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Published: 04 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The European Commission has unveiled a groundbreaking plan to raise 90 billion euros ($105 billion) to support Ukraine’s war effort against Russia, proposing an unprecedented use of frozen Russian assets or international borrowing. The initiative aims to cover two-thirds of Ukraine’s financing needs for 2026 and 2027, leaving the remainder for international partners to provide. Commission President Ursula...

Published: 04 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Russian forces have reportedly seized the village of Chervone in Ukraine’s southeastern Zaporizhia region, marking a continued advance amid ongoing conflict. Ukrainian military sources reported strikes on Russian oil depots in the Tambov and Oryol regions on Tuesday, causing fires at both locations. Additionally, Ukraine’s GUR military intelligence confirmed an attack on the Druzhba oil pipeline in Tambov,...

Published: 04 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in New Delhi on Thursday for his first visit to India since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine nearly four years ago. The two-day trip comes at a moment when global pressure on Moscow to end the war is mounting and when India’s relationships with both Russia and the West face renewed...

Published: 04 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. King Charles has publicly condemned Russian aggression and vowed to bolster Europe alongside Germany. The UK and Germany are committed to supporting Ukraine amid ongoing tensions in Eastern Europe. Hosting German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Charles highlighted the significance of the Kensington treaty, marking the first formal post-World War II pact between the two nations. The treaty outlines closer...

Published: 03 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The scimitar-horned oryx, once declared extinct in the wild, is making a remarkable comeback in the Sahara Desert thanks to captive breeding programs. Conservationists hope that reintroducing this antelope to its natural habitat will not only restore the species but also help stabilize fragile ecosystems at the edge of the Sahara, slowing the desert’s expansion. In the spring...

Published: 03 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has stated that he did not personally see survivors before a follow-up strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean on 2 September, which left two survivors dead. The incident has raised serious questions about whether US forces may have violated laws governing armed conflict. During a White House cabinet meeting, Hegseth...

Published: 03 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Indonesia and the Netherlands have reached an agreement to repatriate two elderly Dutch nationals serving prison sentences in Indonesia for drug offences—one on death row and the other serving a life sentence. The repatriation, requested by the Dutch government on humanitarian grounds, was approved in October by Indonesian authorities, citing health concerns for both men. Siegfried Mets, 74,...

Published: 03 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will resume this month, marking an emotional moment for many families who have waited more than a decade for answers. The Malaysian transport ministry confirmed the decision in a statement released on Wednesday, signalling a renewed determination to resolve one of aviation’s most haunting mysteries. The announcement brought a fresh sense...

Published: 03 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Five hours of high-level talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump’s senior negotiator have ended without a breakthrough on a potential Ukraine peace deal. A Kremlin spokesperson described the Moscow meeting as “constructive,” but acknowledged that several elements of the plan remained unacceptable to Russia. Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner...

Published: 02 December 2025 Tuesday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The Irish government is set to approve an additional €125m (£110m) in support for Ukraine as President Volodymyr Zelensky arrives in Dublin for his first official visit to the Republic of Ireland. Zelensky, accompanied by Ukraine’s first lady, Olena Zelenska, landed at Dublin Airport on Tuesday morning, where they were welcomed on the runway by Taoiseach Micheál...