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Published: 31 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Parts of the United States federal government entered a partial shutdown on Saturday after funding expired for several departments, following a bitter congressional standoff centred on homeland security spending and immigration enforcement. The lapse marks another moment of political paralysis in Washington, highlighting deep divisions between Democrats and Republicans over border policy, federal accountability, and public trust in...

Published: 29 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Newly released Alex Pretti videos have intensified scrutiny around the fatal shooting of the Minneapolis ICU nurse by federal officers. The footage, published on Wednesday by a digital outlet, shows a tense confrontation that occurred eleven days before his death. The images have circulated widely on social media, prompting renewed debate about federal enforcement tactics and accountability. Verified...

Published: 29 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The Fulton election raid unfolded on Wednesday after federal agents executed a search warrant at a county election warehouse. The operation focused on records from Georgia’s 2020 presidential contest, according to county and federal officials. The FBI confirmed activity at the site but declined detailed comment, citing an ongoing investigation. County leaders said the move raised immediate legal...

Published: 28 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Pressure is mounting on White House senior adviser Stephen Miller after the killing of nurse Alex Pretti by border patrol agents sparked widespread outrage. Miller, a pivotal figure in Trump’s immigration strategy, faced immediate backlash for describing Pretti as a “would-be assassin” online within hours of her death. This statement directly contradicted President Trump, who clarified he did...

Published: 28 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A serious Arizona border shooting has left a man in hospital after a dramatic pursuit involving a US Border Patrol agent near the US–Mexico boundary. The incident unfolded in the early hours of Tuesday morning and has since drawn national attention, coming amid heightened scrutiny of federal immigration enforcement practices. Authorities in Pima County confirmed that the injured...

Published: 27 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The departure of Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino from Minneapolis signals a major shift in federal immigration enforcement following the fatal shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti. Bovino, who became the public face of the Trump administration’s Operation Metro Surge, was at the centre of national criticism from Democrats and civil liberties advocates. Sources confirmed that Bovino, 55,...

Published: 26 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. After weeks of federal raids, Minneapolis residents are demanding that ICE leave. Local council member Aisha Chughtai said that the community cannot recover until ICE is removed from the state. She described the trauma caused by recent federal operations targeting immigrants and condemned the violence that has shaken the city’s neighborhoods. Chughtai highlighted that two Minneapolis residents were...

Published: 26 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The aftermath of the Minneapolis ICU nurse Alex Pretti shooting has revealed alarming instances of misinformation pushed by Trump officials. Evidence shows that Trump administration figures rapidly issued statements that painted Pretti as dangerous, despite video showing he was unarmed. Social media posts, press briefings, and televised interviews presented a narrative framing Pretti as an immediate threat. The...

Published: 24 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The head of Australia’s largest veterans’ organisation has categorically rejected Donald Trump’s claim that allied soldiers “stayed a little back” from the frontlines during the US-led war in Afghanistan, describing the remarks as “unfathomable” and deeply insulting to those who fought and died alongside American forces. The comments, made by the US president during an interview on Fox...

Published: 24 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online For decades in the United States, table tennis has existed in a strange cultural limbo. It is one of the most widely played recreational sports in the country, found in schools, community centres, offices and basements, yet it has long struggled to be taken seriously as a professional or cultural force. Often dismissed as little more than a...