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Kremlin confirms secret agent part of historic prisoner swap
Manage episode 432054036 series 2956310
The Kremlin confirms convicted assassin Vadim Krasikov, released in a huge east-west prisoner swap, was a Russian security agent.
The historic exchange freed 24 prisoners from seven countries - three of whom have now returned to the US.
Also: Hundreds of mourners gather in Doha to offer funeral prayers for assassinated Hamas leader Ismael Haniyeh, and a senior North Korean defector says his country is rooting for another Donald Trump presidency.
The day’s top stories from BBC News and our correspondents across the world. Delivered twice a day on weekdays, daily at weekends.
1360 episodes
Manage episode 432054036 series 2956310
The Kremlin confirms convicted assassin Vadim Krasikov, released in a huge east-west prisoner swap, was a Russian security agent.
The historic exchange freed 24 prisoners from seven countries - three of whom have now returned to the US.
Also: Hundreds of mourners gather in Doha to offer funeral prayers for assassinated Hamas leader Ismael Haniyeh, and a senior North Korean defector says his country is rooting for another Donald Trump presidency.
The day’s top stories from BBC News and our correspondents across the world. Delivered twice a day on weekdays, daily at weekends.
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