Politics

Published: 16 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Leading figures linked to former US President Donald Trump are seeking a major European pipeline contract worth $200m. This Trump pipeline initiative comes amid growing geopolitical competition over energy supply in the Balkans, where reliance on Russian gas remains high. Jesse Binnall and Joe Flynn, both central to Trump’s 2020 election challenges, have been in Bosnia this week...

Published: 16 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Iran unrest has slowed considerably as authorities maintain a brutal crackdown, leaving thousands dead. The nationwide protests, which began on 28 December after a sharp currency collapse, represent the most significant challenge to the government in decades. Iranians reported quieter streets in Tehran, with the echoes of gunfire fading and fires extinguished, highlighting the temporary slowdown of Iran...

Published: 16 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. BP influence in UK education is facing renewed scrutiny as campaigners claim the energy giant exerts an insidious control over STEM teaching through its ties with the Science Museum. Documents obtained under freedom of information laws reveal that BP funded research which directly shaped the Science Museum Group academy, a teacher training programme now sponsored by the company....

Published: 16 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. In a remarkable political gesture, María Corina Machado presented her Nobel medal to Donald Trump during a private meeting at the White House. Machado Nobel recognition was cited within the first hundred words, highlighting her extraordinary opposition work in Venezuela against Nicolás Maduro. This surprising act occurred nearly two weeks after US forces captured Maduro, leaving Machado’s movement...

Published: 16 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Kyrsten Sinema is at the centre of a growing Sinema lawsuit after the ex-wife of her former bodyguard filed legal claims against her. Heather Ammel alleges Sinema deliberately pursued her husband, Matthew Ammel, knowing he was married, which led to the collapse of their once “good and loving” relationship. The Sinema lawsuit, seeking at least $75,000 in damages,...

Published: 16 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The Trump press secretary launched a tirade against a reporter questioning ICE operations, igniting a political storm that unfolded against a backdrop of global uncertainty over Trump Iran strikes and diplomatic tensions. The confrontation erupted during a White House briefing when Niall Stanage, a columnist for the Hill, asked about the killing of Renee Good by an ICE...

Published: 16 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Concerns over UK energy supply chains have intensified after new warnings suggested heavy dependence on China could cost thousands of British jobs. A detailed assessment by the Institute for Public Policy Research has highlighted how vulnerabilities within UK energy supply chains may undermine economic stability and clean energy ambitions. The report, circulated widely across policy circles, argues that...

Published: 16 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The Jenrick Reform defection sent shockwaves through Westminster on Thursday, marking a dramatic escalation in Britain’s fractured right. Robert Jenrick, until hours earlier a senior Conservative shadow minister, crossed the floor to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK after being dismissed by party leader Kemi Badenoch. His departure was swift, public, and laced with accusation, exposing simmering tensions that Conservative...

Published: 16 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. María Corina Machado’s arrival at the White House marked a moment heavy with symbolism and consequence. During a private meeting with Donald Trump, the Venezuelan opposition leader presented her gold Nobel peace prize medal to the former US president. The Machado Trump medal gesture immediately drew global attention, reflecting deep uncertainty around Venezuela’s political future. Coming days after...

Published: 15 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Donald Trump has signalled a temporary pullback from military threats against Iran, claiming he has been assured that the Iran killing of protesters has stopped and no executions are planned. The US president told reporters at the White House on Wednesday night that Iranian authorities had confirmed to “very important sources on the other side” that lethal force...