Novichok

Navalny’s blood samples had nerve agent

Blood samples taken from Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and examined by the world's chemical weapons agency "confirm the presence of a nerve agent" in the Novichok family, sources said on…

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Russia says it noticed ‘multiple hostile’ statements in view of Navalny’s poisoning

Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Saturday it had noticed multiple hostile statements directed at Russia on the topic of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's health, after Germany said he had been…

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Police officer poisoned by Salisbury on way to recovery

The police officer who was poisoned by novichok as he responded to the attack on a former Russian spy in Salisbury has told of his rollercoaster physical and mental recovery.…

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Salisbury Novichok poisoning : US imposes new sanctions on Russia

The Trump administration has imposed economic sanctions on Russia in response to an alleged assassination attempt on a former Russian double agent in Salisbury in the UK, as Congress pressures…

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A Year On From The Skripal Poisonings

The HuffPost UK takes a look at Salisbury a year after former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were found slumped on a bench. A town that which…

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Russian flag draped Salisbury Cathedral

A huge Russian flag has appeared draped over the north front of Salisbury Cathedral, causing outrage in the city. The massive tricolour was hung high on scaffolding at the building in the early hours of…

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Thursday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Our morning briefing brings you the latest and most important news which happened in the past news cycle, based on the review of major news outlets, agencies and…

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Person wanted for Salisbury poisoning is a decorated Russian military intelligence colonel – The Telegraph

One of the trained assassins wanted for poisoning Sergei Skripal is a decorated colonel in Russian military intelligence given the country’s highest award by Vladimir Putin. The real identity of one of…

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Kremlin reiterates there’s no link between two charged with Salisbury poisoning and President Putin

The two suspects in the poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal have nothing to do with Russian President Vladimir Putin or the government, a Kremlin spokesman was quoted by the…

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Monday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Malta's newspapers present a number of issues, with The Times carrying the position of the Malta Employers' Association Director General on the way the property market is causing…

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Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov, who are wanted for the Skripal novichok attack, are linked to Russian defence ministry – Documents

Documents uncovered by investigative journalists have provided the first public evidence that the suspects in the Salisbury novichok attack have formal ties to the Russian ministry of defence. British authorities have charged…

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Theresa May accuses Moscow of ‘insulting public’s intelligence’

Theresa May has accused Moscow of "insulting the public's intelligence" after the two Russian agents suspected carrying out of the Salisbury poisonings claimed they were merely tourists. In an extraordinary interview with…

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Two accused with poisoning of Sergei Skripal deny any involvement in attack

The two Russians accused by the UK of poisoning former spy Sergei Skripal with a nerve agent in Salisbury took to state television on Thursday to deny any involvement in…

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Breaking News: USA, France, Germany and Canada agree with UK that Russian government “almost certainly” approved Novichok poisoning in Salisbury

The US, France, Germany and Canada have agreed with the UK that the Russian government "almost certainly" approved the Novichok poisoning in Salisbury. They have urged Russia to provide full…

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Scotland Yard names two Russians over Salisbury poisonings – Issues Arrest Warrants

Two suspected Russian nationals have been named over the novichok poisoning of Sergei and Julia Skripal in March in Salisbury, Wiltshire. British police and prosecutors made the announcement on Wednesday.…

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US imposes new sanctions against Russia on UK Nerve Agent attack in Salisbury

The Trump administration has signed off on sweeping new sanctions against Russia following a near-fatal nerve agent attack against British citizen and former Russian spy Sergei Skripal — a move…

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Nerve Agent poisoning victim leaves hospital

SkyNews: A man in Wiltshire who was critically hurt after being exposed to novichok has been discharged from hospital. Charlie Rowley, 45, and his partner Dawn Sturgess, 44, collapsed on 30…

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Friday Morning Briefing

Good morning The dust haven't settled yet on Monday's summit Trump invites Putin for a second meeting for Autumn, this time in Washington. The EU issued a stark warning to…

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Police identify suspected perpetrators of nerve agent Novichok attack

Police believe they have identified the suspected perpetrators of the novichok attack on former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal, the Press Association has reported. The 66-year-old and his 33-year-old daughter…

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Novichok poisoning source found at home if one of victims

BBC: Novichok that poisoned a couple in Wiltshire came from a small bottle found in the home of one of the victims, police say. A bottle was found in a…

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The Wednesday Morning Briefing

Good morning The successful rescue operation in Thailand ended successfully, highlighting a number of 'human traits' that at times are overshadowed by the dullness of other happenings around us. This…

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British man poisoned by Novichok regains conscience

Reuters: A British man poisoned with the Novichok nerve agent 10 days ago has regained consciousness and he is now in a critical but stable condition, Salisbury District Hospital said…

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Tuesday Morning Briefing

Good morning An eventful 36 hours for Theresa May and the UK. But not only. Trump's nomination for the Supreme Court, Libya's deal with Italy on migration and the rescue…

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Nerve gas victims must have handled material’s container – British Police / Kremlin expresses condolences

AP News: British police say they believe the latest victims of poisoning by nerve agent Novichok must have handled the material’s container. Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu said Monday the death of…

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Monday Morning Briefing

Good morning The rescue operation currently underway in Thailand dominated most of the international news outlets agenda. However during the past hours Theresa May's latest setback on Brexit, with the…

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Breaking News: British woman dies after being exposed to nerve agent Novichok

Euronews: A British woman has died after being exposed to the nerve agent Novichok in western England, the Metropolitan Police said in a statement on Sunday. The victim was named…

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Insight : What is the nerve agent Novichok?

The Week: Novichok is a series of highly toxic nerve agents, each with a different potency, first developed in the former Soviet Union in the 1970s and 1980s, Reuters reports. The specific circumstances of…

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New nerve agents victims possibly not the target of any new attack but consequence of previous

Times of Israel / BBC / AP British officials investigating a second case of poisoning with the nerve agent Novichok in southwestern England say they suspect the victims were not directly…

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Breaking News: Couple taken ill in Salisbury are victims of an attack of the same nerve agent used against Skripals

The Telegraph: The couple taken critically ill in Salisbury over the weekend were tonight confirmed as being fresh victims of the novichok attack on Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia. A major incident…

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