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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese informed UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer of his government’s position regarding plans to remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the line of succession to the British throne. The notification was delivered in a letter addressed to the British Prime Minister. The Australian government expressed support for the proposed changes to the rules of royal succession.

Australia is one of the Commonwealth realms that recognise the British monarch as head of state. Changes to the line of succession require agreement among these states. Details concerning the timetable and further procedural steps have not been made public.

Members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) carried out coordinated violent actions in 20 Mexican states following the death of their leader, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho”. Oseguera Cervantes died on Sunday during a military transport from Tapalpa to Mexico City after being detained by special forces. He had been wounded during an exchange of fire in the arrest operation.

At least six of his bodyguards were killed in the operation, and three soldiers were injured. After news of his death was announced, cartel members set fire to buildings and blocked roads using burning vehicles and scattered nails. In Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara, movement restrictions were introduced, and the airport in Puerto Vallarta was evacuated and placed under police security.

Authorities recorded more than 250 road blockades, most of which have been cleared. Twenty-five people were detained in connection with violence and looting. In the state of Jalisco, an emergency alert was declared and public transport, mass events and school classes were suspended. The United States government had offered a reward of 15 million US dollars for information leading to Oseguera Cervantes’s capture. The President of Mexico stated that most of the country is operating without disruption.

The UK Foreign Office announced on 14 February 2026 that Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny was poisoned while serving a sentence in a penal colony, where he died in February 2024. The department stated that the findings were based on laboratory analysis of biological samples. The tests detected the presence of epibatidine, a toxic substance of natural origin. The ministry reported that the substance was used against Navalny during his imprisonment.

The information was presented at the Munich Security Conference. The United Kingdom referred the matter to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons as a breach of the Chemical Weapons Convention. According to the UK Foreign Office, the findings were also shared with international partners involved in analysing the test results.