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Published: 3 March 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle OnlineThe ongoing war between Israel, the United States and Iran has expanded into Lebanon after the Iranian‑aligned militant group Hezbollah launched rockets and drones toward northern Israel, including in the Haifa area — the first significant such fire since the broader conflict began. In retaliation, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out air strikes across southern Lebanon and in...

Published: 3 March 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online It has been five years since the murder of Sarah Everard, whose abduction and killing by a serving Metropolitan Police officer in March 2021 shocked the United Kingdom and ignited national debate about women’s safety and trust in law enforcement. Her death — at the hands of then‑officer Wayne Couzens — was not only a personal tragedy but...

Published: 3 March 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online At least 169 people were killed when insurgents launched a deadly raid on a village in South Sudan’s Ruweng Administrative Area, local officials have said. The attack occurred on Sunday in Abiemnom county, a remote region of the country that has seen a surge in violence in recent months. The victims included dozens of civilians, with women and...

Published: 3 March 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online On the fourth day of the ongoing Middle East war, the Israeli military launched renewed strikes on Tehran and expanded air operations in Beirut as hostilities continued to widen following earlier U.S.–Israeli attacks on Iranian targets. Israeli forces said the latest operations in the Iranian capital form part of what they describe as an offensive campaign against threats...

Published: 3 March 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern and her family have relocated to Australia, a move that has intensified discussion about New Zealand’s longstanding brain drain issue. Ardern, who served as the country’s leader from 2017 until her resignation in early 2023 citing burnout, is now based in Australia where she and her husband reportedly have work opportunities...

Published: 03 March 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The Gulf shipping crisis has deepened after leading maritime insurers cancelled war risk cover across the region. The decision follows intense airstrikes by the United States and Israel on Iran, which have sharply escalated tensions in the Middle East. The cancellations have shaken global shipping markets and triggered fresh concern among traders and governments. Industry experts warn that...

Published: 3 March 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online U.S. President Donald Trump has asserted that the United States has “never had higher or better” stockpiles of military munitions and possesses sufficient weapons to sustain a prolonged conflict — potentially a so‑called “forever war” — amid the ongoing military campaign against Iran. Trump’s remarks come three days into a major joint U.S.–Israeli operation against Iranian military infrastructure...

Published: 3 March 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Three days after the outbreak of full‑scale hostilities between the United States, Israel, and Iran, there remains no clear trajectory for where this war is headed. What began as joint U.S.–Israeli air and missile strikes on Iranian military targets and leadership has rapidly expanded into a wider regional confrontation. Iran and Iranian‑aligned militias have launched retaliatory barrages of...

Published: 3 March 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Israel has carried out renewed military strikes deep inside Tehran and against positions in southern Beirut as the wider Middle East conflict continues to expand. The latest Israeli air operations reportedly hit strategic military targets in Iran’s capital and key Hezbollah infrastructure in Lebanon’s capital. These actions come amid strong warnings from U.S. leadership that the most forceful...

The United States and Israel launched coordinated military strikes against Iranian territory at the end of February and into early March 2026. Official statements from Washington and Jerusalem frame the operation as pre‑emptive and defensive: Nuclear and missile threat: U.S. and Israeli leaders argue Tehran’s nuclear program and long‑range missile capabilities pose an “existential threat” to Israel and impede U.S. and allied regional security goals. The strikes targeted missile infrastructure,...