Kim Jong-nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea’s leader, died last year after being smeared in the face with VX nerve agent at Kuala Lumpur airport AFP/GettyKim Jong-un’s half-brother was killed in a chemical attack on the orders of the North Korean government, the US has formally concluded. Hours after President Trump said possible progress was being made in talks with the regime, his state department announced that the US would impose fresh sanctions as it warned that the killing of Kim Jong-nam underscored North Korea’s “reckless nature”. The estranged half-brother of North Korea’s leader died last year after being smeared in the face with VX nerve agent at Kuala Lumpur airport. Two women, who claim they believed they were carrying out a prank for a TV show, are on trial in Malaysia for murder. Heather Nauert, a spokeswoman for the state department, said last night the US had determined that…

Source: The Times March 07, 2018 03:37 UTC