Politics

Published: 10 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. In Sydney on Monday night a protest against Israeli President Herzog’s visit turned chaotic as police clashed with demonstrators and a woman was left with broken bones. The Herzog protest had begun peacefully with thousands of people assembling at Town Hall to voice opposition to the controversial visit. But tensions soared when officers, backed by expanded powers under...

Published: 10 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The latest corruption index has delivered a sobering message for two of the world’s most influential democracies. The United Kingdom and the United States have both fallen to their lowest recorded positions in the widely watched global corruption index, raising fresh concerns about political transparency and institutional trust. The new findings, compiled through expert assessments and business surveys,...

Published: 09 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Israel’s president Isaac Herzog began his four-day tour of Australia amid grief, security, and political tension, as the Herzog visit drew both solemn ceremonies and large public demonstrations. The Herzog visit opened in Sydney, where the president met survivors and families affected by the Bondi terror attack and attended a memorial event near the shoreline. The trip quickly...

Published: 09 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. More than three hundred thousand children now face a decade of insecurity under the UK government’s proposed settlement overhaul, as analysis shows the earned settlement policy could leave migrant families waiting far longer for permanent status. The earned settlement reform, aimed at increasing the qualifying period for settled status from five to ten years, was first outlined by...

Published: 09 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Alf Dubs has openly criticised Shabana Mahmood’s proposals for child refugees, warning the government is “pulling up the drawbridge” against unaccompanied minors seeking safety. The veteran Labour peer, himself a Kindertransport survivor, expressed concern that Mahmood, the home secretary, is failing to uphold the UK’s humanitarian traditions for child refugees. Speaking to multiple outlets, Dubs argued that denying...

Published: 09 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Keir Starmer is confronting growing pressure to reclaim control over the Labour party following the resignation of his closest adviser, Morgan McSweeney. The chief of staff’s departure came after fierce criticism surrounding the appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador, a decision that McSweeney publicly acknowledged had damaged political trust and party confidence. Labour sources say Starmer now...

Published: 09 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Morgan McSweeney stood at the centre of Labour’s modern revival and sudden crisis. McSweeney was widely viewed as the quiet architect behind the party’s dramatic return to power. His rise and fall now marks one of the sharpest reversals in recent British political memory. The strategist who helped deliver a commanding parliamentary majority has stepped away under mounting...

Published: 08 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Australia’s main opposition, the Liberal-National Coalition, has reunited after a two-week split sparked by disagreements over hate speech laws. Speaking in Canberra on Sunday, Liberal Party leader Sussan Ley said, “The Coalition is back together and looking to the future, not to the past,” appearing alongside National Party leader David Littleproud. The coalition split on 22 January when...

Published: 08 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Italian police arrested six people after clashes erupted with protesters in Milan, one of the host cities of the Winter Olympic Games, during the first day of competition. Thousands of demonstrators took to northern Italy’s streets on Saturday to voice concerns over the rising cost of living and other social issues. Some protesters set off flares and hurled...

Published: 08 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Japanese citizens are braving heavy snow to cast their votes in a rare snap election called by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, whose coalition is forecast to secure a strong victory. Takaichi, who won her party’s leadership last October, called Japan’s first mid-winter poll in 36 years to obtain a public mandate swiftly. The decision was widely regarded as...