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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 A 22-year-old Singaporean man has pleaded guilty in the United States to helping organise one of the largest cryptocurrency thefts ever prosecuted by American authorities, admitting his role in a conspiracy that stole approximately $245m (£181m) in bitcoin. Malone Lam pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a racketeering conspiracy charge in a US court after prosecutors accused him of...

Published: 09 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The United States has announced new restrictions on a range of Canadian imports, including alcoholic drinks, dairy products and motorbikes, intensifying an already damaging trade dispute between the two neighbouring countries. The measures, announced through a series of executive orders by US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, are due to take effect on 29 September. The White House...

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: 07 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Typhoon Saudel has caused widespread flooding, landslides and infrastructure damage across parts of south-east China, forcing hundreds of thousands of residents to evacuate as torrential rainfall overwhelmed rivers, roads and vulnerable communities. The storm has also been accompanied by severe weather elsewhere, with powerful thunderstorms affecting north-western South Africa and a prolonged spell of oppressive heat gripping parts...

Published: 07 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Democratic Ohio governor candidate Amy Acton was targeted in an apparent attack during a campaign appearance at the Canfield Fair on Sunday, after an armed suspect allegedly lunged toward her campaign tent and knocked several people to the ground, according to campaign officials and local authorities. Acton was not injured in the incident, but several people were reportedly...

Published: 05 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. US President Donald Trump has sought to downplay the scale and seriousness of the ongoing conflict with Iran, describing the military confrontation as “small potatoes” despite the deaths of 18 American service members and the wounding of more than 750 others. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on Friday, Trump rejected the characterization of the conflict as...

Published: 05 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A federal judge has declined to temporarily block the Pentagon from dismissing journalists at the military newspaper Stars and Stripes, allowing the US Department of Defense to proceed with the firings while a broader legal dispute over press freedom and editorial independence continues. The ruling represents a setback for three journalists who challenged the Pentagon’s actions in federal...

Published: 03 September 2026.The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. US President Donald Trump has intensified his criticism of Canada as efforts to revive trade negotiations between the two North American neighbours remain stalled, raising fresh concerns over the economic consequences of an escalating tariff dispute. Speaking during a press conference with US travel industry executives, Trump said Canada had treated the United States unfairly for decades. His comments...

Published: 13 August 2026 | The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online A rare combination of extreme ocean warming in the Pacific and a powerful developing El Niño is expected to reshape weather patterns across the western United States this autumn and winter, raising concerns about flooding, drought, wildfires, tropical storms and damage to marine ecosystems. Scientists are closely watching an immense marine heatwave in the northeast Pacific...