Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Thursday 9 Aug 2018

1. US to sanction Russia over Skripal poisoning

The US is to impose further sanctions on Russia, this time in response to the poisoning in Salisbury of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia. The sanctions will come into force later this month and target exports of sensitive electronic components and other technologies. Russia has criticised the move and says the assertion that it carried out the nerve agent attack in Wiltshire was “far-fetched”.

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