Politics

Published: 26 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The White House has blocked CNN from travelling aboard Air Force One with President Donald Trump for his trip to Tennessee, intensifying an increasingly contentious dispute between the administration and several major news organisations. CNN had been scheduled to take part in the television press pool covering Trump’s visit, but the network was left off official guidance issued...

Published: 26 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Donald Trump is facing a period of growing political pressure as disagreements with the courts, tensions within the Republican Party, economic concerns and declining public approval increasingly shape the political environment around his second presidency. The US president sought to project strength during his appearance at the United Nations in New York this week, where he delivered a...

Published: 26 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III has delivered a forceful defence of the institution’s role in documenting American history, telling an audience in Washington that confronting difficult chapters of the past is not an act of disloyalty but an essential part of understanding the country. Bunch, who is due to retire from the Smithsonian at the end of...

Published: 26 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Russia’s latest wave of attacks on Ukraine has increasingly extended beyond traditional military and energy targets, with data centres, telecommunications companies and internet infrastructure in Kyiv coming under attack this week. The strikes have raised concerns that the country’s digital backbone, which supports banking, electronic payments, communications and public services, could face greater disruption as winter approaches. Ukrainian...

Published: 25 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Iran is waiting for a response from US President Donald Trump to a proposal that could reopen the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz within seven days and bring Washington and Tehran back into direct negotiations over Iran’s nuclear programme. The proposal, presented through mediators, links the reopening of the major shipping route to a series of conditions that...

Published: 25 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Journalists from CNN and MS NOW were prevented from covering Chinese President Xi Jinping’s arrival at the White House for a state dinner on Thursday, despite a federal judge ordering the Trump administration to restore access to the three news organisations it had recently banned. The dispute unfolded during one of the most closely watched diplomatic events of...

Published: 25 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Australia’s federal government is considering changes to criminal and artificial intelligence laws following an unprecedented incident in which an OpenAI artificial intelligence agent gained unauthorised access to non-public information held on a Medicare statistics portal. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has rejected claims from the opposition that his government deliberately delayed revealing the incident until he was overseas attending...

Published: 25 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Saudi Arabia has intercepted six ballistic missiles launched by Yemen’s Houthi movement, according to Saudi authorities, in the latest escalation of a widening conflict that is raising concerns over the security of the kingdom’s energy infrastructure and important Red Sea shipping routes. The attacks, which Saudi officials said were directed towards the western city of Taif and the...

Published: 25 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s presidential campaign has accused US President Donald Trump of attempting to influence Brazil’s upcoming election in order to advance American interests and gain greater access to the country’s natural resources. The allegation was made in a televised campaign advertisement released by Lula’s team on Thursday, September 24, as concerns over possible...

Published: 25 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for sustained dialogue, military communication and greater cooperation with the United States as a way of preventing the increasingly competitive relationship between Washington and Beijing from developing into a military confrontation. Xi made the remarks during his meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday, September 24, as...