War and Conflict

Published: 7 May 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online In a "national security emergency" for global energy consumers, Shell Plc has become the final Western oil supermajor to report a "milestone" surge in earnings. The London-based giant posted adjusted first-quarter earnings of $6.92 billion (£5.1 billion), smashing analyst expectations and bypassing the "bottleneck" of production outages caused by the ongoing Iran war. While the conflict has damaged...

Published: 6 May 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online In the "clinical silence" of a hillside village in southern Lebanon, the air is no longer filled with the scent of cedar or the sound of morning prayers. Instead, there is the heavy, metallic tang of pulverized concrete. For Hassan Al-Mousawi, life is now measured in two distinct eras: the decades before 10:15 AM on Monday, and the...

Published: 05 May  2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The latest escalation in the Middle East has sent shockwaves through global energy markets, financial systems, and diplomatic channels, as tensions around the Strait of Hormuz intensify and fears of a broader regional war grow. Reports from international monitoring agencies and multiple media outlets indicate a rapidly deteriorating situation involving the United States, Iran, Gulf states, and key...

Published: 05 May  2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A fragile and uncertain moment has emerged in the war between Ukraine and Russia, as competing ceasefire proposals from Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin highlight both the possibility of de-escalation and the deep mistrust that continues to define the conflict. Now in its 1,532nd day, the war remains marked by sustained violence, strategic manoeuvring and competing narratives. Zelenskyy...

Published: 5 May 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The fragile ceasefire in the Persian Gulf has reached a "tipping point" following a series of high-stakes naval skirmishes in the Strait of Hormuz. After President Donald Trump launched "Project Freedom"—a U.S. Navy-led operation to escort stranded merchant vessels through the blockaded waterway—Iranian military commanders issued a chilling warning that their forces are "just getting started." The rhetoric...

Published: 4 May 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online As the dust begins to settle on the 2026 Iran War, a chilling new reality is taking hold across the streets of Tehran and Isfahan. While the U.S.–Israeli "decapitation strikes" in February succeeded in assassinating Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and senior figures like Ali Larijani, the predicted collapse of the Islamic Republic has failed to materialize. Instead, the regime...

Published: 02 May  2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Three Australian activists released on the Greek island of Crete have accused Israeli forces of mistreatment after their aid flotilla bound for Gaza was intercepted, intensifying international scrutiny over the operation and the broader humanitarian crisis in the region. The activists, identified as Ethan Floyd, Neve O’Connor, and Zack Schofield, were among roughly 175 participants involved in the...

Published: 29 April  2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Humanitarian agencies have warned of a rapidly deepening global aid crisis as escalating conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel continues to disrupt one of the world’s most critical maritime chokepoints, the Strait of Hormuz. Aid groups are now urgently calling for the creation of a protected “humanitarian corridor” through the strait, arguing that soaring oil prices...

Published: 29 April  2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Ukraine’s sanctions chief has urged the United Kingdom to intensify its efforts against Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” of oil tankers, arguing that Britain should follow France’s example in seizing vessels linked to Moscow’s war economy. Vladyslav Vlasiuk, Ukraine’s commissioner for sanctions policy, said London must act more decisively in enforcing measures against Russian-linked shipping networks that continue to...

Published: 19 April  2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A senior defence adviser has raised serious concerns that the UK Ministry of Defence has lost effective contact with tens of thousands of former military personnel who remain legally liable for recall in the event of national emergency, warning that gaps in the system could undermine Britain’s ability to rapidly mobilise experienced forces during a crisis. George Robertson,...