Politics

Published: 25 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A fresh internal dispute has erupted inside Britain’s governing Labour Party after Andy Burnham, the popular mayor of Greater Manchester, was blocked from standing in an upcoming parliamentary by-election, a move that has intensified accusations of factionalism and heightened anxiety within party ranks ahead of a difficult electoral year. The row centres on Burnham’s failed attempt to return...

Published: 24 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The head of Australia’s largest veterans’ organisation has categorically rejected Donald Trump’s claim that allied soldiers “stayed a little back” from the frontlines during the US-led war in Afghanistan, describing the remarks as “unfathomable” and deeply insulting to those who fought and died alongside American forces. The comments, made by the US president during an interview on Fox...

Published: 24 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Reform UK’s proposal to offer tax relief on private health insurance would cost the public purse an estimated £1.7bn, the health secretary, Wes Streeting, is expected to warn, as Labour sharpens its attack on Nigel Farage’s party ahead of key local elections later this year. Streeting is due to make the claim on Saturday at a conference organised...

Published: 24 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online In the age of Donald Trump, satire feels less like a luxury and more like a coping mechanism. When politics becomes chaotic, abrasive and relentlessly performative, comedy often seems better equipped than straight news to keep pace. Animated grotesqueries, savage monologues and absurdist sketches can respond instantly, cutting through the noise with a clarity that traditional journalism sometimes...

Published: 24 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Germany’s vast gold reserves, long regarded as a symbol of stability and trust, have become the centre of an increasingly heated debate as economists, politicians and financial experts question whether billions of euros’ worth of bullion should continue to be stored in the United States. The discussion has been fuelled by a noticeable cooling in transatlantic relations and...

Published: 24 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The United States is preparing for a significant recalibration of its security role on the Korean Peninsula, according to a new Pentagon policy document that suggests South Korea should take primary responsibility for deterring North Korea, with the US playing a more limited supporting role. The shift, outlined in the National Defense Strategy released on Friday, is already...

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...