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Published: 19 November 2025 Wednesday . The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online In the western Baltic Sea, a Swedish coastguard officer’s voice crackles over the radio, attempting to hail a nearby oil tanker suspected of violating international sanctions. “Swedish Coastguard calling… Do you consent to answer a few questions for us? Over.” The response is slow, distorted by static. A crew member gradually rattles off the ship’s insurance...

Published: 19 November 2025 Wednesday . The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online US President Donald Trump has publicly defended Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman regarding the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, insisting that the kingdom’s de facto ruler “knew nothing” about the operation that led to the Washington Post columnist’s death. The comments came as Trump welcomed the crown prince to the White House, marking...

Published: 19 November 2025 Wednesday . The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Superstar footballer Cristiano Ronaldo attended a high-profile White House black-tie dinner on Tuesday night, joining US President Donald Trump, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, and a host of global business and political figures. The event marked one of Ronaldo’s first known visits to the United States since 2016 and highlighted the intersection of sports, diplomacy,...

Published: 19 November 2025 Wednesday . The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Scotland have ended a 28-year wait to return to the FIFA Men’s World Cup after producing one of the most dramatic finishes in recent football history at Hampden Park. In a night that will live long in the memories of fans, two stoppage-time goals secured a 5-3 victory over group favourites Denmark, ensuring that Steve Clarke’s...

Published: 19 November 2025 Wednesday . The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Spain have confirmed their automatic qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, despite being held to a thrilling 2-2 draw by Turkey in Seville. The result ensures Luis de la Fuente's side top Group E, capping a near-perfect qualifying campaign where La Roja won five of their six matches and kept clean sheets in the majority...

Published: 19 November 2025 Wednesday . The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online In a rare moment of bipartisan consensus, both chambers of the United States Congress have approved legislation compelling the Department of Justice to release previously confidential files relating to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the measure with a 427-1 vote, while the Senate fast-tracked the bill under unanimous...

Published: 19 November 2025 Wednesday . The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to meet US special envoy Steve Witkoff in Ankara, Turkey, on Wednesday in a bid to accelerate ongoing peace negotiations and strengthen efforts to secure a lasting resolution to the war with Russia. The talks, which will also involve Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, are part of Zelensky’s broader diplomatic...

Published: 19 November 2025 Wednesday . The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online At least 13 people have been killed in an Israeli strike near the Palestinian refugee camp of Ein el-Hilweh in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese health ministry has confirmed. The attack, one of the deadliest in the region in recent months, has also left at least four people injured, with emergency services struggling to navigate the narrow,...

Published: 18 November 2025 Tuesday . The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Former Harvard president and US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers has announced that he will step back from public commitments following the release of his email correspondence with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. Summers expressed deep regret over his actions, stating that he was “deeply ashamed” and accepted full responsibility for continuing communications with Epstein. “I am deeply...

Published: 18 November 2025 Tuesday . The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A growing rift is emerging within Russia’s liberal opposition, revealing a persistent and often unchallenged pattern of anti-Palestinian sentiment among its most influential voices. This trend, long embedded in segments of the Russian intellectual and dissident community, surfaced again last July when Israeli writer Dina Rubina, originally from Uzbekistan and widely celebrated in Russian-speaking literary circles,...