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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.
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9 September, 2024
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
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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Malaysia

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

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Malaysia

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

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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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”.

Incoming Prime Minister Dick Schoof arrives at the royal palace to be sworn in by Dutch King Willem-Alexander in The Hague, Netherlands on Tuesday. Photo: AP
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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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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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.

ICJ President Joan Donoghue (right) speaks during a hearing at the International Court of Justice on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
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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Russian nationalist Kremlin critic and former military commander Igor Girkin, also known as Igor Strelkov. Photo: Reuters
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.

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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Wreckage from Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 at the site of the plane crash in the Donetsk region, Ukraine in 2014. Photo: Reuters
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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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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A section of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 wreckage in which 298 people died. Photo: Reuters
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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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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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 wreckage of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 at the crash site in Hrabove, eastern Ukraine. File photo: AP
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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Members of the court at the Schiphol Judicial Complex preside over the MH17 trial in Badhoevedorp, The Netherlands, on Wednesday. Photo:EPA-EFE
Crime

MH17: Dutch prosecutors begin 3 days of closing arguments over fatal flight

Three Russians and a Ukrainian could face life sentences if found guilty of helping supply missile system; none of them appeared in court.

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Aviation

Russia is lying, say Malaysia Airlines flight 17 victims’ families

Moscow has denied all responsibility and refuses to extradite the three Russians and a Ukrainian who are on trial in the Netherlands for murder.

Malaysia

MH17 crash trial to examine evidence, seeking ‘clarity’ for relatives

The trial formally began in March 2020 but has until now dealt with legal arguments.

Presiding judge Hendrik Steenhuis and other judges and lawyers view the reconstructed wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, at the Gilze-Rijen military airbase, in May. Photo: AFP
Inside Out & Outside In

Inside Out | Amid fake news, Bellingcat shows how the internet can be a good force

Using only internet sources available to everyone, Bellingcat’s investigators uncovered the truth behind the Ukraine MH17 shooting and Syrian chemical killings. Amid deepening angst over the internet’s dark forces, Bellingcat’s relentless reliance on facts will help foster a culture of verification and transparency.

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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny (centre) marches in Moscow on February 29, 2020. Bellingcat was part of a joint investigation into Navalny’s poisoning. Photo: AFP
Coronavirus pandemic

Can AirAsia and Malaysia Airlines stay aloft amid the Covid-19 pandemic?

AirAsia’s combination of lay-offs, diversification and loans is seen as a viable strategy, but analysts say the future is less clear for Malaysia Airlines.

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Australia

Australia, Netherlands slam Russia’s exit from MH17 crash talks

Russia on October 15 withdrew from the talks, complaining of ‘vicious’ bids to blame Moscow for the shooting of Malaysian Airlines’ MH17 flight.

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