Politics

Published: 31 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Australia is facing growing debate over the continued use of paraquat, a highly toxic herbicide that has been associated with Parkinson’s disease and has been banned or restricted in numerous countries. The controversy has intensified after independent senator David Pocock confronted senior officials from the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) over the scientific basis of a...

Published: 31 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Democrats are increasingly looking toward a politically unusual group of voters as the US midterm elections approach: supporters of the Make America Healthy Again movement who once saw Donald Trump and his administration as allies in a campaign to transform American public health. The movement, commonly known as Maha, has brought together people concerned about ultra-processed food, agricultural...

Published: 31 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A federal judge has barred the US Department of Justice from threatening or coercing local election officials over the processing of ballots, delivering another legal setback to the Trump administration’s efforts to exert greater federal control over state-run elections. The order, issued late Friday, prevents the Justice Department from forcing local election authorities to separate, withhold or refuse...

Published: 31 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The traditional “family photo” that normally marks the opening of major G20 diplomatic gatherings has been cancelled in Atlanta after several countries, including the United Kingdom and Australia, refused to appear alongside Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov. The unusual decision has highlighted the deep divisions within the world’s major economies over Russia’s war in Ukraine and the Trump...

Published: 31 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online For years, voting in Israel’s Bedouin communities in the southern Negev has often been shaped by political marginalisation, limited access to public services and deep frustration over home demolitions. But in this year’s national election, women in some of the region’s most disadvantaged communities turned those grievances into an unusually powerful form of political participation. With around 180,000...

Published: 31 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The international political landscape is facing growing uncertainty as conflicts across the Middle East, Europe and other regions become increasingly interconnected, raising questions about the future of diplomacy and the ability of global institutions to prevent further instability. US President Donald Trump’s foreign policy decisions, particularly Washington’s involvement in the conflict with Iran and its changing approach towards...

Published: 31 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online King Charles and British Prime Minister Andy Burnham are expected to face mounting protests and renewed demands for slavery reparations as Commonwealth leaders prepare to gather in Antigua for a major summit next week. Activists, historians, Caribbean political representatives and campaign organisations are using the international meeting to intensify pressure on Britain to acknowledge its historical involvement in...

Published: 31 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Poland has been plunged into another major political and constitutional confrontation after riot police were deployed outside the country’s Constitutional Tribunal in Warsaw following the suspension of its president, Bogdan Święczkowski, and his deputy, Bartłomiej Sochański. The decision has intensified a decade-long dispute over the legitimacy, independence and political influence of the country’s highest constitutional court, drawing opposition...

Published: 30 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has acknowledged that his first budget did not go as far as he would have liked, admitting that economic uncertainty, international conflicts and restrictions imposed by Labour’s election manifesto limited the government's ability to introduce more ambitious reforms. His comments have raised fresh questions about the gap between his promise of sweeping economic...

Published: 30 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is facing growing frustration from fellow ministers over the government’s proposed overhaul of the UK asylum system, with concerns mounting that changes designed to reduce the cost and scale of asylum accommodation could increase homelessness and place additional pressure on local authorities. The dispute centres on demands for clearer information about the likely social...