Russia killed Alexei Navalny using dart frog toxin, UK and allies say

Britain and its European allies have blamed the Kremlin for the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who they say was killed using a poison derived from a dart frog toxin.

Also in today’s programme: prominent women, including tennis icon Billie Jean King, pay tribute to Gisèle Pelicot, who waived her right to anonymity in France’s largest rape trial; and a global bird-watching project aiming to track biodiversity.

Presenter Krupa Padhy is joined by Roxane Farmanfarmaian, Lecturer of International Politics and Middle East specialist at Cambridge University, and journalist and writer Priya Elan.

File photo: People demonstrate in Warsaw following the death of Alexei Navalny, 16 February 2024. Credit: Agencja Wyborcza.pl/Reuters.