Europe

Published: 14 March 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online An explosion at a Jewish school in the Dutch capital has heightened concerns about rising antisemitism and the safety of Jewish communities across Europe. The blast occurred early on Saturday morning in a quiet residential area in the southern part of the city, damaging part of the school building but fortunately causing no injuries. Authorities have described the...

Published:  14 Mar 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Nathalie, a market trader in her 40s, had woken early to prepare a pan of paella rice at a market in southern Marseille last week when a crowd of far-right canvassers approached, promising cleaner and safer streets if she voted for them in the local elections. “Our cash tin was stolen right here at Christmas time,” Nathalie said....

Published: March 12, 2026 The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The ongoing war in Ukraine has become a central issue in Hungary’s political landscape as the country heads toward a closely watched national election. Debates over security, economic stability and relations with both Russia and the European Union are now dominating the campaign, with rival parties offering sharply different visions of how Hungary should respond to the conflict...

Published: 10 March 2026 The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online — World News The trial of Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has opened in dramatic fashion, with prosecutors accusing the opposition leader of running a vast corruption network and seeking a sentence of more than 2,400 years in prison. Rights groups and his party, the Republican People’s Party (CHP), insist the charges are politically motivated, designed to silence one...

Published: 10 March 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. European leaders delivered a strong message of unity after the recent Cyprus drone strike heightened tensions across the eastern Mediterranean region. The dramatic incident, involving Iranian-made drones targeting strategic facilities on the island, has drawn an immediate and coordinated response from several European governments. Leaders from France, Greece, and Cyprus gathered at a military airbase in Paphos to...

Published: 9 March 2026 The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online — World News Russia has begun withdrawing workers from Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant after a series of explosions near the facility triggered mounting fears of a potential nuclear “catastrophe.” The evacuation order, issued directly by President Vladimir Putin, follows escalating military strikes across Iran involving the United States, Israel, and Iranian forces — a conflict that has...

Published: 09 March 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Romania has introduced sweeping reforms targeting gambling venues across the country after years of rising concern. The Romania gambling crackdown gives local authorities unprecedented powers to regulate or even ban betting shops and slot machine halls within their jurisdictions. Officials believe the measures could dramatically reshape the country’s gambling landscape and reduce the social harms linked to addiction....

Published: March 6, 2026The English Chronicle DeskThe English Chronicle Online — delivering comprehensive, up‑to‑date global reporting. Finland has announced plans to repeal its long‑standing prohibition on hosting nuclear weapons, a move officials say reflects shifting security realities in Europe and serves as a response to heightened regional tensions following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. For nearly half a century, Finland maintained a legal ban on allowing foreign nuclear weapons...

Published: March 6, 2026The English Chronicle DeskThe English Chronicle Online — delivering comprehensive, up‑to‑date global reporting. Ukraine’s government has sharply accused Hungary of detaining seven of its citizens — bank employees of the state‑owned Oschadbank — in what Kyiv has called an unlawful hostage situation that has further strained relations between the two countries. The incident took place in Budapest, where the seven were stopped by Hungarian authorities while transporting cash and...

Published: March 5, 2026 | The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online The escalating conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel has reshaped the geopolitical landscape of the Middle East, but it has also created an unexpected opportunity for France and its president, Emmanuel Macron. Once mocked internationally for France’s reluctance to support the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, Paris now appears to be regaining strategic...