International

Published: 22 March 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Slovenia stands at a critical juncture as citizens head to the polls this Sunday. The air in Ljubljana is thick with anticipation and a sense of profound consequence. This election has transformed into a referendum on the very soul of the nation. Voters must decide between two starkly different visions for their shared European future. The incumbent prime...

Published: 16 March 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The delicate geopolitical dance between London and Washington has reached a significant turning point this week. Senior members of the British cabinet are now signaling a more cautious approach to American requests. This shift follows recent comments regarding the "transactional" nature of the current United States administration. Relations between the two historical allies are facing fresh scrutiny as...

Published: 16 March 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The morning mist hung heavy over the southern coast of Sri Lanka when the first distress signals reached the maritime rescue coordination centre. It was just after five in the morning on a quiet Wednesday when the call for help broke the silence of the dawn. Officials quickly identified the vessel in trouble as being within their rescue...

Published: 14 March 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has emphasised that the United Kingdom’s foreign policy should be guided by its own principles and interests, not by what allies like the United States do or say. In an in-depth interview at the Foreign Office, Cooper reflected on her role during an especially turbulent period of international crises, including the ongoing Middle East...

Published: 14 March 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Keir Starmer has earned praise from his allies for refusing to automatically support US-led military strikes on Iran, a move that contrasts sharply with the positions of Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch. Labour figures argue that Starmer is on the right side of public opinion and history. Emily Thornberry, chair of the Labour foreign affairs committee, said: “You’ve...

Published: 11 March 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Jersey authorities may be investigating whether Roman Abramovich’s Chelsea sale cash constitutes proceeds of crime. Documents filed at Companies House on Wednesday suggest the probe could complicate disputes with the UK government over how the money is ultimately used. Accounts for Fordstam Ltd, the company through which the billionaire Russian oligarch owned Chelsea, reveal that proceeds from the...

Published: 10 March 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. HMS Dragon will set sail for Cyprus in the next couple of days, the defence secretary confirmed, amid mounting concerns over British interests in the eastern Mediterranean. The announcement comes after a drone strike targeted RAF Akrotiri, raising urgent questions about the region’s security and the pace of British naval responses. John Healey told MPs that navy crews...

Published: 10 March 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The unfolding Iran war is reshaping global security perceptions at a moment of rising geopolitical tensions. The conflict triggered by former US president Donald Trump’s military campaign against Iran has sent shockwaves that stretch far beyond the Middle East, particularly influencing how North Korea views its own security and nuclear aspirations. Leaders in Pyongyang appear to see nuclear...

Published: 10 March 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. New Zealand’s Covid response has been widely praised globally, but the royal commission highlighted enduring scars. A comprehensive inquiry into New Zealand’s Covid-19 pandemic response has concluded the country managed the crisis exceptionally well. The royal commission’s second report focused on February 2021 to October 2022, when the government transitioned from an elimination strategy to a suppression and...

Published: 10 March 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Ukraine has dispatched drone experts and interceptor teams to protect key US bases in Jordan. This strategic move comes amid the ongoing US-Israeli military operations against Iran, which entered its tenth day last week. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that Kyiv responded promptly to a request from Washington to bolster Jordanian security against Iranian attacks targeting military and energy...