The poisoner's handbook: What Israel and North Korea have in common

By Paul McGeough
Updated February 25 2017 - 1:18pm, first published 9:32am
The front page of the <i>New Straits Times</i> showing an image purportedly of Kim Jong-nam moments after the attack. Photo: Supplied/New Straits Times
The front page of the <i>New Straits Times</i> showing an image purportedly of Kim Jong-nam moments after the attack. Photo: Supplied/New Straits Times
Ri Jong-chol, the North Korean man in Malaysian police custody over the killing of Kim Jong-nam. Photo: thestar.com
Ri Jong-chol, the North Korean man in Malaysian police custody over the killing of Kim Jong-nam. Photo: thestar.com
In this image from security camera footage, Kim Jong-nam gestures towards his face while talking to airport security at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, shortly before his death. Photo: Fuji TV/AP
In this image from security camera footage, Kim Jong-nam gestures towards his face while talking to airport security at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, shortly before his death. Photo: Fuji TV/AP
Khalid Mishal and his security detail walk the streets of Doha, Qatar, in February 2013.   Photo: Kate Geraghty
Khalid Mishal and his security detail walk the streets of Doha, Qatar, in February 2013. Photo: Kate Geraghty

Washington: Avoiding unfriendly airspace, Benjamin Netanyahu took a circuitous flight path to Australia this week.

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