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1490 entities tracked across Lowdown briefings. Page 1 of 25.

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1 Redheughs Avenue, South GyleGB212 MW data-centre site in Edinburgh under a live Scottish Ministers planning appeal.
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AargauCHSwiss canton in the north of the country.
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AbadanIRSouth-western Iranian oil city on the Shatt al-Arab, home to the Middle East's oldest refinery.
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Abdoun BridgeJOAmman suspension bridge on Iran's Fars News retaliation list.
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AberdeenGBNorth-east Scottish city and centre of the country's offshore energy industry.
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AberdeenshireGBScottish council area where Reform UK councillor Robbie Withey quit the party.
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Aberdeenshire WestGBScottish Conservative constituency in north-east Scotland projected to fall to the SNP in 2026.
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AbhaSACapital of Saudi Arabia's Asir Province, a highland city about 2,270 metres above sea level.
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Abilene StargateUSThe Abilene, Texas data centre campus; the only partially operational site in the Stargate US programme as of early 2026.
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Abqaiq-KhuraisSASaudi Aramco oil processing complex hit by Iranian drone-missile attack, September 2019.
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Abu DhabiAEUAE capital and largest emirate, seat of federal power and the country's oil wealth.
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AbujaNGNigeria's capital, where the country's first 2026 Bundibugyo Ebola case sought care.
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Abu MusaIRIranian-held island in the Strait of Hormuz; contested by UAE and strategically critical to IRGC transit control.
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A CorunaESCity in Galicia, north-western Spain.
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Addis AbabaETEthiopian capital that hosted the OAU's founding and remains the African Union headquarters.
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AdejeESTenerife resort municipality with a high tourist-bed-to-resident ratio.
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AdenYESouthern Yemeni port city serving as the internationally recognised government's interim capital.
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Aden International AirportYEMain airport of Aden in southern Yemen.
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AfghanistanAFLandlocked Central Asian state under Taliban rule since 2021; one of the world's poorest nations and a chronic humanitarian crisis.
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AguilaUSSmall Arizona community where a measles cluster was traced to a business.
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Ahmed al-Jaber Air BaseKWKuwaiti air base hosting US forces, hit by Iranian drones in March 2026.
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AhvazIRCapital of Khuzestan Province in southwestern Iran, near oil infrastructure and the Iraq border.
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Ain al-Asad AirbaseIQLarge Iraqi airbase in Anbar province, west of Baghdad, built in the 1980s
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Ain SokhnaEGAn Egyptian Red Sea port that is the southern terminus of the SUMED pipeline.
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AkishimaJPWestern Tokyo city where residents plan Japan's first operator-level data-centre injunction suit.
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AL-02USAlabama's 2nd congressional district, centre of the post-Callais majority-Black seat fight.
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AlabamaUSDeep South state whose voided map survived a SCOTUS shadow-docket stay; re-do primary 11 August.
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AlabugaRUSpecial economic zone in Tatarstan hosting production of Iranian-designed drones for Russia.
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Al Ahmadi GovernorateKWKuwaiti governorate home to the Shuaiba complex, struck by the IRGC on 17 July.
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al-Alam campYEYemeni security training camp in Jardan district, Shabwa, struck in October 2026.
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al-Aqsa MosquePSIslam's third-holiest site, a contested Jerusalem compound at the centre of the Israel-Iran conflict.
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AlaskaUSLargest US state by area; Dan Sullivan's 2026 Senate seat is a top Democratic target.
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al-Awahi Industrial AreaOMIndustrial zone in Sohar, Oman struck by an Iranian drone, causing the first wartime deaths on Omani soil.
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AlbertaCACanada's oil and gas heartland in the west; capital Edmonton, largest city Calgary.
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Alborz ProvinceIRIranian province containing Karaj; site of wartime executions and the Sizdah Bedar bridge strike.
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Al Dhafra Air BaseAEJoint UAE-US military air base near Abu Dhabi, hosting US Air Force strike and tanker aircraft; key staging point for Gulf operations.
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Al FawIQIraqi Gulf town on the Al-Faw Peninsula, near the Al Faw Grand Port project.
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AlgeriaDZNorth African republic; OPEC member, major gas exporter to Europe, and regional geopolitical actor.
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Ali Al Salem Air BaseKWKuwaiti-US air base northwest of Kuwait City; struck three times by Iran in 2026.
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Al Jeer PortAEUAE port in Ras Al Khaimah; the JV Innovation Chinese-owned tanker was struck near here on 4 May 2026.
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Al-KharjSACity in Saudi Arabia's Riyadh region housing Prince Sultan Air Base, used by US and coalition military forces.
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Al-KibarSYSyrian reactor site destroyed by Israeli airstrike in September 2007.
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AlmondburyGBWard on Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council in West Yorkshire.
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al-Shalamcheh border crossingIQIraq-Iran land border crossing struck by Israel in the 2026 war.
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al-SheebIQIraqi border crossing with Iran in Maysan province.
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Al-ShuqaiqSARed Sea town in Saudi Arabia's Jazan Province, site of a large desalination complex.
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Alto JahuelCLLocality in Buin commune, in Chile's Metropolitan Region of Santiago.
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Alto Jahuel Campus SurCLProposed data-centre campus at Alto Jahuel, in Buin commune, Chile.
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Al Udeid Air BaseQALargest US military base in the Middle East, housing CENTCOM's forward headquarters and the Combined Air Operations Centre in Qatar.
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Amber ValleyGBLocal government borough in Derbyshire.
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AmbleGBCoastal town in Northumberland and a Northumberland County Council electoral division.
American DreamUSNew Jersey's mega-mall and entertainment complex, now a World Cup parking chokepoint.
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AmericasNorth, Central and South America and the Caribbean together.
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AmmanJOJordan's capital and political centre during repeated Iranian missile attacks.
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AmsterdamNLCapital of the Netherlands; emerging European hub for defence-tech firms seeking EU market access.
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AndalusiaESSpain's southernmost and most populous autonomous region; a major concentration of non-resident foreign property buyers.
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Ángel de la IndependenciaMXMexico City victory column on Reforma; epicentre of the fatal 30 June World Cup crush.
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AngolaAOSouthern African nation and OPEC member, significant oil producer and site of Chinese economic investment.
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AnkaraTRCapital of Türkiye; hosted the July 2026 NATO summit pledging €70bn to Ukraine.
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AntalyaTRTurkish Mediterranean city; neutral ground for FIFA-Iran World Cup diplomacy in April 2026.