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Published: 23 February 2026 . The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Yelets in winter might at first appear lifted from a Russian fairy tale: golden Orthodox domes glint in the cold sunlight, and ice fishermen dot the frozen river below. Yet beneath the picturesque scene, the realities of Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine are impossible to ignore. In this town, 350 km south of Moscow, reminders of conflict appear...

Published: 23 February 2026 . The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Greenland has rebuffed former U.S. President Donald Trump’s offer to send an American hospital ship to the Arctic island, with its government insisting that the remote territory already provides free, universally accessible healthcare and that any cooperation with Washington should be pursued through proper diplomatic channels. The response comes amid simmering political tensions over Trump’s repeated overtures...

Published: 23 February 2026 . The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been formally reappointed as head of the country’s ruling Workers’ Party, reinforcing his grip on power and signalling continuity in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s political direction. The decision, announced through state media following a high-level party meeting in Pyongyang, underscores the regime’s emphasis on stability, ideological unity and...

Published: 23 February 2026 . The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online U.S. President Donald Trump is publicly questioning why the Islamic Republic of Iran has not yet “capitulated” in the face of mounting American military pressure, according to comments made by his special envoy Steve Witkoff. Witkoff’s remarks — delivered in a televised interview — reflect deep frustration within the Trump administration as nuclear negotiations enter a critical...

Published: 23 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Nigel Farage has been accused of staging political theatre after claiming he was blocked from visiting the Chagos Islands. The Farage Chagos Islands controversy erupted after he said ministers stopped his humanitarian mission. Critics swiftly branded the episode a distraction from pressing domestic issues. The Reform UK leader said he had travelled to the Maldives to support displaced...

Published: 23 February 2026 . The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online South Korea’s democracy faced one of its most dramatic tests in decades when former President Yoon Suk Yeol declared a brief period of martial law in December 2024, using emergency powers to deploy military forces and seize control of political institutions. What followed — an extraordinary civic and institutional backlash that ultimately ended the attempt within hours...

Published: 23 February 2026 . The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has delivered a stark warning to the world, telling the BBC that Russian President Vladimir Putin has already started World War Three through his full-scale invasion of Ukraine and must be stopped with robust pressure and support from the international community. In an in-depth interview in Kyiv, ahead of the four-year anniversary of...

Published: 23 February 2026 . The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online In a dramatic blow to organised crime, Mexican security forces have killed Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho”, the country’s most-wanted drug lord and leader of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). The death of the notorious capo, who was long pursued by authorities in Mexico and the United States, came during a military...

Published: 23 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Fresh US-Iran nuclear talks are set to take place in Geneva this week, raising cautious hopes of diplomatic progress. Officials in Washington and Tehran have confirmed that negotiators will meet for another round of discussions focused on curbing Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium. The planned meeting signals that President Donald Trump believes Tehran may be ready to...

Published: 23 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The Duterte ICC hearing has formally begun in The Hague this week. Proceedings opened despite the former Philippine president refusing to attend in person. Judges at the International Criminal Court confirmed the pre-trial session would move forward as scheduled. The case marks a historic moment for victims of the controversial drug war. Rodrigo Duterte, now 80, was arrested...