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MH17: Warplane ‘Flew Near Doomed Airliner’
A Ukrainian military plane flew within three to five km of flight MH17 just before the crash, says Moscow. …read more Source: Sky...
European sanctions on Russia seen limited for now, despite tough talk
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – For all the tough talk, Europe is not likely to punish Russia over last week’s downing of an airliner over Ukraine beyond speeding up the imposition of already agreed individual sanctions when the bloc’s foreign ministers meet on Tuesday. …read more Source:...
UK to press European allies for tougher sanctions against Russia over MH17
EU to consider further oil, gas, defence and financial penalties if Putin does not encourage rebels to allow access to crash site … …read more Source: The...
British PM Cameron warns Putin: EU ready to impose tougher Russian sanctions
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron warned Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin on Monday that the European Union was ready to impose tougher sanctions on Russia after separatists downed a Malaysia Airlines plane with the loss of 298 lives. …read more Source:...
Putin warns West not to use MH17 tragedy for ‘selfish political ends’
Wearing a dark suit and looking tired and drawn during a rare television address, the Russian president insisted ‘all people’ in Ukraine had a responsibility to the families of the 298 passengers and crew who died last week. …read more Source: Daily...
Ukraine rebels spirit away MH17 flight recorders
Evidence has emerged suggesting that pro-Russian rebels have recovered and spirited away the black box flight recorders of Flight MH17… …read more Source: The...
Analysis: Sorry seems to be the hardest word for Putin
The morning after Malaysia Airlines fight M17 crashed in a Ukrainian field, almost certainly shot down by pro-Russia rebels, a… …read more Source: The...
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...
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...
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...
