Politics

Published: 28 July' 2025 | The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online In a significant diplomatic breakthrough, Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to an immediate and unconditional ceasefire, bringing a halt to ongoing cross-border clashes that have claimed dozens of lives in recent weeks. The announcement was made by Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who hosted crisis talks in Kuala Lumpur between both sides. Speaking at a press...

Published: 28 July' 2025 | The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is set to meet US President Donald Trump in Ayrshire today for critical discussions focused on the escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The highly anticipated talks at Trump’s Turnberry golf resort are expected to centre on calls for an urgent ceasefire and coordinated efforts to deliver life-saving aid, alongside matters...

Published: 28 July' 2025 | The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online In a significant policy shift aimed at curbing rising violence inside prisons, specialist officers in adult male prisons across England and Wales will now be allowed to use Tasers for the first time. Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced the move as part of her ongoing commitment to ensure the safety and security of prison staff amidst...

Published: 25th July '2025 | The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online A fresh wave of industrial unrest has once again struck the heart of the UK’s National Health Service, as resident doctors—previously known as junior doctors—embark on a five-day walkout across England in their continuing dispute over pay and working conditions. This latest strike, which began on Friday, has prompted the government and health service leadership to...

Published: 25th July '2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online In a decisive legal and political development, the Supreme Court of the Philippines has blocked the impeachment proceedings against Vice-President Sara Duterte, offering her a significant reprieve from political jeopardy and potentially altering the country’s electoral trajectory ahead of the 2028 presidential race. The impeachment motion, passed by the lower house of parliament in February, accused Duterte of...

Published: 25th July '2025 | The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online In its first report of the new parliamentary term, the UK Foreign Affairs Committee has delivered a stark and uncompromising verdict on Britain’s role in the Israel-Palestine conflict, calling for a fundamental shift in policy, greater boldness in diplomatic engagement, and immediate humanitarian action. The report, titled “The Israel-Palestine Conflict”, is the result of a nine-month...

Published: 25 July '2025 | The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online In a striking display of discontent within the National Health Service (NHS), resident doctors have resumed industrial action, reigniting a tense standoff between the British Medical Association (BMA) and the newly elected Labour government. At the heart of the dispute lies a simple but unresolved demand: money. And Labour, it appears, does not currently have the...

Published: 25 July '2025. The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online A simmering regional rivalry has erupted into deadly violence, reigniting memories of past conflict between Thailand and Cambodia. What began as a seemingly isolated landmine explosion along their disputed border has spiraled into a deadly confrontation, with at least 16 people confirmed dead—most of them civilians—as fighting entered its second day. The two nations have a long...

Published: 24 July '2025. The English Chronicle Online. In a candid and combative interview, Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has urged her party to resist becoming a "repository of disenchantment" and instead transform into a political force capable of offering hope to the British electorate, amid rising threats from the surging Reform UK party. Speaking to the Financial Times, Badenoch addressed the mounting electoral pressure that has seen Reform UK...

Published: 24 July '2025. The English Chronicle Online. In a significant reaffirmation of its foreign policy stance, the United Kingdom’s new Labour government has declared its unwavering commitment to recognising a Palestinian state—underscoring a long-standing pledge made during the recent general election campaign. Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds, a senior cabinet minister under Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s leadership, stated that while the recognition remains a key objective, it must be executed...