Politics

Published: 10 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. North Korea has built a new facility at its main Yongbyon nuclear complex that could significantly increase its ability to produce weapons-grade uranium, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency, which has expressed serious concern over the continued expansion of Pyongyang’s nuclear programme. The development comes as North Korea continues to strengthen its nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities...

Published: 10 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Twenty-five years after the September 11 attacks transformed the United States and reshaped global security policy, experts are warning that the country’s counter-terrorism capabilities are facing renewed pressure as resources are redirected, experienced officials leave government service and terrorism receives less attention within the broader national security agenda. The warning comes as the United States marks a quarter-century...

Published: 10 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. US President Donald Trump has pledged to give every adult American citizen $5,000 if Republicans retain control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate in the upcoming midterm elections, making the extraordinary promise during a lengthy speech at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas, Texas. The proposal, which could cost the federal government more than $1...

Published: 09 September 2026.The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has rejected a warning from the UK’s Chief Rabbi, Sir Ephraim Mirvis, that the government’s sanctions against Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank could make British Jews less safe. Miliband, who has described himself as a “proud British Jew”, said it was possible for the UK government to challenge policies pursued by Benjamin Netanyahu’s...

Published: 09 September 2026.The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A year after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, the organisation he founded is still grappling with grief, political pressure and deep questions over how to move forward without the man who built it from a small youth movement into a powerful force within American conservative politics. Turning Point USA, the ultraconservative activist organisation founded by Kirk in...

Published: 09 September 2026.The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Europe’s liberal democracies are facing a renewed political challenge as far-right parties gain electoral ground, nationalist movements strengthen their influence and political forces in Europe increasingly intersect with ideological currents emerging from the United States and Russia. For decades, Europe was widely associated with liberal internationalism, democratic cooperation and the belief that political differences could be managed through tolerance...

Published: 09 September 2026.The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. US President Donald Trump gave substantial cash holiday gifts to four White House aides, including $45,000 payments to executive assistant Natalie Harp, communications adviser Margo Martin and deputy director of Oval Office operations Chamberlain Harris, according to financial disclosure forms released by the administration. The disclosures provide a rare glimpse into the personal financial benefits received by senior figures...

Published: 09 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The United States and Iran have entered a dangerous new phase of confrontation after US forces struck five Iranian oil tankers, sinking one, while Tehran responded with missile attacks against an American military base in Jordan and further action against vessels in the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz. US Central Command, known as Centcom, said the strikes on...

Published: 08 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The UK government is preparing a significant shift in its approach to Israel, with Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband expected to announce measures targeting trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories and to reaffirm Britain’s support for Palestinian rights and a two-state solution. The proposed policy represents a more active British approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and...

Published: 08 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. BUENOS AIRES — Argentina is preparing to file criminal charges against Israeli energy company Navitas Petroleum and several of its executives over oil exploration and production activities in the Falkland Islands, escalating a long-running dispute with the United Kingdom over sovereignty of the South Atlantic territory. The planned legal action follows a renewed push by Argentine President Javier...