The world's nuclear-armed states are beefing up their atomic arsenals and walking out of arms control pacts, creating a new era of threat that has brought an end to decades of reductions in stockpiles since the Cold War,

Satellite imagery shared with BBC Verify has provided a clearer picture of damage inflicted on two of Iran's key nuclear sites as well as other military targets.

The map is based on a hypothetical strike that targets nuclear silo sites in Montana, North Dakota, and Nebraska.

Smoke and flames filled the sky over Tehran as Israel struck oil and gas facilities in the Iranian capital and targeted more nuclear facilities during attacks that carried on into Sunday after starting two days earlier.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said she urged Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday to work toward negotiating an end to Iran’s pursuit of a nuclear weapon and to allow humanitarian aid to reach civilians in Gaza.

A controversial baby shower invitation for "Chernobyl Hope" goes viral on Reddit, with users reacting to parents naming their child after the 1986 nuclear disaster in Ukraine.