
Kim Jong-Nam Case: Women Will Face Trial
The case will proceed in the murder of Kim Jong-Un's half brother.
A Malaysian judge has delivered a key ruling in the trial of two women accused of the assassination of Kim Jong-Nam, the half-brother of North Korea's leader. He died in February of last year after his face was smeared with the deadly nerve agent VX at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
The musician and opposition MP Robert Kyagulanyi known as Bobi Wine is due in court today. He is accused of attacking the presidential motorcade on Monday night, following election-related violence in a controversial by-election in Arua in the north of the country.
Former director of the CIA John Brennan has had his security clearance revoked. White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Mr Brennan, a vocal critic of Mr Trump, had used his access to sensitive information to make unfounded allegations against the administration.
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