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    The Death and Gloom of Donetsk and Gaza
    Jul23

    The Death and Gloom of Donetsk and Gaza

    Vladimir Putin in Israel, visiting a memorial dedicated to the Red Army’s victory over Nazi Germany. June 25, 2012. Kremlin press service, public domain. There were two headline-grabbing events on Thursday, July 17: the downing of Malaysian Flight MH17, presumably by separatists in eastern Ukraine, and the beginning of Israel’s ground...

    EU discuss punishing Putin following MH17 crash
    Jul23

    EU discuss punishing Putin following MH17 crash

    The EU’s foreign ministers have met to discuss new sanctions on Russia following the destruction of the MH17 passenger plane. Only the Netherlands – of all nations – has been delaying proceedings. …read more Source: Deutsche...

    MH17 dead to be flown to Netherlands
    Jul23

    MH17 dead to be flown to Netherlands

    The first bodies from the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in Ukraine are due to be flown to the Netherlands for identification. …read more Source:...

    First victims of MH17 disaster to be repatriated
    Jul23

    First victims of MH17 disaster to be repatriated

    The Netherlands is observing a day of national mourning as the country prepares for the return of some of the 193 Dutch victims from the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 who died in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: RTÉ...

    Train carrying MH17 bodies on final journey reaches Ukraine city
    Jul23

    Train carrying MH17 bodies on final journey reaches Ukraine city

    DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – A train carrying the remains of many of the 298 victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 arrived in a Ukrainian government-held city on Tuesday on the first leg of their final journey home to be reclaimed by their families. …read more Source:...

    US intelligence: MH17 likely shot down by pro-Russian rebels on accident
    Jul23

    US intelligence: MH17 likely shot down by pro-Russian rebels on accident

    US intelligence officials believe that pro-Russian rebels accidently shot down flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine. They have no evidence that directly links Moscow to the tragedy. …read more Source: Deutsche...

    MH17: governor general Peter Cosgrove to receive bodies in Netherlands
    Jul23

    MH17: governor general Peter Cosgrove to receive bodies in Netherlands

    He will join special envoy Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston to take change of remains as part of Operation Bring Them HomeThe governor general, Peter Cosgrove, has been sent to the Netherlands to receive the aircraft carrying the remains of the victims of the flight MH17 crash as reports emerged there may not be as many of the bodies recovered as...

    MH17: Rebels likely shot down plane ‘by mistake’  live updates
    Jul23

    MH17: Rebels likely shot down plane ‘by mistake’ live updates

    US says no evidence of Russias direct involvementEyewitnesses tell the Guardian of likely Buk system in TorezEU foreign ministers line up new sanctions on RussiansInternational teams receive trains carrying bodies in KharkivHeavy fighting roils on near Donetsk and Luhansk 9.27am AESTRussian must face increasing costs if it continues to support...

    Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash: US claims Russia ‘created the conditions’ that led to the disaster in Ukraine
    Jul23

    Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash: US claims Russia ‘created the conditions’ that led to the disaster in Ukraine

    Senior US intelligence officials said today that Russia was responsible for “creating the conditions” that led to the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 – but they offered no evidence of direct Russian government involvement. …read more Source: The...

    MH17: US intelligence says Russia ‘created conditions’ for plane disaster
    Jul23

    MH17: US intelligence says Russia ‘created conditions’ for plane disaster

    US officials stop short of blaming crash directly on Moscow and say separatists likely shot down plane by accidentUS intelligence officials accused Moscow of “creating the conditions” that resulted in the death of 298 people aboard the Malaysian Airlines jet shot down last week over a part of Ukraine controlled by Russia-backed...