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March 11, 2018

Russian spy poisoning prompts warning for hundreds after nerve agent traces found

Hundreds of people have been told to wash their possessions as a precaution after traces of the nerve agent used to attack a Russian ex-spy and his daughter were found in a restaurant where the two were poisoned, the chief medical officer for England disclosed Sunday.

March 10, 2018

British police identify over 200 witnesses in Russian ex-spy's poisoning

British police have collected more than 240 pieces of evidence and identified 200 witnesses in the massive investigation into the deadly nerve agent attack targeting an ex-Russian spy and his daughter, officials said Saturday.

March 9, 2018

Russian state-controlled media newscaster warns traitors not to move to UK

Kirill Kleimenov, a newscaster for Russia’s state-controlled Channel One, warned traitors not to move to the United Kingdom.

March 9, 2018

Sergei Skripal poisoning: Did daughter unwittingly carry nerve agent into ex-Russian spy's home?

Authorities investigating the mysterious poisoning of an ex-Russian spy living in the United Kingdom are probing the possibility the would-be assassins used the man's unwitting daughter to slip the extremely rare toxic nerve agent inside his home.

March 9, 2018

Russian spy Sergei Skripal assassination attempt: UK deploys military as Moscow, under suspicion, offers help

The British government deployed the military Friday to help with its probe of the mysterious nerve-agent poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter -- an apparent assassination attempt that also left 19 others seeking medical treatment.

March 8, 2018

UK officials say 21 people now being treated in ex-Russian spy poisoning

British police said 21 people are being treated after an ex-Russian spy and his daughter were poisoned with a nerve agent on Sunday.

March 8, 2018

Drug charges dropped after suspect refuses to poop for 47 days in custody

British prosecutors have dropped drug charges against a suspect after he refused to go the bathroom for 47 days.

March 7, 2018

Ex-Russian spy, daughter poisoned by nerve agent in 'targeted' act, British authorities say

A former Russian spy and his daughter were poisoned by a nerve agent in a "targeted" act, British authorities revealed Wednesday.

March 6, 2018

Ex-Russian spy, daughter remain in critical condition as UK lawmakers probe possible Kremlin link

Britain will respond "appropriately and robustly" if Russia's involvement is established in the case of an ex-Russian spy who fell ill after coming into contact with an "unknown substance" in southern England, the U.K. foreign secretary said Tuesday.

March 5, 2018

Ex-Russian spy in critical condition after being exposed to 'unknown substance'

Sergei Skripal, an ex-Russian spy, is in critical condition after he was exposed to an “unknown substance,” British media reported.