Politics

Published: 10 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Students at a high school in Sevran, a disadvantaged suburb north-east of Paris, are continuing their protests over deteriorating school conditions, teacher shortages and educational inequality, saying they feel abandoned by the French state and are being denied the basic resources needed to succeed. The demonstrations have become part of a wider youth movement that has spread across...

Published: 10 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. US President Donald Trump has named Katie Zachariah as his choice for the next White House press secretary, signalling another change in the administration’s communications team as the president continues to rely on trusted political allies to promote his agenda. Zachariah, who currently works with Trump Media & Technology Group, is expected to take on one of the...

Published: 10 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Pakistan’s political tensions are intensifying as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Sohail Afridi has called on party supporters from across the country to gather at Swabi Interchange on 11 October, where the opposition party is expected to announce the next phase of its long march demanding the release of former prime minister Imran Khan....

Published: 10 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The owner of a specialist recruitment company has been accused of being behind an online campaign that allegedly exposed the personal information of Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) personnel, anti-racism activists and business executives involved in recruiting people from ethnic minority backgrounds. The allegations have raised fresh concerns about online harassment, the misuse of personal data and the...

Published: 10 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Labour is facing growing internal anxiety over whether its forthcoming budget will deliver meaningful improvements to living standards, with party insiders warning that voters may lose patience if the government cannot demonstrate tangible progress before the next general election. As ministers prepare for a difficult fiscal statement on 28 October, concerns are mounting that relatively small cost-of-living measures...

Published: 10 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The UK government is facing criticism over its newly reopened refugee resettlement programme after it emerged that only a very small number of Palestinian refugees who have already escaped Gaza and reached Lebanon or Jordan will be considered for referral to Britain. The restrictions have prompted concerns that the announcement may have raised expectations among Palestinians still living...

Published: 10 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A new national pre-apprenticeship scheme should be introduced in England to help young people move from school into employment, according to former Labour cabinet minister Alan Milburn, whose review of Britain’s youth jobs crisis is expected to recommend a major overhaul of training and employment support. The proposed programme would give young people the qualifications, practical experience and...

Published: 10 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Indian authorities detained scores of protesters in New Delhi on Saturday, including the founder of the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), Abhijeet Dipke, as thousands of police officers and paramilitary personnel were deployed across the capital to prevent an unauthorised demonstration demanding the resignation of the country’s chief election commissioner. The confrontation has intensified a growing political dispute...

Published: 10 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Australia has rejected the prospect of importing Russian fuel despite a new agreement announced by US President Donald Trump to purchase diesel from Russia, as global energy markets face growing uncertainty amid conflict in the Middle East and continuing tensions over the war in Ukraine. Australian Energy and Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen said Canberra had no need...

Published: 10 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. US President Donald Trump has selected conservative commentator Katie Zacharia as the next White House press secretary, choosing a political ally to become one of the administration’s most visible public representatives at a challenging moment for his second term. The announcement places Zacharia at the centre of the White House communications operation as Trump faces declining approval ratings,...