Jordan's former crown prince 'under house arrest'

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has been thrown into turmoil after the arrest of several senior figures, amid reports of a possible coup attempt against the ruling monarch. King Abdullah's half-brother, the former crown prince Hamzah bin Hussein, has meanwhile said that the armed forces have put him under house arrest.

Also in the programme: A surge in coronavirus infections in Papua New Guinea and we hear from an athlete hoping to compete in the Tokyo Olympic Games.

Joining Julian Worricker to discuss these and other stories are Milica Pesic, Serbian-born journalist and executive director of the Media Diversity Institute; and Mark Vernon, a British psychotherapist and author with the research network Perspectiva.

(Picture: Jordan's former Crown Prince Hamza bin Hussein. Credit: REUTERS/Majed Jaber)