Vietnamese Woman Sentenced in Slaying of Kim Jong Un’s Brother

EILEEN NG / The Associated Press Mar 31, 2019 Originally charged with murder, she pleaded guilty to a lesser charge. Kim Jong Nam died after being accosted by two women at an airport. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.K. Charges 2 Alleged Russian Spies in Nerve Agent Attack

JILL LAWLESS / The Associated Press Sep 5, 2018 The men—reportedly in Russia and unlikely to ever stand trial—are accused of poisoning a former double agent and his daughter in Britain. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Another Mystery Illness Rocks England After Spy’s Poisoning

MATT DUNHAM and JILL LAWLESS / The Associated Press Jul 4, 2018 Counterterrorism detectives and local police are investigating after a couple fall critically ill from exposure to an unknown substance a few miles from where a former Russian spy and his daughter were poisoned in March. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

A Shocking Lack of Intelligence in Our Missile Strike on Syria

Scott Ritter / Truthdig Apr 20, 2018 The U.S., the U.K. and France launched the attack even though they had no solid evidence that the Assad regime had used chemical warfare. The allies' action was little more than a propaganda exercise. Dig deeper ( 23 Min. Read )

Russia Ramps Up Diplomatic Clash, Expels More U.K. Diplomats

VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and GREG KATZ / The Associated Press Mar 30, 2018 New cuts to the number of British envoys in Russia escalate a dispute with the West over the poisoning of an ex-spy in Britain. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Russia Responds Quid Pro Quo to Diplomats’ Expulsions

VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and JILL LAWLESS / The Associated Press Mar 29, 2018 Russia is expelling over 150 diplomats, including 60 Americans, in retaliation for a wave of Western expulsions of Russian diplomats over the poisoning of an ex-spy and his daughter in Britain. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Theresa May Urges EU Unity as Kremlin Slams U.K.

JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA / The Associated Press Mar 22, 2018 Britain blames Moscow for an attack with a military-grade nerve agent and has called Russia a growing threat to Western democracies. Russia has fiercely denied the accusations. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.K. and U.S.: Russia Must ‘Come Clean’ on Chemical Weapons

The Associated Press Mar 13, 2018 Britain says President Trump has assured Prime Minister Theresa May that the U.S. is “with the U.K.” and Russia must provide answers about the nerve-agent poisoning of a former spy and his daughter. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

U.K. Holds Emergency Meeting About Poisoning of Ex-Spy

GREGORY KATZ / The Associated Press Mar 10, 2018 Police are looking for clues as to what sickened Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia. The two Russians remain in critical condition, poisoned with what authorities said was a rare nerve agent. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Russian Ex-Spy in Britain Attacked With Nerve Agent, Police Say

DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS / The Associated Press Mar 7, 2018 The man and his daughter are reported to be fighting for their lives in a hospital. The apparent assassination attempt is straining relations between Britain and Russia. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

With Error Fixed, Evidence Against ‘Sarin Attack’ Remains Convincing

By Theodore A. Postol Apr 22, 2017 New results show even more strongly that a U.S. report on the incident in Syria was wrong. They also suggest that Donald Trump lacked information that justified a missile strike. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The Nerve Gas Attack Described in White House Report Did Not Occur, Expert Says of Syria Incident

By Theodore A. Postol Apr 20, 2017 Some kind of poisoning event may have produced mass casualties on April 4, but the White House Intelligence Report did not accurately describe that event, a weapons specialist from MIT writes. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )