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Malaysia Airlines flight 17

Malaysia Airlines flight 17
A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 airliner en route to Kuala Lumpur from Amsterdam crashed near Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014 after being hit by a surface-to-air missile. Separatist pro-Russian forces and the Ukrainian government traded accusations over who is to blame for the attack on the civilian airliner that killed all 298 people on board the plane.
The International Civil Aviation Organization has blamed Russia for shooting down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014. Photo: AP
Russia

Russia challenges ruling over Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 downing

Moscow disputed the UN aviation agency’s findings and urged the ICJ to take an ‘entirely impartial stance’ on the case.

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Malaysia

Malaysia’s king to make historic state visit to Russia at Putin’s invitation

India

279 bodies found, making Air India crash second worst air disaster this century

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Malaysia

Putin’s ‘second wife’ joke about Anwar draws laughs and backlash in Malaysia

While some social media users were amused by the leaders’ moment of levity, others felt it was inappropriate in light of the MH17 tragedy.

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Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (right) is welcomed by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Wednesday. Photo: Kremlin/dpa
Malaysia

Malaysia’s Anwar urged to ‘seek justice’ for MH17 victims during Putin meeting

Malaysia has a ‘moral responsibility’ to seek justice for the victims, even if it means jeopardising Russia relations, experts say.

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United Nations

Russia downed Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in 2014, UN aviation council rules

298 passengers and crew died when plane was shot down over Ukraine as fighting raged between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian forces.

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Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan, US officials: plane that crashed may have been hit by weapons fire

Assessments echoed those made by outside aviation experts who blamed Wednesday’s crash on Russia.

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Emergency specialists work at the crash site of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane near the western Kazakh city of Aktau on Wednesday. Photo: AFP / Getty Images / TNS
Malaysia

‘Crisis of confidence’: Malaysia Airlines under scrutiny amid safety concerns

A string of technical issues and cancelled flights in recent weeks have led to heightened concerns and frustrations among customers.

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Malaysia

MH17 10 years on: Malaysian aspires to follow late pilot-father’s career

Dutch PM Dick Schoof has promised to press ahead with investigations into the tragedy at a memorial service held in the Netherlands.

Malaysia

Exclusive | MH17 10 years on: Russia ‘murdered’ victims twice, Ukraine foreign minister says

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba says Russia is abusing the MH17 grief through its “blatant, systemic, and shameless lies”.

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Reconstructed MH17 wreckage. Photo: Amy Chew
Malaysia

Wounds that won’t heal: MH17 disaster haunts victims’ families, 10 years on

Unresolved pain lingers for the loved ones of MH17 victims, their cries for justice echoing in a ‘world that has forgotten about us’.

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Workers transport a piece of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 wreckage at the site the crash in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, in 2014. Photo: Reuters
Malaysia

Malaysia has ‘little leverage’ in seeking MH17-downing accountability: analysts

However, experts note the tragedy’s complex geopolitical factors means Kuala Lumpur has ‘little leverage’ to press the case on its own.

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The Netherlands

New Dutch PM sworn in with plans to implement ‘strictest-ever’ immigration policy

Schoof has vowed to implement “decisively” coalition plans for the “strictest-ever admission policy for asylum and the most comprehensive package for getting a grip on migration”.

Malaysia

CEO says Malaysia Airlines seeking to move past MH370 crisis, rebuild trust

CEO Izham Ismail said the company was no more a laid-back organisation as he seeks to turn it into a premium carrier by the end of the decade.

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A Malaysian Airlines plane taxis at Kuala Lumpur airport in Sepang, Selangor. Photo: Bloomberg
Malaysia

A decade after MH370 disappeared, planes still at risk of vanishing off the map

Ten years after MH370, an industry-wide push to rule out a similar case has been stymied by bureaucracy, financial pressure, and a debate about who should have ultimate control of the cockpit.

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The arrival board at the International Airport in Beijing, China, shows a Malaysian airliner delayed on March 8, 2014. Photo: AP
Ukraine war

UN’s top court rejects most of Ukraine’s ‘terror’ case against Russia

The International Court of Justice said only that Moscow had failed to investigate alleged breaches, tossing the remainder of Kyiv’s claims.

Russia

Jailed Russian nationalist in presidential bid calls Putin ‘too kind’

Igor Girkin – better known by as Igor Strelkov – was detained on extremism charges in July and is an ardent supporter of Russia’s campaign in Ukraine but has lambasted Putin and the Kremlin’s military leadership.

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Russia

‘Untouchable’ pro-war Putin critic detained in Moscow

Igor Girkin, who helped Russia annex Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 and was found guilty in absentia for his alleged role in shooting down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, was regarded as untouchable but had become more outspoken in recent months.

Igor Girkin, also know as Igor Strelkov, the former military chief for Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine and a high-profile Russian hard-line official. Photo: AP
Russia

Russian diplomats expelled by the Netherlands

Netherlands’ foreign minister Wopke Hoekstra said the move was decided because Russia was trying to secretly station employees from its intelligence services in the Netherlands.

Russia

MH17: Team ends probe despite “indications” Russia involved

Despite ‘a lot of new information’, prosecutors decided ‘the evidence is at the moment not concrete enough to lead to new prosecutions’.

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Canada

Canada-led group seeks arbitrator over 2020 downing of Ukrainian plane by Iran

Iranian forces shot down Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 shortly after its take-off from Tehran on January 8, 2020, killing all 176 people aboard.

People mark the first anniversary of the downed Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on January 8, 2021. Photo: AFP
Malaysia

MH17 verdict: Three convicted, one acquitted over Malaysia plane brought down in 2014

A Dutch court found Russians Igor Girkin and Sergei Dubinsky and Ukrainian Leonid Kharchenko guilty of murder and intentionally causing an aircraft to crash; Oleg Pulatov was found not guilty. The first three were sentenced to life imprisonment in absentia.

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People who lost relatives in the downing of MH17, hug after the court’s verdict. Photo: AP
Malaysia

‘Hunt them down’: MH17 families hope for justice as court to deliver verdict

Dutch judges will give their verdict on Thursday in the trial of four men accused of downing Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014, against a backdrop of soaring tensions over Russia’s current invasion.

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Ukraine war

As MH17 anniversary nears, families of victims blast Russia’s Ukraine war

Russia’s attack on Ukraine has opened old wounds for the loved ones of the 298 people who died aboard flight MH17 eight years ago.

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Russia

Defence says missile theory unproven as MH17 trial wraps

Dutch lawyers for a suspect accused of downing Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 said prosecutors failed to prove a Russian-made missile brought down the jetliner. Plane was shot down while flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur on July 17, 2014 killing all 298 on board.

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Dutch lawyers for a suspect accused of downing Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 said prosecutors failed to prove a Russian-made missile brought down the jetliner, as they wrapped up their case on Thursday.. Photo: AP
Malaysia

Opinion | How much power does ICAO have to punish Russia for downing Malaysia plane?

ICAO, responsible for setting aviation standards, can tell Russia that it must return to the stalled talks but it doesn’t frequently settle disputes between nations.

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The wreckage of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 at the crash site in Hrabove, eastern Ukraine. File photo: Reuters
Australia

Australia takes legal action against Russia for downing Malaysian plane

Canberra said action in the UN aviation council a step forward in the fight for justice for 298 victims, including 38 Australians.

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The Netherlands

MH17 flight: Dutch prosecutors call for life terms for suspects

Four suspects are on trial in absentia accused of downing Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine, killing 298 people. A verdict is not expected until late 2022.

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