#MorningBrief: Top 5 news
Astro Awani
February 20, 2017 12:18 MYT
February 20, 2017 12:18 MYT
Major news highlights today.
HERE is the list of key news you need to know today.
Malaysia's foreign ministry summoned North Korea's ambassador on Monday over allegations he had made over the Southeast Asian country's handling of the investigation into the murder in Kuala Lumpur of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's half-brother.
Malaysia also recalled its envoy from Pyongyang "for consultations", the foreign ministry said in a statement.
Two former skydivers of the Putera UMNO North Pole Free Fall Expedition 2007 Sunday expressed their disappointment at being marginalised after their team broke a series of records and highlighted Malaysia's name in the global arena
Mohd Khashian Khan Omar Khan, 30, and Norafandi Noordin, 34, claimed that after 10 years, they, along with 10 other former skydivers of the expedition did not have a steady income nor received the proper support and incentives promised.
CCTV footage purportedly showing the deadly assault in Malaysia on the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un by a woman, who is believed to have wiped a fast-acting poison on his face, was released by Japanese broadcaster Fuji TV on Monday.
Kim Jong Nam died last Monday a short time after the attack in the departure hall of Kuala Lumpur International Airport, where he had been preparing to take a flight to Macau.
The killing of North Korea leader Kim Jong Un's estranged half- brother in Malaysia last week shows the brutality of isolated North Korea and its "terrorism tactics are getting bolder", South Korean Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn said on Monday.
South Korean and U.S. officials believe Kim Jong Nam was killed by agents from the reclusive North, whose diplomats in Kuala Lumpur have sought to prevent an autopsy on the 46-year-old's body and demanded it be handed over.
Tony Blair wants fellow Britons to "rise up" and block or soften Brexit, but it may now be out of their hands -- many Europeans just want them to get on and get out.
After their June referendum vote to quit the EU, stunned European leaders insisted Britons were welcome to change their minds. That may have encouraged those like ex-premier Blair who last week challenged Prime Minister Theresa May's plan to launch the process next month and exit in two years whatever the EU offers.