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      Tony Blair’s speech marking 20th anniversary of his election as Labour leader: Politics live blog
      Jul21

      Tony Blair’s speech marking 20th anniversary of his election as Labour leader: Politics live blog

      Rolling coverage of all the day’s political developments as they happen, including Tony Blair’s speech marking the 20th anniversary of his election as Labour leader and David Cameron’s statement to the Commons on the shooting down of flight MH17 11.31am BSTThey’re not happy at the Blair event.Ugly rumours spreading that...

      Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash: Blogger captures footage ‘showing BUK missile launcher that shot down jet’ now back in Russia
      Jul21

      Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash: Blogger captures footage ‘showing BUK missile launcher that shot down jet’ now back in Russia

      A Russian blogger has uploaded video footage that may show the BUK anti-air missile launcher which shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine last week. …read more Source: The...

      MH17: First major outbreak of hostilities since plane crash
      Jul21

      MH17: First major outbreak of hostilities since plane crash

      Rebels say tanks are trying to break into Donetsk as first investigators reach Torez, where bodies from MH17 are storedUkrainian army tanks have reportedly launched an assault to break pro-Russia rebels’ hold on the eastern city of Donetsk, in the first major outbreak of hostilities in the area since Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot...

      Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash: Australia warns Ukraine and pro-Russia militants against using bodies as ‘pawns’
      Jul21

      Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash: Australia warns Ukraine and pro-Russia militants against using bodies as ‘pawns’

      Australia has warned both sides in the Ukrainian conflict not to use the bodies of MH17 victims as “hostages or pawns.” …read more Source: The...

      Sharing pictures of corpses on social media isnt the way to bring a ceasefire | Suzanne Moore
      Jul21

      Sharing pictures of corpses on social media isnt the way to bring a ceasefire | Suzanne Moore

      I dont need you to tweet any more images of dead children spreading them only devalues the currency of shared humanityHow many pictures of dead children do you need to see before you understand that killing children is wrong? I ask because social media is awash with the blood of innocents. Twitter is full of photos of the murdered children of...

      Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash: Ukraine rebels with Russian military help likely downed passenger jet, says Kerry
      Jul21

      Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash: Ukraine rebels with Russian military help likely downed passenger jet, says Kerry

      The United States is putting the likely blame for the downed Malaysian passenger plane on Ukraine separatists who had Russian military help. …read more Source: The...

      [Opinion] Putin’s real war
      Jul21

      [Opinion] Putin’s real war

      How many people – whether Ukrainian or non-Ukrainian – have to die, before the West faces up to the realities of Putin’s war? …read more Source:...

      Loud explosions heard in rebel stronghold Donetsk
      Jul21

      Loud explosions heard in rebel stronghold Donetsk

      A pro-Russian rebel leader has said Ukrainian forces tried to break into Donetsk city, fighting inside the city limits, near the railway station. …read more Source: RTÉ...

      UN to vote on resolution demanding MH17 crash site access
      Jul21

      UN to vote on resolution demanding MH17 crash site access

      The UN is set to decide on a resolution demanding international access to the crash site of a downed passenger jet in Ukraine. Russia has echoed that sentiment, urging the incident not be used for political purposes. …read more Source: Deutsche...

      Swedish reporters detained while reporting on MH17 tragedy
      Jul21

      Swedish reporters detained while reporting on MH17 tragedy

      Two journalists from a leading Swedish newspaper were detained yesterday by pro-Russian separatists while they were attempting to report on the MH17 atrocity in eastern Ukraine.Paul Hansen and Jan Lewenhagen, of Dagens Nyheter, were at the morgue in Donetsk when the separatists detained them and then confined them to a building with another seven...