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Feb 23, 2026 - World

Anthony Albanese writes to British PM as UK prepares to consider laws to strip former prince of his right to inherit the throneFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian government has confirmed it would support any proposal to remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the royal line of succession after the former prince was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office.With the UK government poised to consider laws to strip Mountbatten-Windsor of his right to inherit the throne once any police investigation was finalised, the Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has written to his British counterpart, Keir Starmer, to offer the country’s backing. Continue reading...

Feb 23, 2026 - World

Hundreds of supporters of detained Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye held a defiant prayer service inside a Catholic cathedral on Monday to press authorities to free him after more than a year without trial on treason charges, saying he is in failing health.

Feb 23, 2026 - World

The United States has ordered nonessential diplomats and their family members at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut to leave Lebanon, a State Department official said Monday, as tensions over Iran rise with the threat of a potentially imminent military strike.

Feb 23, 2026 - World

The European Union's top diplomats met Monday in Brussels with the director of the Board of Peace after a shaky and controversial embrace of U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts to secure and rebuild the war-ravaged Gaza Strip.

Feb 23, 2026 - World

Panama has ordered the occupation of two key ports at the ends of the Panama Canal