British police today arrested “a man in his sixties from Norfolk”. But this was no ordinary sexagenarian. He was Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor—formerly Prince Andrew—whose links to Jeffrey Epstein have long shadowed the monarchy. Mr Mountbatten-Windsor has consistently denied wrongdoing in relation to Epstein. We assess what the ex-royal’s encounter with the law may mean for the Crown.

Elsewhere, decision time is approaching for Donald Trump. The president has ordered an enormous military build-up in the Middle East, by some measures the biggest in two decades. Unless a deal emerges soon, he must choose whether to strike Iran—or beat a humiliating retreat.

And tune in to The Insider, which examines the costs to Vladimir Putin of continuing his war in Ukraine, and the reasons why he is reluctant to end it. You can watch it on our app or the Insider hub.

Conflict has cost Russia dearly. But its leader would also pay a high price for ending it

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