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Published: 06 March 2026 The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online The US Justice Department has released additional FBI documents describing interviews with a woman who alleged that President Donald Trump sexually assaulted her after she was introduced to him by Jeffrey Epstein, it was confirmed yesterday . The documents had not been made public under previous congressionally mandated file releases related to the late convicted sex offender because...

Published: 06 March 2026 The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online Four men have been arrested as part of a counter-terrorism investigation relating to Iran, the Metropolitan Police has confirmed . Police detained one Iranian national and three dual British-Iranian nationals on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service, contrary to section 3 of the National Security Act 2023 . The investigation relates to the suspected surveillance of locations and individuals...

Published: 06 March 2026 The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online The sun rose over a grey and jittery Tel Aviv on Friday morning, just hours after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced it had fired "Kheibar missiles" into the "heart of the city" as part of the 21st wave of its "Operation True Promise 4." While the Iron Dome and other sophisticated air defence systems once again...

Published: March 7, 2026The English Chronicle DeskThe English Chronicle Online — delivering comprehensive, up‑to‑date global reporting. The UK’s Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry, Luke Pollard, has visited a Royal Navy air station in Somerset to meet the aircrews and inspect the anti‑drone helicopters now being deployed to the Mediterranean as part of Britain’s defensive response to Iranian‑linked unmanned aerial threats. Pollard’s visit came amid heightened military activity following an Iranian‑made drone...

Published: March 7, 2026The English Chronicle DeskThe English Chronicle Online — delivering comprehensive, up‑to‑date global reporting. Dame Emily Thornberry, chair of the UK Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, has called on the British government to uphold international law in its response to the ongoing conflict involving Iran, warning that legal obligations should shape London’s diplomatic and military decisions as regional tensions escalate. In a recent interview, Thornberry criticised the United States and Israel’s...

Published: March 7, 2026The English Chronicle DeskThe English Chronicle Online — delivering comprehensive, up‑to‑date global reporting. The United States has taken the unusual step of temporarily easing parts of its sanctions regime to allow India to purchase Russian crude oil as global energy markets reel from the ongoing conflict involving Iran. The move represents a significant shift in Washington’s policy toward Russian energy exports and reflects rising geopolitical and economic pressures triggered...

Published: March 7, 2026The English Chronicle DeskThe English Chronicle Online — delivering comprehensive, up‑to‑date global reporting. Scientists exploring a remote highland region of West Papua have made an extraordinary discovery: a tiny possum and a glider species long believed to have vanished from the planet at least 6,000 years ago. The find has electrified the conservation community and provided rare hope for biodiversity in one of the world’s most ecologically...

Published: March 6, 2026The English Chronicle DeskThe English Chronicle Online — delivering comprehensive, up‑to‑date global reporting. Sri Lanka has taken control of a second Iranian naval vessel off its coast, moving rapidly to evacuate its crew and secure the ship amid growing tensions in the Indian Ocean following a deadly United States submarine strike that sank an Iranian warship one day earlier. The auxiliary vessel, identified as IRIS Bushehr, requested assistance near...

Published: March 6, 2026The English Chronicle DeskThe English Chronicle Online — delivering comprehensive, up‑to‑date global reporting. The intensifying conflict around Iran and the US‑Israel military offensive is no distant geopolitical issue for India — it is already rippling through its economy and everyday life by pushing up fuel costs, pressuring the currency and threatening remittance flows vital to many households nationwide. Central to India’s vulnerability is its heavy reliance on imported energy....

Published: March 6, 2026The English Chronicle DeskThe English Chronicle Online — delivering comprehensive, up-to-date global reporting. A routine flight transfer turned into a harrowing ordeal for travellers this week as a one-hour layover spiralled into ten days stranded in a city experiencing active conflict. Passengers recount experiences of fear, uncertainty, and logistical chaos as they navigated airports, hotels, and streets in a city under attack. The ordeal began when the...