Politics

Published: 04 March 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The political landscape of the Lone Star State shifted dramatically on Tuesday night. A fierce Texas primary battle between two Republican giants has officially headed to a runoff. Senator John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton failed to secure a clear majority. This outcome forces a high-stakes second round of voting scheduled for late May. The results underscore...

Published: 04 March 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The British government faces a difficult challenge as it tries to navigate a complex post-Brexit world. Members of Parliament have recently expressed significant concerns regarding the current state of international relations. A new report suggests that the UK-EU reset lacks the necessary direction and drive to succeed. This assessment comes from the Foreign Affairs Committee after months of...

Published: 04 March 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The British political landscape faces a profound moment of reckoning as Parliament prepares to debate a radical shift in criminal investigations. This high-stakes discussion centers on whether suicides linked to domestic abuse should be investigated with the same rigor as homicides. For decades, the quiet tragedies of those who take their own lives following domestic terror have often...

Published: 04 March 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The Trump Iran strikes controversy has ignited fierce debate across Washington and beyond. In the past forty-eight hours, the Trump Iran strikes have dominated headlines and political discourse. At the centre stands Donald Trump, firmly rejecting claims that Israel forced his decision. The former president insists the military action was driven solely by American intelligence assessments. Yet scepticism...

Published: 04 March 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Tensions between London and Washington deepened this week as the Iran strikes row intensified between Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump. The disagreement centres on Britain’s refusal to allow initial American attacks on Iran to be launched from UK bases. Within hours, the diplomatic rift became personal, public and unusually sharp. President Trump openly criticised...

Published: March 3, 2026 . The English Chronicle Desk . The English Chronicle Online The escalating war between the United States, Israel and Iran has pushed the civilian death toll in Iran past 700, human rights groups and local sources report, as people grapple with the fear of continued bombing and an increasingly hard‑line domestic crackdown by the Iranian government. The figures highlight the severe human cost of the rapidly expanding conflict,...

Published: March 3, 2026 . The English Chronicle Desk . The English Chronicle Online Former U.S. President Donald Trump has publicly criticised British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer for London’s hesitation to support offensive military strikes on Iran, saying Britain’s initial refusal to back or participate in U.S.‑led action marks an unusual break in the long‑standing alliance between the two countries. Trump expressed “very disappointed” sentiments toward Starmer’s stance and complained that...

Published: March 3, 2026 . The English Chronicle Desk . The English Chronicle Online The number of American military personnel killed in the ongoing military operations against Iran has risen to six, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed on Monday, underscoring the mounting toll of a conflict that has rapidly expanded since joint U.S. and Israeli strikes began over the weekend. The casualties include service members who were initially wounded in Iran’s retaliatory...

Published: March 3, 2026 . The English Chronicle Desk . The English Chronicle Online A limited but much-anticipated repatriation of European travellers and expatriates stranded by the escalating conflict in the Middle East has begun, with the first flights and coordinated government efforts bringing home citizens from Gulf states and surrounding areas after weeks of travel chaos and airspace closures. However, officials across the European Union emphasise that hundreds of...

Published: March 3, 2026 . The English Chronicle Desk . The English Chronicle Online A senior U.S. official has claimed that the United States’ pre-emptive strikes on Iran were driven in part by intelligence that Israel was planning its own military action against Tehran, prompting Washington to act first to shield American forces from expected retaliation, according to remarks by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The comments deepen debate...