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UN aviation council votes to hear MH17 case against Russia

FILE PHOTO: Lawyers attend the judges' inspection of the reconstruction of the MH17 wreckage, as part of the murder trial ahead of the beginning of a critical stage, in Reijen, Netherlands, May 26, 2021. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/Pool/File Photo

Montreal, Canada Reuters The United Nations aviation council on Friday voted to hear a case against Russia over the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, the foreign ministers of Australia and the Netherlands said.  Australia and the Netherlands initiated the action over MH17 last year at the International Civil Aviation Organization. The passenger jet […]

Australia, Netherlands start UN action against Russia over MH17

Ukraine Hrabove MH17 memorial

Sydney, Australia/Amsterdam, The Netherlands Reuters Australia and the Netherlands said on Monday they had begun joint legal action against Russia at the United Nations’ aviation agency over the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 eight years ago. The Boeing 777 was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur on 17th July, 2014, when it was hit […]