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Published: 05 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. US Venezuela protests erupted across major American cities during the weekend, reflecting deep unease over Washington’s dramatic military intervention in Venezuela. Demonstrators gathered in public squares, outside federal buildings, and along busy streets, voicing opposition to an operation many described as reckless, unconstitutional, and destabilising for the region. The scenes unfolded as the former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro...

Published: 30 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. US President Donald Trump has sought to calm international concerns over escalating military activity in the Taiwan Strait, insisting that he is unconcerned by China’s latest large-scale drills encircling the self-governed island. Speaking to reporters in Washington, Trump struck a characteristically relaxed tone, suggesting that Beijing’s actions were neither new nor alarming, even as analysts and regional allies...

Published: 05 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Russia’s military losses in Ukraine have accelerated at their fastest pace since the early months of the full-scale invasion in 2022, according to a detailed analysis by BBC News Russian and its partners, underscoring the human cost of a war now entering a decisive diplomatic phase. As the United States pressed harder for a negotiated settlement throughout 2025,...

Published: 24 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Kimberlee Singler, an American woman accused of killing her two young children in Colorado, was extradited from the United Kingdom back to the United States this week to face a series of serious charges. The dramatic return of Singler to Colorado follows a lengthy legal battle over her extradition that captured international attention and legal scrutiny across both...

Published: 04 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Telling women about their breast density after mammograms may increase anxiety unnecessarily, a study suggests. Breast density measures the ratio of glandular and fibrous tissue to fat, affecting cancer risk and mammogram accuracy. Researchers at the University of Sydney studied 2,401 Australian women screened for breast cancer between September 2023 and July 2024. Participants were divided into three...

Published: 03 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The US Defence Department has sparked controversy after using the beloved Canadian children’s character Franklin the Turtle and pop star Sabrina Carpenter’s music in social media posts linked to US military and immigration operations. Both the publisher of Franklin and Carpenter herself condemned the posts, accusing the Trump administration of misusing their intellectual property for violent or politically...

Published: 03 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Republicans have retained a closely-watched congressional seat in Tennessee, with Matt Van Epps projected to defeat Democrat Aftyn Behn by roughly nine percentage points. The special election in the state’s 7th Congressional District was seen as a test of whether Democrats can mount a national comeback ahead of the 2026 midterms. Van Epps’s victory, while decisive, came with...

Published: 03 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has stated that he did not personally see survivors before a follow-up strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean on 2 September, which left two survivors dead. The incident has raised serious questions about whether US forces may have violated laws governing armed conflict. During a White House cabinet meeting, Hegseth...

Published: 28 November 2025 Friday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online US President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he will "permanently pause migration" from all so-called "third-world countries" to allow the US immigration system to "fully recover" from policies that he claims have eroded the "gains and living conditions" of Americans. He did not provide specific details on the plan or which countries might be affected....

Published: 28 November 2025 Friday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The Trump administration has announced a sweeping plan to re-examine green cards issued to immigrants from 19 countries, citing national security concerns and renewed scrutiny following a violent attack involving an Afghan national in Washington DC. The decision marks one of the most extensive immigration reviews under President Donald Trump’s current term and has reignited fierce debate...