Why does Google Chrome ignore "last_known_google_url" property in "Local State" file?

Solution 1:

Google Search selects the localized version based on a few factors such as your geographical location (IP address) as well as your Google search preferences. Google Chrome settings actually does not impact which localized version of Google Search.

You can change it by going to http://www.google.com (you should be redirected to the localized version), and clicking on Google.com at the bottom right corner of the webpage. You should see the non-localized version in future searches.

Another alternative is to use the URL http://www.google.com/ncr (ncr = no country redirect), which will redirect you to google.com.

Finally, selecting the display language as well as search result to English will also get Google to return international results.