Politics

Published: 24 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Russia launched one of its most intense aerial assaults in recent weeks against Ukraine’s two largest cities, Kyiv and Kharkiv, early on Saturday, killing at least one civilian and injuring more than a dozen others. The strikes came at a highly symbolic moment, coinciding with the second day of rare tripartite peace talks involving Ukrainian, Russian and United...

Published: 23 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A planned board game that seeks to recreate the Northern Ireland Troubles as a strategic, dice-driven contest has ignited a fierce and emotional backlash across Northern Ireland, with victims’ groups warning that it risks retraumatising survivors and trivialising decades of violence, grief and unresolved pain. Although the game is still in development and not yet available for purchase,...

Published: 23 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Andrew Hastie is firming as a potential challenger for the Liberal party leadership, as internal pressure mounts on Sussan Ley to step aside following the latest and most damaging split in the Coalition. While Ley has publicly insisted she will remain leader, senior Liberal figures privately acknowledge that her position is increasingly untenable, with many believing the party...

Published: 23 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Relations between the European Union and the United States have taken a significant hit after a week of escalating tensions triggered by Donald Trump’s threats over Greenland, the EU’s foreign policy chief has said, as European leaders gathered for an emergency summit aimed at containing the fallout and reassessing the future of the transatlantic partnership. Kaja Kallas, the...

Published: 23 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online US President Donald Trump has abruptly withdrawn an invitation for Canada to join his newly announced global “board of peace”, escalating an already tense public exchange with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and highlighting growing divisions among Western allies over Trump’s unconventional approach to global diplomacy. The withdrawal was announced on Thursday through a post on Trump’s Truth...

Published: 23 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online For the first time since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, delegations from the United States, Ukraine and Russia are meeting under the same diplomatic umbrella. The landmark trilateral talks, taking place in Abu Dhabi on Friday, mark a potentially significant moment in a war that has reshaped global geopolitics, destabilised energy markets and exacted...

Published: 22 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Former US President Donald Trump unveiled his “board of peace” initiative at the World Economic Forum, claiming the world is “richer, safer and much more peaceful than it was just one year ago.” The peace initiative, Trump said, aims to resolve ongoing conflicts and foster cooperation among global leaders. Speaking at the launch event, Trump insisted the world...

Published: 22 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Sussan Ley leadership reached a defining milestone this week, quietly rewriting Liberal Party history during political turbulence. As Canberra endured tense negotiations and closed-door party meetings, Ley passed eight months and eight days as opposition leader. That moment ensured she outlasted Alexander Downer, whose brief tenure remains the shortest in modern Liberal memory. The achievement arrived without celebration,...

Published: 22 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Donald Trump’s latest statement on a Greenland framework deal has triggered intense debate across Europe and the Arctic region. Within the first hours of his announcement, political leaders, financial markets, and Greenlandic residents reacted with sharply contrasting emotions. While markets welcomed a pause in tariff threats, many in Greenland viewed the declaration with deep suspicion, questioning both its...

Published: 22 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A London court has heard extraordinary testimony describing how a late-night intervention by Barron Trump may have prevented fatal harm to a young woman. The case, unfolding at Snaresbrook Crown Court, centres on a distressing incident witnessed remotely during a video call and followed by a swift police response. Central to the proceedings is the Barron Trump police...