Now for a look at stories making headlines around the world and we start with the latest on the poisoning of a former Russian spy in the UK. <br />The U.S. has joined a host of other nations in expelling Russian diplomats in a coordinated response to the nerve agent attack. <br />For more on this and other international news we turn to our Ro Aram…<br />Aram… Western nations have been pointing their fingers at Moscow for the attack, and now they joined forces in punishing Russia….<br /><br /> That's right Semin… The U.S. has banded together with several EU nations, as well as Canada and Ukraine, timing their announcements within a few hours on Monday for maximum effect. <br /> Washington is expelling 60 Russian diplomats and intelligence officers, which is President Trump's strongest action against Russia since coming to office.<br />Trump has always avoided directly challenging his Russian counterpart, but it seems he is bowing to pressure from Democrats and some Republicans to take a tougher stance against the Kremlin. <br />The 60 Russian diplomats are part of more than a hundred of their colleagues from 20 other nations that have been told to leave their respective countries. <br />It marks the biggest Western expulsion of Russian diplomats since the height of the Cold War.<br />British Prime Minister Theresa May welcomed the show of solidarity, saying it sent the "strongest signal to Russia that it cannot continue to flout international law."<br /> Moscow called the expulsions a "provocative gesture", threatening to kick out an equal number of foreign diplomats.<br />Russia's Embassy in Washington also responded to a consulate closure in Seattle by asking its Twitter followers to vote which U.S. consulate in Russia it should close. <br />The Kremlin also said President Putin would soon be making a final decision about Russia's response. <br />The UK and the EU have said it is highly likely that Moscow was behind the poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter in Salisbury earlier this month. <br />Moscow continues to deny involvement. <br />
