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World's Chemical Weapons Watchdog Holds Emergency Meeting at Russia's Request

Russian foreign ministry requested an emergency session to discuss former spy poisoning.

The international chemical weapons watchdog, the OPCW, has held an emergency meeting in the Netherlands. It's been called by Moscow to discuss the poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter in Britain.

Also in the programme: Brazil's Supreme Court is due to rule on whether to jail the former president, Lula da Silva; and China has announced new 25% tariffs on key commodities from the US.

Picture: Police officers work near the scene where Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia were discovered after being attacked with a nerve-agent. Credit: Getty Images

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Wed 4 Apr 201813:06GMT

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