
Russian Novichok Suspects Named
UK prosecutors say there is "sufficient evidence" to charge two Russian nationals
Two Russian nationals have been named as suspects in the attempted murder of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia. UK prosecutors insist there is "sufficient evidence" to charge Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov over the attack in Salisbury.
Also on the programme: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets Pakistan's new Prime Minister Imran Khan; Lyse Doucet reports on life for the Yazidis who fled an advancing Islamic State militant group in 2014; and the tree that uses metals like nickel and zinc to defend itself from insects.
Picture: a CCTV image of two Russian nationals suspected of involvement in the Novichok poisonings. Credit: Met Police.
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