the half brother of leader kim jong un at kuala lumpur airport last year kim jong nam died after a nerve agent was sprayed in his face sri lanka has declared a state of emergency after anti muslim violence mobs made up of the majority buddhist population attacked muslim owned shops and homes and at least two people have been killed the government has deployed soldiers to riot areas and imposed a curfew. now a former russian spy and his daughter are fighting for their lives in the u.k. after an apparent poisoning attempt britain has said it will respond appropriately and robustly to any russian involvement circus grip all and acts russian intelligence officer who also spied for britain was taken critically ill on sunday along with his daughter counterterrorism police are racing to identify the unknown substance that left the parent conscious in the southern british city of solsbury.
a quick check now of some other stories that have been making news around the world the united states has announced more sanctions on north korea this after washington formally concluded that the country used chemical weapons to assassinate the half brother of leader kim jong il and at qual him for airport last year kim jong nam died after a nerve agent was sprayed in his face. sri lanka has declared a state of emergency after anti muslim violence mobs made up of the majority buddhist population attacked muslim owned shops and homes and at least two people have been killed the government has deployed soldiers to riot areas and impose a curfew. and in germany eight members of a far right group face verdicts today they ve been on trial over a series of attacks on refugees and left wing activists federal prosecutors are calling for up to eleven years in prison for the perpetrators and could classify the so-called group as