Politics

Published: 27 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Spain will begin passport checks on travellers arriving in Gibraltar under the terms of a new post-Brexit agreement between the United Kingdom, the European Union and the British overseas territory, marking a significant development in border arrangements a decade after the UK’s EU departure. The draft treaty, published on Thursday, seeks to create a more fluid land border...

Published: 27 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The Green Party has achieved a historic victory in the Gorton and Denton by-election, overturning a longstanding Labour majority and claiming the party’s first ever Westminster by-election win. The result represents a significant shift in British politics and a blow to the ruling Labour Party led by Sir Keir Starmer. The by-election, held on 26 February 2026, was...

Published: 27 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Newly released documents and correspondence from the Jeffrey Epstein case have cast fresh light on how Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite now convicted of sex trafficking, served as a key connector between Epstein and former U.S. President Bill Clinton — long before Epstein’s crimes became public. Maxwell, Epstein’s close associate and former girlfriend, was long embedded in elite...

Published: 27 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testified under oath before the House Oversight Committee on Thursday in a deposition related to the congressional investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell. Her remarks, delivered in a closed-door session in Chappaqua, New York, included a clear denial of personal knowledge of the criminal activities...

Published: 27 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A deadly and unusual maritime incident off the northern coast of Cuba has resulted in the death of an American citizen, U.S. officials confirmed, intensifying strain between Havana and Washington. The confrontation occurred on Wednesday, 25 February 2026, when Cuban coast guard forces exchanged gunfire with occupants of a Florida-registered speedboat, killing four people and injuring six others....

Published: 27 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The Clinton testimony before a Republican-led congressional committee descended into fierce political confrontation on Thursday, as former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton accused lawmakers of staging a “fishing expedition” to shield Donald Trump. Speaking during a closed-door session near her home in Chappaqua, New York, Clinton delivered a blistering opening statement. She insisted she had never met...

Published: 26 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The dawn of late February always brings back a heavy sense of reflection for those watching global security. Four years have now passed since the initial Russian invasion of Ukraine reshaped the entire geopolitical landscape of the modern world. People across the globe still remember the shock of that cold morning when missiles first fell on Kyiv. It...

Published: 26 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The global community once believed Ukraine would fall within a few days of the invasion. This assumption ignored the profound resilience of the people and their military forces today. Vladimir Putin now faces a reality he likely never imagined four years ago. His original goals for a swift victory have vanished into a long struggle. The war has...

Published: 26 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The landscape of British civil liberties is currently facing a significant and deeply troubling transformation according to recent reports. Palestinian solidarity is being silenced and criminalised across the United Kingdom through a systematic pattern of institutional pressure and legal sanctions. An advocacy group has documented over nine hundred distinct examples of repression targeting individuals and groups throughout the...

Published: 26 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The political landscape shifted significantly today as the Trump administration hosted Tommy Robinson at the State Department. This high-profile meeting took place in Washington and has sparked intense debate across the Atlantic Ocean. Robinson, whose birth name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was welcomed by a senior government adviser named Joe Rittenhouse. The meeting was confirmed through social media posts...