Politics

Published: 17 November 2025 Monday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The UK government is embarking on what could be the most ambitious overhaul of its asylum system since the aftermath of World War Two. Under the leadership of Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, the reforms are designed to tighten immigration controls, increase deportations, and limit the incentives that attract migrants to the UK. Mahmood, appointed by Sir Keir...

Published: 17 November 2025 Monday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Communist and far-right candidates are set to face off in a December presidential run-off in Chile after Sunday’s first-round vote failed to produce a decisive winner. The election will pit Jeannette Jara of the Communist Party, from the governing coalition, against far-right contender José Antonio Kast, creating a dramatic showdown that could determine Chile’s political direction for...

Published: 17 November 2025 Monday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online In a dramatic shift on Sunday night, former US President Donald Trump called on House Republicans to vote in favor of releasing the full trove of documents related to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein, reversing his earlier stance on the matter. "House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files, because we have nothing to hide," Trump posted...

Published: 17 November 2025 Monday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online South Korea and the United States have taken a significant step in their security partnership, with Seoul finalising an agreement to build nuclear-powered submarines with American support. The announcement, made by the South Korean government, signals a major advancement in the nation’s naval capabilities and comes amid rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula, where North Korea’s nuclear...

Published: 17 November 2025 Monday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Federal immigration authorities have launched a sweeping operation in Charlotte, North Carolina, as part of President Donald Trump’s aggressive efforts to curb illegal immigration across major U.S. cities. Dubbed “Operation Charlotte’s Web,” the campaign saw nearly 100 arrests in the Charlotte area on Saturday, targeting individuals described by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as “criminal illegal...

Published: 17 November 2025 Monday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Tensions between Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene and former President Donald Trump have intensified in recent weeks, centring on Greene’s insistence that all files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein be released to the public. The dispute has made headlines across the United States and has drawn attention to a broader debate over transparency, accountability, and...

Published: 17 November 2025 Monday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The early hours of Sunday brought an unusual stillness to Crowborough, a usually quiet East Sussex town better known for its proximity to the Ashdown Forest and its calm, small-town life. But that calm shifted as hundreds of residents gathered to voice their objections to a central government proposal that has drawn sharp attention across the region....

Published: 17 November 2025 Monday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is set to announce one of the most extensive overhauls of the United Kingdom’s asylum and immigration system in more than a decade, introducing fast-track deportations for illegal migrants and tightening the conditions under which refugees may build a long-term life in Britain. The reforms, expected to be laid out in a statement...

Published: 14 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, is preparing to unveil one of the most far-reaching overhauls of Britain’s migration and asylum framework in modern times, in what is set to become a defining moment of the government’s approach to tackling illegal migration. The plans, expected to be presented to MPs in a major statement on Monday, draw inspiration from...

Published: 14 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The escalating internal conflict within Your Party, the leftwing political movement founded by Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana, has entered a new and highly public phase with a dispute over hundreds of thousands of pounds in donations. What began as an administrative disagreement has grown into a bitter struggle that now threatens to overshadow the party’s founding message...