Investigators have released the final report into the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 and have confirmed what many have suspected: it was shot down by a Russian-made missile from Russian-backed territory. Nick Miller reports on the findings, and on how it happened, from the Netherlands where the report was released.
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Paul McGeough diverted from the US elections today to analyse the overruling of US President Barack Obama on the 9/11 bill. This is the legislation that will allow September 11 victims' families to sue Saudi Arabia for their perceived involvement in backing the perpetrators. Obama had vetoed the bill, the US Congress and Senate disagreed. It potentially opens up a can of worms.
McGeough also brings us news from Arizona, where the state's 126-year-old staunchly Republican newspaper, the Arizona Republic, broke with history and endorsed Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton for president over the Grand Old Party's Donald Trump. Subscribers didn't like it, but the paper's editorial had their reasons.
There is plenty more today, as usual. Don't miss:
- In Manila, Lindsay Murdoch asks whether Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte can be believed
- In Aleppo, two large hospitals have been destroyed by Russian backed warplanes
- and Pepe the Frog, a character often used by Donald Trump, has been listed as a hate symbol
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