Former Prince Andrew is facing fresh accusations of sharing an official Treasury document with a business contact, according to reports published in the Telegraph. This comes as the UK and its allies revealed that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was killed using a poison derived from an Ecuadorian dart frog toxin, while former US President Donald Trump stated that regime change in Iran "would be the best thing that could happen." Additionally, Palmerston, the former chief mouser of the Foreign Office, has died in Bermuda.
The allegations against Prince Andrew stem from emails suggesting he shared a Treasury briefing on Icelandic banking problems with Jonathan Rowland, a business associate whose father, David Rowland, took over part of a failing Icelandic bank. This incident adds to the pressure on the former prince, who has faced previous claims of misusing his public role by providing official information to private associates.
Meanwhile, the UK and its allies have accused Russia of using a deadly neurotoxin derived from the skin of Ecuadorian dart frogs to kill Alexei Navalny. Sky News reported that the toxin, which is 200 times stronger than morphine, was likely manufactured in a laboratory. Germany's foreign minister stated that victims "suffocate in agony." The Russian state has a history of using exotic poisons to murder its opponents, according to Sky News.
In other news, Palmerston, the beloved rescue cat who served as the chief mouser of the Foreign Office, passed away in Bermuda. The cat retired in 2020 after four years of service in Whitehall. A social media post in Palmerston's name indicated he had come out of retirement to work as a feline relations consultant.
Finally, Donald Trump, speaking to reporters after visiting troops at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, said that regime change in Iran "would be the best thing that could happen." He made the remarks as a second US aircraft carrier is deployed to the Middle East. Trump also justified the US's decision to deploy another aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, to the region, stating, "we'll need it" if a deal isn't struck with Iran.
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