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Feb 19, 2026 - World

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was celebrating his 66th birthday when eight police officers arrived in unmarked cars and took him into custody.

Feb 19, 2026 - World

The family of Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre slammed Britain's former prince Andrew on Thursday following his arrest by UK police, saying "he was never a prince."

Feb 19, 2026 - World

Recently disclosed documents show name of former prince came up during 2011 inquiry into Jeffrey EpsteinAndrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested – live updatesWhile Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest by British police on Thursday came after years of uproar over his association to Jeffrey Epstein, documents show that he had been on the radar of US law enforcement for nearly 15 years.Mountbatten-Windsor’s name came up during a 2011 FBI inquiry into Epstein, investigative documents recently disclosed by the justice department reveal. Mountbatten-Windsor has denied all allegations of misconduct related to Epstein. Continue reading...

Feb 19, 2026 - World

President says US has ‘some work’ to do with Iran as representatives from more than 45 countries attend Trump-run initiativeAuthoritarians, strongmen and dictators: who is on Trump’s Board of Peace?Donald Trump will start his day in Washington for the Board of Peace meeting at the White House.He’ll then travel to Rome, Georgia, as part of his tour of the country to tout the administration’s affordability message. He’ll meet with local businesses there, and deliver remarks at 4pm ET. Continue reading...

Feb 19, 2026 - World

US president links deal with military strikes against Iran in connection with Tehran’s nuclear ambitionsDonald Trump changed his mind on supporting the Chagos Islands deal because the UK will not permit its airbases to be used for a pre-emptive US strike on Iran, the Guardian has been told.In his latest change of heart on the deal, the US president said on social media that Keir Starmer was “making a big mistake” by handing sovereignty of the islands to Mauritius in exchange for continued use by the UK and US of their airbase on one of the islands, Diego Garcia. Continue reading...