Novichok

Britain points finger at Putin over spy poisoning

Thu, 06 Sep 2018 - 10:10 GMT

Britain pointed the finger at Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday for a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy in England.

UK seeks two Russian spies over nerve agent attack

Wed, 05 Sep 2018 - 11:00 GMT

Prime Minister Theresa May said Wednesday that two Russian spies carried out a nerve agent attack on a former colleague on British soil.

U.S. imposes sanctions on Russia for nerve agent attack in UK

Thu, 09 Aug 2018 - 12:40 GMT

Washington it would impose fresh sanctions on Russia by the end of August after it determined that Moscow had used a nerve agent against a former Russian agent.

Novichok victim discharged from British hospital

Fri, 20 Jul 2018 - 10:40 GMT

Novichok poisoning victim Charlie Rowley was discharged from a British hospital on Friday.

UK police identify Novichok suspects as Russians: report

Fri, 20 Jul 2018 - 12:40 GMT

British police believe they have identified the suspects who carried out the Novichok nerve agent attack on a former Moscow double agent.

UK woman dies after Novichok poisoning

Sun, 08 Jul 2018 - 10:06 GMT

A British woman has died after being exposed to the nerve agent Novichok in western England, the Metropolitan Police said in a statement on Sunday.

UK police in protective suits investigate latest Novichok poisoning

Fri, 06 Jul 2018 - 10:00 GMT

In the southern English city of Salisbury counter-terrorism detectives stepped up their investigation into how people were exposed to the nerve agent Novichok.

UK police chief says no intelligence Wiltshire pair were deliberately targeted

Wed, 04 Jul 2018 - 09:15 GMT

Britain's counter-terrorism police chief said that there was no intelligence to indicate that a man and a woman exposed to a nerve agent in southern England.

Watchdog confirms UK findings on nerve agent in Russia spy case

Fri, 13 Apr 2018 - 12:10 GMT

The world's chemical arms watchdog on Thursday confirmed Britain's findings on the identity of a nerve agent used on a former Russian spy.

Soviet-era scientist says he helped create poison in UK spy attack row

Tue, 20 Mar 2018 - 11:53 GMT

A Cold War-era scientist acknowledged on Tuesday he had helped create the nerve agent that Britain says was used to poison an ex-spy and his daughter.

Western allies confront Moscow over spy attack, vote meddling

Fri, 16 Mar 2018 - 12:10 GMT

Britain and its allies on Thursday blamed Moscow directly for a nerve agent attack on a double agent in England.

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