Politics

Published: 08 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. High school protests across France continued on Thursday despite Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu promising to produce a plan to address the country’s education problems by the end of the month, as students demanded faster and more concrete action from the government. Nearly 400 educational establishments were reported to be affected by disruptions as students gathered in cities including...

Published: 08 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The USS Abraham Lincoln is set to return to its home port in San Diego after completing an extraordinary 265 consecutive days at sea, ending a deployment that became closely associated with the US military's involvement in the war with Iran and growing concerns about the pressures placed on sailors and their families. The aircraft carrier, carrying roughly...

Published: 08 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Sri Lanka’s former first lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa has been arrested by the country’s anti-corruption authorities over allegations involving the misuse of donated funds intended to support a children’s hospital. Rajapaksa, 73, was arrested at her residence in Colombo on Wednesday, two days after returning to Sri Lanka from Singapore, where she had been receiving medical treatment. She was...

Published: 08 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. US President Donald Trump has again said he believes he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize, while acknowledging uncertainty over whether the Norwegian Nobel Committee will recognise his claims to have helped end international conflicts. Speaking to reporters at the White House on Wednesday, Trump suggested that people like him may not be favoured by the committee when it...

Published: 08 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Pressure is mounting on Australia’s tax office to reconsider its decision to stop accepting credit card payments for tax bills, as small business groups warn that the change could create new cashflow difficulties for thousands of operators. Government ministers have urged the Australian Taxation Office to continue discussions with businesses after a growing backlash over the planned ban....

Published: 08 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. New South Wales police faced criticism after the state’s police commissioner made a last-minute request for parts of an inquiry into a controversial Sydney protest to be conducted behind closed doors, a move that delayed the planned start of public hearings. The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission has confirmed that its investigation into the February anti-Herzog protest at Sydney...

Published: 08 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. New South Wales Premier Chris Minns has urged environmental activists not to become “overexcited” about a landmark High Court ruling that invalidated the approval of a major coalmine expansion in the Hunter Valley, arguing that the judgment was narrow and technical and would not fundamentally change the state’s approach to regulating mining projects. The High Court’s decision has...

Published: 08 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. French Finance Minister Roland Lescure has extended an open invitation to Britain to reconsider its relationship with the European Union, saying the UK would be welcome to return to the bloc if its people chose to do so. His comments have added fresh momentum to a growing political debate in Britain over whether Brexit should remain the country’s...

Published: 08 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Claims that parts of Luton have become “no-go zones” for white people have been strongly challenged by residents, community leaders and local politicians, with people living and working in the town saying there is little evidence that some neighbourhoods are unsafe for people because of their race. The controversy follows comments by Blake Stephenson, the Conservative MP for...

Published: 08 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A serving member of the Royal Navy has been charged with offences under the UK’s National Security Act after being accused of obtaining and retaining protected information with the intention of benefiting an unnamed foreign power, police have announced. Teddy Young, 24, from Bedfordshire, was arrested at his home on 6 October following an investigation by Counter Terrorism...