Politics

Published: 14 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online In a dramatic and unexpected political shake-up, South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has removed Vice-President Benjamin Bol Mel from his position, stripping him of his military rank and other key roles in a move that has intensified concerns about the stability of the world’s youngest nation. Bol Mel, widely considered a potential successor to the 74-year-old Kiir, was...

Published: 14 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The United States Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the state of California over new congressional maps approved by voters last week, alleging that the redistricting gives Democrats an undue advantage and violates constitutional protections. The lawsuit, filed in a federal court in California, comes amid an intensifying national debate over gerrymandering and the fairness of...

Published: 14 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Democratic Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania is under observation in a Pittsburgh hospital after experiencing a fall caused by an irregular heartbeat flare-up. The 56-year-old lawmaker sustained minor injuries to his face but is reportedly in stable condition. Despite the incident, Fetterman maintained his characteristic sense of humor, joking about his appearance in a statement released through his...

Published: 14 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Early indications from vote counting in Bihar, one of India’s most politically significant states, show that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its alliance partner, Janata Dal (United) or JD(U), are ahead in the race to form the next state government. Counting began at 08:00 local time (02:30 GMT) and is expected to continue for...

Published: 14 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Bangladesh’s former prime minister Sheikh Hasina has categorically denied committing crimes against humanity during a deadly crackdown on last year’s uprising that ultimately led to her ousting, speaking to the BBC just days before a special tribunal is set to deliver its verdict. The tribunal, which has been conducting trials in absentia, is expected to rule on allegations...

Published: 14 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online For many families across England, the school run is more than a daily routine. It is the opening chapter of a long and often painful battle with a system designed to support disabled children but increasingly strained, fragmented and unable to keep pace with rising need. This week, that quiet struggle burst into the national spotlight as some...

Published: 14 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The quiet corridors of Westminster stirred before dawn, long before the first tourists gathered at the gates and before the city’s usual hum rolled across the Thames. Inside the House of Lords, officials had worked through the night, sifting, sorting and finalising an extraordinary volume of paperwork. By the time the morning light reached the Parliamentary Estate, an...

Published: 14 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online When the government confirmed that no-fault evictions would finally be outlawed in England starting on 1 May, it marked the beginning of the most significant transformation of renting laws in more than three decades. The announcement brought immediate relief to millions of renters who have spent years navigating the fragile, uncertain terrain of fixed-term contracts, unexpected notices, rising...

Published: 14 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The long, uneasy relationship between former US President Donald Trump and the British Broadcasting Corporation reached a dramatic new chapter this week, as the BBC issued an apology over a controversial edit of Trump’s speech from 6 January 2021 — but firmly refused to pay the $1 billion compensation demanded by his legal team. What began as a...

Published: 13 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Keir Starmer is facing mounting pressure from ministers and MPs to sack his chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, following accusations that No 10 orchestrated an extraordinary briefing campaign targeting the health secretary, Wes Streeting. The controversy has sent shockwaves through Labour ranks, with many insiders warning that the fallout could have long-term consequences for party unity and the...