Report: Kim Jong-un's half-brother assassinated in Malaysia by female North Korean spies with poison needle

Yonhap news said Kim Jong-nam, who is believed to be in his 40s, was killed on Monday morning in Kuala Lumpur.

Quoting government sources, other media reports claim Mr Kim died after being jabbed by a poisoned needle by two women in the city’s airport.

The women are believed to be North Korean agents but have so far been able to evade a police hunt.

Police in Malaysia told Reuters that an unidentified North Korean man had died en route to hospital from Kuala Lumpur airport on Monday.