Politics

Published: 02 December 2025 Tuesday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet US special envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow on Tuesday as efforts intensify to reach a deal aimed at ending the Ukraine war. US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, who has acted as an outside adviser in previous diplomatic discussions, is also expected to attend. The summit follows two...

Published: 02 December 2025 Tuesday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online In the East China Sea, tensions flared again as Chinese and Japanese coast guards reported conflicting accounts of a maritime confrontation near a cluster of geopolitically sensitive islands. China’s Coast Guard (CCG) stated that a Japanese fishing vessel had entered waters surrounding the Diaoyu Islands — which Tokyo administers as the Senkaku Islands — without authorization. Beijing...

Published: 1 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Keir Starmer has warned that Labour’s economic plan will take years to deliver, urging the public and his political opponents to judge the government at the end of the parliament rather than during the turbulence surrounding last week’s budget. His remarks come after days of heated political debate, with critics challenging the chancellor’s decisions and accusing her of...

Published: 01 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The number of refugees permitted to settle in the United Kingdom through United Nations resettlement schemes has fallen significantly over the past year, according to new Home Office statistics that highlight a growing contraction in safe routes for people fleeing conflict and persecution. The data shows that 7,271 refugees were granted protection under UN-facilitated programmes in the year...

Friday, November 28, 2025 | The English Chronicle Desk | LONDON Borough of Havering Margaret Mullane MP is opposing the planning application to quarry gravel at The Rainham Lodge Farm. She is supporting the campaign of residents calling on Havering Council to refuse planning permission. Margaret said, “Rainham and the south of Havering have historically been used as a dumping ground for all of London’s unpalatable environmental projects, and enough...

Published: 28 November 2025 Friday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online US President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he will "permanently pause migration" from all so-called "third-world countries" to allow the US immigration system to "fully recover" from policies that he claims have eroded the "gains and living conditions" of Americans. He did not provide specific details on the plan or which countries might be affected....

Published: 28 November 2025 Friday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Jordan Bardella, the young face of France’s National Rally, has undergone a noticeable makeover. With a neat haircut, sharply tailored suits, glasses, and light stubble, his new look is designed to modernize a historically far-right and controversial political brand while downplaying his youth. At only 30 years old, Bardella has limited life experience outside politics, yet polls...

Published: 28 November 2025 Friday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online International Criminal Court (ICC) appeals judges are set to rule on a request for the provisional release of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who faces ongoing proceedings for alleged crimes against humanity. The decision, expected on Friday, could allow Duterte temporary freedom, a move strongly opposed by human rights groups and families of victims of his brutal...

Published: 28 November 2025 Friday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies have begun searching the apartment of President Volodymyr Zelensky's chief of staff, Andriy Yermak. The anti-corruption bureau Nabu confirmed that its investigative searches had been authorised and stated that further details would follow. Although a corruption scandal has engulfed several figures close to Zelensky, neither he nor Yermak have been accused of any wrongdoing....

Published: 28 November 2025 Friday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Guinea-Bissau's deposed President Umaro Sissoco Embaló has arrived in neighbouring Senegal following his release by military forces that toppled his government this week, Senegal's authorities have announced. His transfer came after negotiations by the regional West African bloc Ecowas, which worked to secure his safety amid rising tensions in Guinea-Bissau. Senegal's foreign ministry confirmed that Embaló landed...