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Published: 06 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Storm Leonardo has unleashed severe disruption across Portugal and Spain, prompting urgent safety measures and political debate. The powerful weather system has brought relentless rain, damaging floods, and dangerous winds across the Iberian region. Authorities confirmed casualties, widespread evacuations, and growing infrastructure strain as emergency teams worked through the night. The impact of Storm Leonardo has also sparked...

Published: 06 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Storm Leonardo continues to cause severe disruption across parts of Europe and northern Africa, as emergency teams struggle with flooding, damage, and mass evacuations. The powerful weather system has moved slowly across the region, increasing rainfall totals and intensifying risks for vulnerable communities. Authorities in several countries have issued top-level alerts, while rescue operations remain active in multiple...

Published: 06 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Russian General Vladimir Alekseyev is in critical condition following the Alekseyev shooting in Moscow late Friday evening. Alekseyev, a deputy director of Russia’s military intelligence, was attacked in the stairwell of his apartment by an unidentified gunman. Early reports confirm he sustained multiple gunshot wounds, leaving him hospitalised under critical care. The Alekseyev shooting comes amid heightened tensions,...

Published: 05 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Venezuela has announced a bold initiative to transform the notorious El Helicoide prison into a youth centre, aiming to rewrite the site’s dark history. The youth centre project, introduced by acting president Delcy Rodríguez, promises to provide cultural, sports, and commercial facilities for local communities and police families, signalling a dramatic shift from its infamous past. Activists, however,...

Published: 05 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Western measures under the Russia sanctions regime are now delivering measurable economic strain across key sectors, according to the European Union’s special sanctions envoy. As the fourth anniversary of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine approaches, European officials say the Russia sanctions framework is steadily weakening the foundations of the country’s wartime economy. The assessment follows months of financial...

Published: 04 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online After months of sharp rhetoric and public insults, US President Donald Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro struck a notably conciliatory tone following a high-profile meeting at the White House, signalling a potential thaw in relations between Washington and Bogotá. The closed-door bilateral talks, which lasted around two hours, covered a wide range of sensitive regional issues, including...

Published: 04 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has condemned Russia’s renewed attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure as “barbaric” and “particularly depraved”, after a wave of overnight strikes plunged large parts of the country into darkness amid dangerously low winter temperatures. The comments came after Starmer held talks with US President Donald Trump, only hours after Russian missiles and drones...

Published: 04 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of Libya’s former leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and once regarded as his most likely successor, has reportedly been shot dead, according to Libyan media and international news agencies. He was 53. Confirmation of his death emerged on Tuesday when the head of Saif al-Islam’s political team told the Libyan News Agency that he...

Published: 04 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Melinda French Gates has spoken publicly about the renewed scrutiny surrounding her former husband, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, after his name appeared in recently released court documents linked to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In rare and deeply personal comments, the billionaire philanthropist said the revelations had reopened “painful times” from the final years...

Published: 03 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The heating crisis in Ukraine escalated on Tuesday as more than 1,000 buildings in Kyiv were left without warmth during one of the harshest winter nights. Temperatures plunged to -20C, and residents endured the bitter cold after Russia launched a major air attack across the country. Over 450 drones and more than 70 missiles targeted Ukrainian cities, causing...