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BBC OS: 2024/01/29 17:06 GMT: Attack on US base in Jordan

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Attack on US base in Jordan

2024/01/29 17:06 GMT

2024/01/29 17:06 GMT: Attack on US base in Jordan

BBC World Service - BBC OS, Attack on US base in Jordan

We discuss what is behind a drone attack on a US military base in Jordan.

We bring together our correspondents in the Middle East, Washington and BBC Persian to answer your questions about the attack on the US base in Jordan and about the war in Gaza.

As the US and other countries suspend funding for the UN Relief and Works Agency in Gaza, we talk to a former employee of the charity.

Searches for the singer Taylor Swift was stopped by social media platform X, after deepfake explicit photos of her were shared. We hear from two women who also were the targets of deepfake explicit images.

We cover the ongoing feud between the two biggest female rap stars, Nicki Minaj and Megan Thee Stallion.


As the UK plans to ban disposable vapes, we explore the health effects of vaping.


Presenter: Lukwesa Burak.

(Photo Ariel picture of US military base. Credit PlanetLabs/Reuters)

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