Politics

Published: 10 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Indian authorities detained scores of protesters in New Delhi on Saturday as thousands of police officers and paramilitary personnel were deployed across the capital to prevent a major youth-led demonstration demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The protest, organised by the satirical youth movement known as the Cockroach Janta Party, has intensified a growing political...

Published: 10 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. US President Donald Trump has launched a fierce public attack on Norway after failing to receive the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, describing the decision as a disgrace and warning that Washington would not forget the perceived slight. His remarks, delivered during a political rally in Syracuse, New York, have renewed questions about his approach to international diplomacy, his...

Published: 10 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. France is facing mounting economic and political pressure as street protests, rising borrowing costs and deep divisions among political parties complicate efforts to bring public finances under control. With President Emmanuel Macron approaching the end of his term in 2027, the government faces an increasingly difficult balancing act: responding to public demands for better-funded public services while reassuring...

Published: 10 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A controversial medical research project that plans to withhold the recommended birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine from thousands of newborns in Guinea-Bissau has received approval from an ethics committee at the University of Southern Denmark, intensifying an international debate over research ethics, childhood vaccination and the protection of vulnerable communities. The trial, led by Danish researchers...

Published: 10 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The United States is facing growing international criticism over plans to livestream the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, the former army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood in Texas in 2009. The Pentagon has confirmed that Hasan's execution, scheduled for 3 December, is expected to be carried out by firing squad and made available through...

Published: 10 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. US President Donald Trump has triggered a fresh confrontation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and several European allies after announcing an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin to purchase large quantities of diesel fuel from Russia. The move represents a dramatic shift from years of US and Western efforts to restrict Russian energy revenues and increase economic pressure...

Published: 09 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Zack Polanski is facing mounting pressure over his leadership of the Green Party of England and Wales after Vivien Lichtenstein, leader of the Jewish Greens, called on him to resign following a controversial party policy equating Zionism with racism and advocating the replacement of Israel with a single Palestinian state. The demand has intensified an internal debate over...

Published: 09 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online South African human rights lawyer Navi Pillay has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of her longstanding efforts to strengthen international law, advance human rights and ensure accountability for some of the gravest crimes committed against humanity. The award recognises a career dedicated to challenging impunity and defending the principle that those responsible for war crimes,...

Published: 09 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A senior Labour MP has urged the UK government to release billions of pounds in planned housing investment earlier than scheduled, warning that families struggling to find affordable homes cannot afford to wait years for new construction. Abena Oppong-Asare, chair of the House of Commons housing committee, has called on Chancellor John Healey to use the upcoming budget...

Published: 09 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Britain’s Labour Party has defeated the Green Party in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election, delivering an important victory for Prime Minister Andy Burnham and dealing a setback to Green leader Zack Polanski’s ambitions to become a dominant force on the political left. Labour candidate Sagal Abdi-Wali secured 12,292 votes, representing 45% of the total, while Polanski finished...