Politics

Published: 06 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Across Argentina, a growing movement of environmental activists, Indigenous communities, workers and human rights campaigners is challenging President Javier Milei’s efforts to loosen restrictions on foreign ownership of land and expand opportunities for international investment in the country’s vast reserves of water, minerals, forests and energy resources. For protesters, the dispute is about far more than property rights....

Published: 06 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Canadian veterans and families of fallen soldiers have reacted with anger and disappointment to recent remarks from senior figures in Donald Trump’s administration that have questioned Canada’s military strength and appeared to dismiss the contribution of Canadian troops to US-led and Nato operations. For veterans who fought alongside American forces in Afghanistan and for families who lost relatives...

Published: 06 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Lithuania has offered to cover the costs of establishing a permanent US military base on its territory if Washington agrees to turn its current rotational deployment into a long-term presence, in a move that could further strengthen the Baltic state’s security relationship with the United States. Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius said on Tuesday that his government was...

Published: 06 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The loss of parks, playgrounds and other green spaces around London’s Euston station has emerged as a potentially decisive issue in the Holborn and St Pancras byelection, with residents expressing growing frustration over years of construction, redevelopment and uncertainty about what will replace the land that has disappeared. The constituency is preparing for a closely watched political contest...

Published: 06 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has rejected suggestions that her party is proposing to build a British version of Israel’s Iron Dome missile defence system, despite Conservative communications repeatedly using the comparison to explain its planned “Britannia Shield” programme. The dispute has emerged during the Conservative party conference, where the party has placed national defence and the protection of...

Published: 06 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. British events company Informa has agreed to buy rival events organiser Clarion from private equity giant Blackstone in a deal valued at £2.24bn, bringing a wide range of major trade exhibitions, defence fairs, entertainment conventions and specialist gatherings under the FTSE 100 group's expanding global portfolio. The acquisition represents a significant expansion for Informa, which is seeking to...

Published: 06 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Jeffrey Archer, the bestselling British novelist and former Conservative politician whose extraordinary career moved between Westminster, international literary success and one of the country's most notorious political scandals, has died aged 86. Archer died suddenly but peacefully at his home on Monday, according to his publisher, HarperCollins. He reportedly died between writing sessions, just one day before the...

Published: 06 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. US President Donald Trump has triggered a fierce political backlash in California after appearing to suggest that Iran could “take out” Los Angeles or San Diego, two of the largest cities in the United States, during a speech in Nebraska. The comments, delivered at a political rally as Trump sought to energise Republican voters ahead of the November...

Published: 06 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi has spoken about the severe physical and psychological consequences of her repeated imprisonment, describing brutal treatment by security forces, prolonged solitary confinement and the constant fear that she could be sent back to prison. In an interview, the 54-year-old activist said she was beaten so severely during...

Published: 06 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Brazil’s latest elections have delivered a striking political message: the Bolsonaro name remains a powerful force in the country’s right-wing politics, even after the dramatic fall from power of former president Jair Bolsonaro. Flávio Bolsonaro, Jair Bolsonaro’s eldest son, has emerged as the leading candidate after winning the first round of Brazil’s presidential election, setting up a runoff...