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Published: 21 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Tensions between Washington and Europe sharpened this week as remarks from a senior US official reignited the Greenland dispute, sending diplomatic shockwaves through global markets and political circles. The comments, delivered during the World Economic Forum in Davos, underscored the growing strain between the Trump administration and several long-standing allies. They also highlighted how a remote Arctic island...

Published: 18 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online When Donald Trump publicly declared that he would “rescue” Iranian protesters if security forces opened fire, Siavash Shirzad chose to believe him. For the 38-year-old father, it was a promise unlike anything he had heard before. Iranian demonstrations had erupted and been crushed many times in his lifetime, but never had a sitting US president openly pledged support...

Published: 18 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The idea that democracy can be delivered at the point of a missile has long haunted modern geopolitics. From Baghdad to Kabul, history has repeatedly shown that bombs may topple regimes, but they rarely build stable, free societies in their wake. As Donald Trump once again threatens military action against Iran, that lesson feels more urgent than ever....

Published: 18 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online European leaders have issued a firm and coordinated rebuke to Donald Trump after the US president threatened sweeping tariffs against several European nations in an attempt to pressure them into supporting his controversial bid to purchase Greenland. The extraordinary warning, which included the possibility of imposing a 25% tariff on imports from Denmark, France, Germany and the United...

Published: 17 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Nasa is preparing to roll out its most powerful rocket ever built ahead of a landmark human spaceflight that will carry astronauts around the moon for the first time in more than half a century. The Artemis II mission, scheduled to launch as early as 6 February from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, represents a crucial step in...

Published: 17 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online China has effectively blocked imports of Nvidia’s powerful H200 artificial intelligence chips, despite the processors having recently received clearance from the US government for export, according to reports that have deepened confusion over the rapidly escalating technology dispute between Washington and Beijing. The move has prompted parts suppliers linked to Nvidia’s supply chain to pause production, underlining the...

Published: 17 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The escalating crisis over Greenland may prove to be the defining moment when Europe is finally compelled to stand up to Donald Trump, even as it remains heavily dependent on the United States for its security. European officials have warned that any US attempt to annex the vast Arctic territory would represent an unprecedented breach of international norms...

Published: 16 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. In a remarkable political gesture, María Corina Machado presented her Nobel medal to Donald Trump during a private meeting at the White House. Machado Nobel recognition was cited within the first hundred words, highlighting her extraordinary opposition work in Venezuela against Nicolás Maduro. This surprising act occurred nearly two weeks after US forces captured Maduro, leaving Machado’s movement...

Published: 16 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The ICE detainee death of Geraldo Lunas Campos has raised serious concerns after reports suggested the preliminary cause may be “asphyxia due to neck and chest compression,” prompting a potential homicide investigation. Campos, a 55-year-old Cuban migrant, died on 3 January while held at Camp East Montana, a large tent facility at Fort Bliss in El Paso. ICE...

Published: 16 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Kyrsten Sinema is at the centre of a growing Sinema lawsuit after the ex-wife of her former bodyguard filed legal claims against her. Heather Ammel alleges Sinema deliberately pursued her husband, Matthew Ammel, knowing he was married, which led to the collapse of their once “good and loving” relationship. The Sinema lawsuit, seeking at least $75,000 in damages,...