Politics

Published: 5 June 2026 The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online Prince Andrew is facing renewed scrutiny after a watchdog investigation alleged that cottages connected to the Royal Lodge estate were being sub-let to outside tenants under unclear arrangements. The report, released on Thursday, claimed that several residential properties within the Windsor estate linked to Royal Lodge may have been rented privately despite ongoing public concerns surrounding the Duke...

Published: 05 June 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Andy Burnham has signaled he would begin transforming England’s broken social care system this year. He would act immediately if he became prime minister, bringing radical reform to the country. The Greater Manchester mayor accused Westminster politicians of flinching away from tackling difficult policy problems. He said politicians must be willing to take on the weight of the...

Published: 5 June 2026 The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online Chinese authorities have launched a sweeping crackdown on online micro dramas accused of promoting soft pornography, violence and excessive materialism, as regulators intensify control over digital entertainment content. The move targets the rapidly growing micro drama industry, where short-form episodic videos designed for mobile platforms have gained massive popularity among younger audiences across China. Regulators said many productions...

Published: 5 June 2026 The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to make a rare official visit to North Korea in the coming weeks, according to diplomatic sources, in a move likely to draw global attention amid rising tensions across East Asia. The planned trip would mark one of Xi’s few visits to Pyongyang since becoming China’s leader and is being viewed as...

Published: 5 June 2026 The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online A group of House Republicans has broken ranks with US President Donald Trump by supporting a new military and financial aid package for Ukraine, exposing growing divisions within the Republican Party over America’s role in the ongoing war. The aid legislation, approved in the House on Thursday with bipartisan backing, includes billions of dollars in military assistance, humanitarian...

Published: 5 June 2026 The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online Plans for a new White House ballroom championed by US President Donald Trump have reportedly doubled in both scale and projected cost over the past year, raising fresh debate over government spending and presidential legacy projects. According to officials familiar with the proposal, the planned ballroom expansion has evolved from an initially modest renovation into a far larger...

Published: 5 June 2026 The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has proposed direct face-to-face talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in an open letter aimed at reviving stalled diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine. In the letter published on Thursday, Zelensky called for a personal meeting with Putin “without intermediaries” and urged Russia to pursue negotiations instead of continued military escalation. He...

Published: 5 June 2026 The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online Prince Andrew has come under renewed scrutiny after a watchdog report revealed that cottages linked to the Royal Lodge estate were allegedly being sub-let without proper transparency or oversight. According to findings published on Thursday, several residential properties within the Royal Lodge grounds in Windsor were reportedly rented out to third parties despite ongoing questions surrounding the Duke...

Published: 4 June 2026 The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online As preparations intensify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, questions continue to emerge over whether the tournament’s three host nations — the United States, Canada and Mexico — can set aside political tensions and diplomatic disputes long enough to deliver a united global sporting event. The expanded tournament, scheduled to begin later this month, marks the first World...

Published: 4 June 2026 The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online At least 11 people were killed in Israeli air strikes targeting several areas of Gaza City on Thursday, according to Palestinian medics and local health officials. Medical teams said the attacks struck residential neighbourhoods and crowded civilian areas, with multiple casualties reported among women and children. Several others were injured as rescue workers searched through damaged buildings for...