2024-08-02
29 分钟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.