immigration enforcement system recorded its highest monthly number of arrests during President Donald Trump's second administration in July, according to newly released government data, providing fresh evidence that the White House's deportation campaign has continued to expand even as enforcement tactics have become less visible. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 49,571 people in July,...

Published: 24 August 2026 | The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin has ruled himself out of the race to replace Gianni Infantino as Fifa president, despite growing pressure on the governing body's leadership and speculation that the Swiss-Italian could face a serious challenger at next year's election. Ceferin, 57, has emerged as one of Infantino's most prominent critics following a dispute over the...

Published: 22 August 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online More than 100 former British and French diplomats have called on the governments of the United Kingdom and France to take urgent measures against Israel, warning that the prospects for an independent Palestinian state are being systematically destroyed. In an unprecedented joint letter addressed to British Prime Minister Andy Burnham and French President Emmanuel Macron, 52 former French...

Published: 22 August 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Trade unions have warned the Labour government that its planned reforms to zero-hours contracts could fail to deliver one of the party’s key manifesto commitments unless ministers remove proposed restrictions on which workers will be entitled to guaranteed hours. Union leaders are seeking assurances from Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds as the government prepares to finalise legislation aimed at...

Published: 22 August 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online US President Donald Trump is facing an increasingly difficult political and strategic dilemma as he attempts to find a way out of the Iran war before November’s midterm elections, with Tehran showing little interest in allowing him to declare an easy victory and move the conflict out of the political spotlight. The situation has drawn comparisons with the...