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Which countries have nuclear weapons?
Nine countries currently have nuclear weapons – some legally and some illegally – with an estimated 12,100 warheads between them as of early-2024.
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Latest travel advice for Israel, Iran and other Middle East countries
With recent attacks between Iran and Israel threatening to escalate tensions, here is the latest Foreign Office travel advice for countries in the region.
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What we know about the drone attack on US troops in Jordan
US president Joe Biden has vowed to ‘respond’ to the fatal attack on Tower 22 and has blamed Iran.
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Sunak blasted over Yemen air strikes - what the key people said
With Rishi Sunak facing criticism for not consulting Parliament on airstrikes in Yemen, here's what key figures have been saying.
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Ultra-Orthodox rabbi tells followers Covid vaccine ‘can turn people gay’
LGBT+ rights group Havruta says it is ‘currently gearing up to welcome our impending new members’ after bizarre and factually inaccurate claim
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Loujain al-Hathloul: Prominent Saudi women’s rights activist sentenced to five years in jail
Nobel peace prize-nominated campaigner ‘imprisoned, tortured and abused’, says charity
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Coronavirus raises unemployment numbers among women in Jordan
A quarter of a million female-headed households in Jordan now face economic hardship
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